diff --git a/manifests/01-service-delete.yaml b/manifests/01-service-delete.yaml
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--- a/manifests/01-service-delete.yaml
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-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  annotations:
-    capability.openshift.io/name: CloudCredential
-    include.release.openshift.io/self-managed-high-availability: "true"
-    release.openshift.io/delete: "true"
-  labels:
-    control-plane: controller-manager
-    controller-tools.k8s.io: "1.0"
-  name: controller-manager-service
-  namespace: openshift-cloud-credential-operator
-spec:
-  ports:
-  - port: 443
-  selector:
-    control-plane: controller-manager
-    controller-tools.k8s.io: "1.0"