diff --git a/config/testing/manager_image.yaml b/config/testing/manager_image.yaml
index 88b4b482..76da8935 100644
--- a/config/testing/manager_image.yaml
+++ b/config/testing/manager_image.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,3 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: galaxy-operator
           image: testing
-          env:
-            - name: OPERATOR_SA_NAME
-              value: osdk-sa
diff --git a/molecule/default/tasks/pulp_test.yml b/molecule/default/tasks/pulp_test.yml
index 252f8579..fca00a31 100644
--- a/molecule/default/tasks/pulp_test.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/tasks/pulp_test.yml
@@ -7,42 +7,6 @@
   vars:
     cr_file: 'pulpproject_v1beta1_pulp_cr.molecule.ci.yaml'
 
-- name: Create role to allow patch/get on "{{ operator_service_account_name }}" serviceaccount
-  k8s:
-    state: present
-    namespace: '{{ namespace }}'
-    definition:
-      apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-      kind: Role
-      metadata:
-        name: "{{ operator_service_account_name }}-role"
-      rules:
-      - apiGroups:
-        - ""
-        resourceNames:
-        - "{{ operator_service_account_name }}"
-        resources:
-        - serviceaccounts
-        verbs:
-        - patch
-        - get
-
-- name: Bind "{{ operator_service_account_name }}-role" to "{{ operator_service_account_name }}" serviceaccount
-  k8s:
-    state: present
-    namespace: '{{ namespace }}'
-    definition:
-      apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-      kind: RoleBinding
-      metadata:
-        name: "{{ operator_service_account_name }}-rolebinding"
-      roleRef:
-        apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
-        kind: Role
-        name: "{{ operator_service_account_name }}-role"
-      subjects:
-      - kind: ServiceAccount
-        name: "{{ operator_service_account_name }}"
 
 - name: Wait 5m for database reconciliation to run
   k8s_info:
diff --git a/molecule/kind/molecule.yml b/molecule/kind/molecule.yml
index a6cc94c8..5791d9c8 100644
--- a/molecule/kind/molecule.yml
+++ b/molecule/kind/molecule.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ provisioner:
     group_vars:
       all:
         namespace: ${TEST_OPERATOR_NAMESPACE:-osdk-test}
-        operator_service_account_name: osdk-sa
     host_vars:
       localhost:
         ansible_python_interpreter: '{{ ansible_playbook_python }}'
diff --git a/roles/common/defaults/main.yml b/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
index ef2079bc..8a688f9c 100644
--- a/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/common/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 ---
 image_pull_secret: ''
 image_pull_secrets: []
-operator_service_account_name: '{{ lookup("env","OPERATOR_SA_NAME") | default("galaxy-operator-sa",true) }}'
 bundle_cacert_secret: ''
 
 # Proxy environment variables for Galaxy containers.