diff --git a/examples/mariadb-claim.yaml b/examples/mariadb-claim.yaml
index e9bd3b2..45f64b1 100644
--- a/examples/mariadb-claim.yaml
+++ b/examples/mariadb-claim.yaml
@@ -18,10 +18,3 @@ spec:
       id: platform-ref-aws
   writeConnectionSecretToRef:
     name: platform-ref-aws-db-conn-mariadb
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: mariadbsecret
-  namespace: default
-type: Opaque