diff --git a/manifests/initializer.yaml b/manifests/initializer.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b4fe8cf3..000000000
--- a/manifests/initializer.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: batch/v1
-kind: Job
-metadata:
-  name: initializer
-  namespace: NAMESPACE
-spec:
-  template:
-    spec:
-      containers:
-      - name: initializer
-        image: REGISTRY/storage-version-migration-initializer:VERSION
-      restartPolicy: Never
-  backoffLimit: 4
diff --git a/manifests/namespace-rbac.yaml b/manifests/namespace-rbac.yaml
index b3a5589ce..80d7ad29b 100644
--- a/manifests/namespace-rbac.yaml
+++ b/manifests/namespace-rbac.yaml
@@ -24,15 +24,6 @@ rules:
   resources: ["customresourcedefinitions"]
   verbs: ["create", "delete", "get"]
 ---
-kind: ClusterRole
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-metadata:
-  name: storage-version-migration-initializer
-rules:
-- apiGroups: ["migration.k8s.io"]
-  resources: ["storageversionmigrations"]
-  verbs: ["create"]
----
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 metadata:
@@ -71,16 +62,3 @@ roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: storage-version-migration-crd-creator
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
----
-kind: ClusterRoleBinding
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-metadata:
-  name: storage-version-migration-initializer
-subjects:
-- kind: ServiceAccount
-  name: default
-  namespace: NAMESPACE
-roleRef:
-  kind: ClusterRole
-  name: storage-version-migration-initializer
-  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io