diff --git a/kubernetes/apps/external-secrets/external-secrets/app/helmrelease.yaml b/kubernetes/apps/external-secrets/external-secrets/app/helmrelease.yaml
index bfcc2c9752..f5619951ec 100644
--- a/kubernetes/apps/external-secrets/external-secrets/app/helmrelease.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/apps/external-secrets/external-secrets/app/helmrelease.yaml
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ spec:
           effect: NoSchedule
     grafanaDashboard:
       enabled: true
-    image:
-      # TODO: switch back to upstream (https://github.com/external-secrets/external-secrets/pull/5894)
-      repository: registry.kantai.xyz/external-secrets/external-secrets
-      tag: v2.0.1-fix-cache2@sha256:a152c7d99b12a3cee42e716fa676261c6c5794bebc05ac42a4e1fe410d933c39
     livenessProbe:
       enabled: true
     podDisruptionBudget: