diff --git a/deploy/gatekeeper.yaml b/deploy/gatekeeper.yaml
index 2fff2c98e37..b9bf0ed2303 100644
--- a/deploy/gatekeeper.yaml
+++ b/deploy/gatekeeper.yaml
@@ -4958,7 +4958,7 @@ spec:
         - --logtostderr
         - --disable-opa-builtin={http.send}
         - --disable-cert-rotation
-        - --enable-pub-sub=true
+        - --enable-pub-sub=false
         - --constraint-violations-limit=0
         - --audit-connection=audit
         - --audit-channel=audit
diff --git a/test/pubsub/pod_must_have_test.yaml b/test/pubsub/pod_must_have_test.yaml
index 3143283304a..68c421b56b7 100644
--- a/test/pubsub/pod_must_have_test.yaml
+++ b/test/pubsub/pod_must_have_test.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ metadata:
   name: pod-must-have-test
 spec:
   match:
-    scope: "Namespaced"
-    namespaces: [ "nginx" ]
     kinds:
     - apiGroups: [ "" ]
       kinds: [ "Pod" ]