diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f71613d..b6f9c27 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 |------|------|
 | [helm_release.kiali_operator](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/helm/latest/docs/resources/release) | resource |
 | [kubernetes_namespace.ns](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/kubernetes/latest/docs/resources/namespace) | resource |
-| [kubernetes_namespace.operators](https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/kubernetes/latest/docs/data-sources/namespace) | data source |
 
 ## Inputs
 
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 231ede6..2b056fc 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@ CONFIG
   service_name  = var.namespace
 }
 
-data "kubernetes_namespace" "operators" {
-  metadata {
-    name = var.operator_namespace
-  }
-}
-
 resource "kubernetes_namespace" "ns" {
   metadata {
     name = var.namespace
@@ -93,7 +87,7 @@ resource "helm_release" "kiali_operator" {
 
   set {
     name  = "watchNamespace"
-    value = data.kubernetes_namespace.operators.metadata[0].name
+    value = var.operator_namespace
   }
   set {
     name  = "env[0].name"