diff --git a/cmd/apinetlet/main.go b/cmd/apinetlet/main.go
index ca5764d..30b4e50 100644
--- a/cmd/apinetlet/main.go
+++ b/cmd/apinetlet/main.go
@@ -129,7 +129,6 @@ func main() {
 		},
 		HealthProbeBindAddress: probeAddr,
 		LeaderElection:         enableLeaderElection,
-		LeaderElectionConfig:   apiNetCfg,
 		LeaderElectionID:       "fa89daf5.apinetlet.apinet.ironcore.dev",
 		Cache: cache.Options{
 			DefaultNamespaces: cacheDefaultNamespaces,