diff --git a/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/inventory_collections.rb b/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/inventory_collections.rb
index 2055886565..e33a17be0c 100644
--- a/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/inventory_collections.rb
+++ b/app/models/manageiq/providers/kubernetes/container_manager/inventory_collections.rb
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def initialize_inventory_collections
           :model_class => ContainerServicePortConfig,
           :parent      => manager,
           :association => :container_service_port_configs,
-          :manager_ref => [:container_service, :ems_ref, :protocol]
+          :manager_ref => [:ems_ref, :protocol]
         )
       )