diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/README.md b/charts/argo-cd/README.md
index c07899a5..d43a0fda 100644
--- a/charts/argo-cd/README.md
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/README.md
@@ -1466,7 +1466,6 @@ If you want to use an existing Redis (eg. a managed service from a cloud provide
 | notifications.secret.items | object | `{}` | Generic key:value pairs to be inserted into the secret |
 | notifications.secret.labels | object | `{}` | key:value pairs of labels to be added to the secret |
 | notifications.secret.name | string | `"argocd-notifications-secret"` | notifications controller Secret name |
-| notifications.secret.useExistingSecret | bool | `false` | Whether to use existing secret. If true, assumes that the existing secret name is notifications.secret.name |
 | notifications.serviceAccount.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations applied to created service account |
 | notifications.serviceAccount.automountServiceAccountToken | bool | `true` | Automount API credentials for the Service Account |
 | notifications.serviceAccount.create | bool | `true` | Create notifications controller service account |
diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-configs/argocd-notifications-secret.yaml b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-configs/argocd-notifications-secret.yaml
index 3d5543dd..9c261c6a 100644
--- a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-configs/argocd-notifications-secret.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-configs/argocd-notifications-secret.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if and (not .Values.notifications.secret.useExistingSecret) .Values.notifications.enabled .Values.notifications.secret.create }}
+{{- if and .Values.notifications.enabled .Values.notifications.secret.create }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-notifications/clusterrole.yaml b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-notifications/clusterrole.yaml
index 292ac303..edb957f3 100644
--- a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-notifications/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-notifications/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ rules:
     verbs:
     - get
   {{- end }}
-  {{- if or .Values.notifications.secret.create .Values.notifications.secret.useExistingSecret }}
   - apiGroups:
     - ""
     resourceNames:
@@ -47,5 +46,4 @@ rules:
     - secrets
     verbs:
     - get
-  {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/values.yaml b/charts/argo-cd/values.yaml
index df65d163..a281d019 100644
--- a/charts/argo-cd/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/values.yaml
@@ -3017,14 +3017,12 @@ notifications:
 
   secret:
     # -- Whether helm chart creates notifications controller secret
+    ## If true, will create a secret with the name below. Otherwise, will assume existence of a secret with that name.
     create: true
 
     # -- notifications controller Secret name
     name: "argocd-notifications-secret"
 
-    # -- Whether to use existing secret. If true, assumes that the existing secret name is notifications.secret.name
-    useExistingSecret: false
-
     # -- key:value pairs of annotations to be added to the secret
     annotations: {}