diff --git a/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 04f43506c..a48761086 100644
--- a/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-efs-csi-driver/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ spec:
       annotations: {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
     spec:
-      hostNetwork: true
       {{- if .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- range .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller-deployment.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller-deployment.yaml
index c5bb4bb0d..b3f210e74 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ spec:
         app.kubernetes.io/name: aws-efs-csi-driver
         app.kubernetes.io/instance: kustomize
     spec:
-      hostNetwork: true
       nodeSelector:
         kubernetes.io/os: linux
       serviceAccountName: efs-csi-controller-sa