diff --git a/system/external-dns/release.yaml b/system/external-dns/release.yaml
index 96bec7c36..8b0a06382 100644
--- a/system/external-dns/release.yaml
+++ b/system/external-dns/release.yaml
@@ -37,5 +37,3 @@ spec:
     policy: sync
     provider:
       name: aws
-    extraArgs:
-      - --dry-run