diff --git a/templates/config/controller/deployment.yaml.tpl b/templates/config/controller/deployment.yaml.tpl
index 7ebd849b..6e8cae8b 100644
--- a/templates/config/controller/deployment.yaml.tpl
+++ b/templates/config/controller/deployment.yaml.tpl
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ spec:
       - command:
         - ./bin/controller
         args:
-        - --aws-account-id
-        - "$(AWS_ACCOUNT_ID)"
         - --aws-region
         - "$(AWS_REGION)"
         - --enable-development-logging
diff --git a/templates/helm/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
index d32824ff..3cce9b35 100644
--- a/templates/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ spec:
       - command:
         - ./bin/controller
         args:
-        - --aws-account-id
-        - "$(AWS_ACCOUNT_ID)"
         - --aws-region
         - "$(AWS_REGION)"
         - --aws-endpoint-url