diff --git a/deploy/mandatory.yaml b/deploy/mandatory.yaml
index 249eede71..ba9aeafbf 100644
--- a/deploy/mandatory.yaml
+++ b/deploy/mandatory.yaml
@@ -292,5 +292,3 @@ spec:
             periodSeconds: 10
             successThreshold: 1
             timeoutSeconds: 1
-          securityContext:
-            runAsNonRoot: false
diff --git a/deploy/with-rbac.yaml b/deploy/with-rbac.yaml
index b1db7174a..787ee1a2d 100644
--- a/deploy/with-rbac.yaml
+++ b/deploy/with-rbac.yaml
@@ -71,5 +71,3 @@ spec:
             periodSeconds: 10
             successThreshold: 1
             timeoutSeconds: 1
-          securityContext:
-            runAsNonRoot: false
diff --git a/docs/examples/static-ip/nginx-ingress-controller.yaml b/docs/examples/static-ip/nginx-ingress-controller.yaml
index 866eb6a2b..037b461c7 100644
--- a/docs/examples/static-ip/nginx-ingress-controller.yaml
+++ b/docs/examples/static-ip/nginx-ingress-controller.yaml
@@ -53,5 +53,3 @@ spec:
         - /nginx-ingress-controller
         - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/default-http-backend
         - --publish-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/nginx-ingress-lb
-        securityContext:
-          runAsNonRoot: false