diff --git a/charts/velero/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/velero/templates/_helpers.tpl
index beed7f71..00d97db4 100644
--- a/charts/velero/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/velero/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -86,3 +86,11 @@ For examples:
 {{- $minorVersion := .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Minor | regexFind "[0-9]+" -}}
 {{- printf "%s.%s" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Major $minorVersion -}}
 {{- end -}}
+
+
+{{/*
+Calculate the checksum of the credentials secret.
+*/}}
+{{- define "chart.config-checksum" -}}
+{{- tpl (print .Values.credentials.secretContents .Values.credentials.extraEnvVars ) $ | sha256sum -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/velero/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/velero/templates/deployment.yaml
index 4dd12bb5..155cfbd2 100644
--- a/charts/velero/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/velero/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.podLabels }}
           {{- toYaml .Values.podLabels | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
-    {{- if or .Values.podAnnotations .Values.metrics.enabled (and .Values.credentials.useSecret (not .Values.credentials.existingSecret) .Values.credentials.restartOnChange) }}
+    {{- if or .Values.podAnnotations .Values.metrics.enabled (and .Values.credentials.useSecret (not .Values.credentials.existingSecret)) }}
       annotations:
       {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ spec:
           {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
-      {{- if and .Values.credentials.useSecret (not .Values.credentials.existingSecret) .Values.credentials.restartOnChange }}
-        checksum/secret: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/secret.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+      {{- if and .Values.credentials.useSecret (not .Values.credentials.existingSecret) }}
+        checksum/secret: {{ template "chart.config-checksum" . }}
       {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
     spec:
diff --git a/charts/velero/templates/node-agent-daemonset.yaml b/charts/velero/templates/node-agent-daemonset.yaml
index f4edac77..f5104e3d 100644
--- a/charts/velero/templates/node-agent-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/velero/templates/node-agent-daemonset.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ spec:
       {{- if .Values.podLabels }}
         {{- toYaml .Values.podLabels | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
-    {{- if or .Values.podAnnotations .Values.metrics.enabled (and .Values.credentials.useSecret (not .Values.credentials.existingSecret) .Values.credentials.restartOnChange) }}
+    {{- if or .Values.podAnnotations .Values.metrics.enabled (and .Values.credentials.useSecret (not .Values.credentials.existingSecret)) }}
       annotations:
       {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ spec:
           {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
-      {{- if and .Values.credentials.useSecret (not .Values.credentials.existingSecret) .Values.credentials.restartOnChange }}
-        checksum/secret: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/secret.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+      {{- if and .Values.credentials.useSecret (not .Values.credentials.existingSecret) }}
+        checksum/secret: {{ template "chart.config-checksum" . }}
       {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
     spec:
diff --git a/charts/velero/values.yaml b/charts/velero/values.yaml
index 6e45f797..51058b98 100644
--- a/charts/velero/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/velero/values.yaml
@@ -497,8 +497,6 @@ credentials:
   # that will be used to load environment variables into velero and node-agent.
   # Secret should be in format - https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/secret/#use-case-as-container-environment-variables
   extraSecretRef: ""
-  # If true, the velero controller will be restarted if the secret has been changed.
-  restartOnChange: false
 
 # Whether to create backupstoragelocation crd, if false => do not create a default backup location
 backupsEnabled: true