diff --git a/lib/gitlab/kubernetes/helm/client_command.rb b/lib/gitlab/kubernetes/helm/client_command.rb
index bc554684fc767d6907645c3ad6053c518e142c10..72bafc07bf0eaddb466207c9e3eaedda0a5fb58d 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/kubernetes/helm/client_command.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/kubernetes/helm/client_command.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ module Gitlab
           # installing an app. We ensure the helm version stored in the
           # database is correct by also updating this after transition to
           # :installed,:updated in Clusters::Concerns::ApplicationStatus
-          'helm init --upgrade --tiller-namespace gitlab-managed-apps'
+          'helm init --upgrade'
         end
 
         def wait_for_tiller_command
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/kubernetes/helm/install_command_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/kubernetes/helm/install_command_spec.rb
index 432dab5654d60d772d775fb36a84134316391b5f..39852b7fe2980ccbc82b7ce851cce4061f976216 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/kubernetes/helm/install_command_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/kubernetes/helm/install_command_spec.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Kubernetes::Helm::InstallCommand do
   it_behaves_like 'helm commands' do
     let(:commands) do
       <<~EOS
-      helm init --upgrade --tiller-namespace gitlab-managed-apps
+      helm init --upgrade
       for i in $(seq 1 30); do helm version && break; sleep 1s; echo "Retrying ($i)..."; done
       helm repo add app-name https://repository.example.com
       helm repo update
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Kubernetes::Helm::InstallCommand do
     it_behaves_like 'helm commands' do
       let(:commands) do
         <<~EOS
-        helm init --upgrade --tiller-namespace gitlab-managed-apps
+        helm init --upgrade
         for i in $(seq 1 30); do helm version && break; sleep 1s; echo "Retrying ($i)..."; done
         helm repo add app-name https://repository.example.com
         helm repo update
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Kubernetes::Helm::InstallCommand do
     it_behaves_like 'helm commands' do
       let(:commands) do
         <<~EOS
-        helm init --upgrade --tiller-namespace gitlab-managed-apps
+        helm init --upgrade
         for i in $(seq 1 30); do helm version && break; sleep 1s; echo "Retrying ($i)..."; done
         #{helm_install_command}
         EOS
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Kubernetes::Helm::InstallCommand do
     it_behaves_like 'helm commands' do
       let(:commands) do
         <<~EOS
-        helm init --upgrade --tiller-namespace gitlab-managed-apps
+        helm init --upgrade
         for i in $(seq 1 30); do helm version && break; sleep 1s; echo "Retrying ($i)..."; done
         helm repo add app-name https://repository.example.com
         helm repo update
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Kubernetes::Helm::InstallCommand do
     it_behaves_like 'helm commands' do
       let(:commands) do
         <<~EOS
-        helm init --upgrade --tiller-namespace gitlab-managed-apps
+        helm init --upgrade
         for i in $(seq 1 30); do helm version && break; sleep 1s; echo "Retrying ($i)..."; done
         helm repo add app-name https://repository.example.com
         helm repo update
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Kubernetes::Helm::InstallCommand do
     it_behaves_like 'helm commands' do
       let(:commands) do
         <<~EOS
-        helm init --upgrade --tiller-namespace gitlab-managed-apps
+        helm init --upgrade
         for i in $(seq 1 30); do helm version && break; sleep 1s; echo "Retrying ($i)..."; done
         helm repo add app-name https://repository.example.com
         helm repo update
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Kubernetes::Helm::InstallCommand do
     it_behaves_like 'helm commands' do
       let(:commands) do
         <<~EOS
-        helm init --upgrade --tiller-namespace gitlab-managed-apps
+        helm init --upgrade
         for i in $(seq 1 30); do helm version && break; sleep 1s; echo "Retrying ($i)..."; done
         helm repo add app-name https://repository.example.com
         helm repo update
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/kubernetes/helm/upgrade_command_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/kubernetes/helm/upgrade_command_spec.rb
index 879f7a444a82a9746f4f7abb6033b1a77d95a861..9b201dae417abb0df402461c19dfba4ff94be4a1 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/kubernetes/helm/upgrade_command_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/kubernetes/helm/upgrade_command_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Kubernetes::Helm::UpgradeCommand do
   it_behaves_like 'helm commands' do
     let(:commands) do
       <<~EOS
-         helm init --upgrade --tiller-namespace gitlab-managed-apps
+         helm init --upgrade
          for i in $(seq 1 30); do helm version && break; sleep 1s; echo "Retrying ($i)..."; done
          helm upgrade #{application.name} #{application.chart} --tls --tls-ca-cert /data/helm/#{application.name}/config/ca.pem --tls-cert /data/helm/#{application.name}/config/cert.pem --tls-key /data/helm/#{application.name}/config/key.pem --reset-values --install --namespace #{namespace} -f /data/helm/#{application.name}/config/values.yaml
       EOS
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Kubernetes::Helm::UpgradeCommand do
     it_behaves_like 'helm commands' do
       let(:commands) do
         <<~EOS
-         helm init --upgrade --tiller-namespace gitlab-managed-apps
+         helm init --upgrade
          for i in $(seq 1 30); do helm version && break; sleep 1s; echo "Retrying ($i)..."; done
          helm upgrade #{application.name} #{application.chart} --tls --tls-ca-cert /data/helm/#{application.name}/config/ca.pem --tls-cert /data/helm/#{application.name}/config/cert.pem --tls-key /data/helm/#{application.name}/config/key.pem --reset-values --install --namespace #{namespace} -f /data/helm/#{application.name}/config/values.yaml
         EOS
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Kubernetes::Helm::UpgradeCommand do
     it_behaves_like 'helm commands' do
       let(:commands) do
         <<~EOS
-           helm init --upgrade --tiller-namespace gitlab-managed-apps
+           helm init --upgrade
            for i in $(seq 1 30); do helm version && break; sleep 1s; echo "Retrying ($i)..."; done
            helm repo add #{application.name} #{application.repository}
            helm upgrade #{application.name} #{application.chart} --tls --tls-ca-cert /data/helm/#{application.name}/config/ca.pem --tls-cert /data/helm/#{application.name}/config/cert.pem --tls-key /data/helm/#{application.name}/config/key.pem --reset-values --install --namespace #{namespace} -f /data/helm/#{application.name}/config/values.yaml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe Gitlab::Kubernetes::Helm::UpgradeCommand do
     it_behaves_like 'helm commands' do
       let(:commands) do
         <<~EOS
-         helm init --upgrade --tiller-namespace gitlab-managed-apps
+         helm init --upgrade
          for i in $(seq 1 30); do helm version && break; sleep 1s; echo "Retrying ($i)..."; done
          helm upgrade #{application.name} #{application.chart} --reset-values --install --namespace #{namespace} -f /data/helm/#{application.name}/config/values.yaml
         EOS