diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-servicemonitor.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-servicemonitor.yaml
index 17894c8be..cf383f0f8 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.metrics.serviceMonitor.namespaceSelector }}
   namespaceSelector: {{ toYaml .Values.controller.metrics.serviceMonitor.namespaceSelector | nindent 4 }}
-{{ else }}
-  namespaceSelector:
-    matchNames:
-      - {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.metrics.serviceMonitor.targetLabels }}
   targetLabels: