diff --git a/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml b/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
index 4eae8f36b01..61f7af61aef 100644
--- a/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
+++ b/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
@@ -31,4 +31,3 @@ spec:
       - name: manager
         args:
         - "--metrics-addr=127.0.0.1:8080"
-        - "--leader-elect"
diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 85d706242e8..de1d4a87c8c 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ spec:
     matchLabels:
       control-plane: kserve-controller-manager
       controller-tools.k8s.io: "1.0"
-  strategy:
-    type: Recreate
-    rollingUpdate: nil
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
@@ -30,6 +27,8 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - command:
         - /manager
+        args:
+        - "--leader-elect"
         image: ko://github.com/kserve/kserve/cmd/manager
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: manager