diff --git a/values/atlantis/kustomize/beta/kustomization.yaml b/values/atlantis/kustomize/beta/kustomization.yaml
index a3186e31..b2c6eb3c 100644
--- a/values/atlantis/kustomize/beta/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/values/atlantis/kustomize/beta/kustomization.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ patches:
       kind: Secret
       name: beta-atlantis-db-superuser
     patch: |-
-      $patch: delete
+      - op: remove
+        path: /
 resources:
   - ../base
   - rbac.yaml
diff --git a/values/atlantis/kustomize/beta/remove-db-secret.yaml b/values/atlantis/kustomize/beta/remove-db-secret.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 71a923c9..00000000
--- a/values/atlantis/kustomize/beta/remove-db-secret.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-- op: remove
-  path: /
-  target:
-    kind: Secret
-    name: beta-atlantis-db-superuser
\ No newline at end of file