diff --git a/chart/templates/daemonset.yaml b/chart/templates/daemonset.yaml
index c6cfa438e..9cfc0392c 100644
--- a/chart/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ spec:
         {{- include "hcloud-cloud-controller-manager.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "hcloud-cloud-controller-manager.name" . }}
-      dnsPolicy: Default
       tolerations:
         # Allow HCCM itself to schedule on nodes that have not yet been initialized by HCCM.
         - key: "node.cloudprovider.kubernetes.io/uninitialized"
diff --git a/chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index 9b39671e7..23cfba793 100644
--- a/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ spec:
         {{- include "hcloud-cloud-controller-manager.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "hcloud-cloud-controller-manager.name" . }}
-      dnsPolicy: Default
       tolerations:
         # Allow HCCM itself to schedule on nodes that have not yet been initialized by HCCM.
         - key: "node.cloudprovider.kubernetes.io/uninitialized"
diff --git a/deploy/ccm-networks.yaml b/deploy/ccm-networks.yaml
index b227a2a36..e681bc205 100644
--- a/deploy/ccm-networks.yaml
+++ b/deploy/ccm-networks.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ spec:
         app: hcloud-cloud-controller-manager
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: hcloud-cloud-controller-manager
-      dnsPolicy: Default
       tolerations:
         # Allow HCCM itself to schedule on nodes that have not yet been initialized by HCCM.
         - key: "node.cloudprovider.kubernetes.io/uninitialized"
diff --git a/deploy/ccm.yaml b/deploy/ccm.yaml
index 60c38d78c..61be4c032 100644
--- a/deploy/ccm.yaml
+++ b/deploy/ccm.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ spec:
         app: hcloud-cloud-controller-manager
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: hcloud-cloud-controller-manager
-      dnsPolicy: Default
       tolerations:
         # Allow HCCM itself to schedule on nodes that have not yet been initialized by HCCM.
         - key: "node.cloudprovider.kubernetes.io/uninitialized"