diff --git a/roles/installer/templates/cronjobs/metrics-utility-gather.yaml.j2 b/roles/installer/templates/cronjobs/metrics-utility-gather.yaml.j2
index 25fbd30d5..3867ae942 100644
--- a/roles/installer/templates/cronjobs/metrics-utility-gather.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/installer/templates/cronjobs/metrics-utility-gather.yaml.j2
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ spec:
             envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
                 name: {{ _metrics_utility_configmap }}
-{% if _metrics_utility_secret is defined %}
+{% if metrics_utility_secret is defined %}
             - secretRef:
-                name: {{ _metrics_utility_secret }}
+                name: {{ metrics_utility_secret }}
 {% endif %}
             volumeMounts:
             - name: {{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-metrics-utility
diff --git a/roles/installer/templates/cronjobs/metrics-utility-report.yaml.j2 b/roles/installer/templates/cronjobs/metrics-utility-report.yaml.j2
index c373e10f1..abfd0f33e 100644
--- a/roles/installer/templates/cronjobs/metrics-utility-report.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/installer/templates/cronjobs/metrics-utility-report.yaml.j2
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ spec:
             envFrom:
             - configMapRef:
                 name: {{ _metrics_utility_configmap }}
-{% if _metrics_utility_secret is defined %}
+{% if metrics_utility_secret is defined %}
             - secretRef:
-                name: {{ _metrics_utility_secret }}
+                name: {{ metrics_utility_secret }}
 {% endif %}
             volumeMounts:
             - name: {{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-metrics-utility
diff --git a/roles/installer/vars/main.yml b/roles/installer/vars/main.yml
index fc4cde3af..69b6b5c8e 100644
--- a/roles/installer/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/vars/main.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ _postgres_data_path: '/var/lib/pgsql/data/userdata'
 # metrics-utility (github.com/ansible/metrics-utility)
 _metrics_utility_enabled: "{{ metrics_utility_enabled | default(false) }}"
 _metrics_utility_configmap: "{{ metrics_utility_configmap | default(deployment_type + '-metrics-utility-configmap') }}"
-_metrics_utility_secret: "{{ metrics_utility_secret | default('') }}"
 _metrics_utility_console_enabled: "{{ metrics_utility_console_enabled | default(false) }}"
 _metrics_utility_image: "{{ metrics_utility_image | default(_image) }}"
 _metrics_utility_image_version: "{{ metrics_utility_image_version | default(_image_version) }}"