diff --git a/internal/config/main.go b/internal/config/main.go
index 359d583dfa..dae27bb721 100644
--- a/internal/config/main.go
+++ b/internal/config/main.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
-	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 
 	"github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/internal/version"
@@ -85,18 +84,6 @@ func New(opts ...Option) Config {
 	}
 }
 
-// FlagSet binds the flags to the user-modifiable values of the operator's configuration.
-func (c *Config) FlagSet() *pflag.FlagSet {
-	fs := pflag.NewFlagSet("opentelemetry-operator", pflag.ExitOnError)
-	pflag.StringVar(&c.collectorImage,
-		"otelcol-image",
-		c.collectorImage,
-		"The default image to use for OpenTelemetry Collector when not specified in the individual custom resource (CR)",
-	)
-
-	return fs
-}
-
 // StartAutoDetect attempts to automatically detect relevant information for this operator. This will block until the first
 // run is executed and will schedule periodic updates.
 func (c *Config) StartAutoDetect() error {
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 62f7a664da..6c0011916d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func main() {
 	pflag.StringVar(&autoInstrumentationJava, "auto-instrumentation-java-image", fmt.Sprintf("ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/autoinstrumentation-java:%s", v.AutoInstrumentationJava), "The default OpenTelemetry Java instrumentation image. This image is used when no image is specified in the CustomResource.")
 	pflag.StringVar(&autoInstrumentationNodeJS, "auto-instrumentation-nodejs-image", fmt.Sprintf("ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/autoinstrumentation-nodejs:%s", v.AutoInstrumentationNodeJS), "The default OpenTelemetry NodeJS instrumentation image. This image is used when no image is specified in the CustomResource.")
 	pflag.StringVar(&autoInstrumentationPython, "auto-instrumentation-python-image", fmt.Sprintf("ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/autoinstrumentation-python:%s", v.AutoInstrumentationPython), "The default OpenTelemetry Python instrumentation image. This image is used when no image is specified in the CustomResource.")
+	pflag.Parse()
 
 	logger := zap.New(zap.UseFlagOptions(&opts))
 	ctrl.SetLogger(logger)
@@ -126,10 +127,6 @@ func main() {
 		config.WithAutoDetect(ad),
 	)
 
-	pflag.CommandLine.AddFlagSet(cfg.FlagSet())
-
-	pflag.Parse()
-
 	watchNamespace, found := os.LookupEnv("WATCH_NAMESPACE")
 	if found {
 		setupLog.Info("watching namespace(s)", "namespaces", watchNamespace)