diff --git a/examples/k8s/elastic-otel-dotnet.yml b/examples/k8s/elastic-otel-dotnet.yml
index 40969a8..3533842 100644
--- a/examples/k8s/elastic-otel-dotnet.yml
+++ b/examples/k8s/elastic-otel-dotnet.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ apiVersion: opentelemetry.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Instrumentation
 metadata:
   name: elastic-otel-dotnet
-  namespace: my-dotnet-application
 spec:
   env:
     - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
diff --git a/examples/k8s/my-dotnet-application.yml b/examples/k8s/my-dotnet-application.yml
index d2b8f71..d8c9758 100644
--- a/examples/k8s/my-dotnet-application.yml
+++ b/examples/k8s/my-dotnet-application.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Pod
 metadata:
   name: my-dotnet-application
-  namespace: my-dotnet-application
   labels:
     app: my-dotnet-application
 spec: