diff --git a/charts/kommander-operator/templates/pre_upgrade_kommandercore_hook.yaml b/charts/kommander-operator/templates/pre_upgrade_kommandercore_hook.yaml
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--- a/charts/kommander-operator/templates/pre_upgrade_kommandercore_hook.yaml
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----
-# TODO: remove this job in 2.8
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ServiceAccount
-metadata:
-  name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-pre-upgrade
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": pre-upgrade
-    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "-5"
-    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation,hook-succeeded
----
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: ClusterRole
-metadata:
-  name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-pre-upgrade
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": pre-upgrade
-    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "-5"
-    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation,hook-succeeded
-rules:
-  - apiGroups:
-      - dkp.d2iq.io
-      - helm.toolkit.fluxcd.io
-    resources:
-      - kommandercores
-      - helmreleases
-    verbs:
-      - get
-      - list
-      - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-      - dkp.d2iq.io
-    resources:
-      - kommandercores
-      - kommandercores/status
-    verbs:
-      - patch
-      - update
----
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: ClusterRoleBinding
-metadata:
-  name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-pre-upgrade
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": pre-upgrade
-    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "-5"
-    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation,hook-succeeded
-roleRef:
-  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
-  kind: ClusterRole
-  name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-pre-upgrade
-subjects:
-  - kind: ServiceAccount
-    name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-pre-upgrade
-    namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-  name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-pre-upgrade
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": pre-upgrade
-    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "-5"
-    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation,hook-succeeded
-data:
-  pre_process_kcore.sh: |-
-    #!/bin/bash
-    set -eo pipefail
-
-    kcore_status=$(kubectl get kommandercore kommander-core -o jsonpath='{.status}')
-    # do nothing if the .status field is already populated
-    if [ -n "$kcore_status" ]; then
-      exit 0
-    fi
-
-    # get the version of kommander before upgrade
-    KOMMANDER_VERSION_PREUPGRADE=$(kubectl get helmrelease -n kommander kommander -o jsonpath='{.status.lastAppliedRevision}')
-    cat <<EOF > kcore_patch.yaml
-    apiVersion: dkp.d2iq.io/v1alpha1
-    kind: KommanderCore
-    metadata:
-      name: kommander-core
-    status:
-      version: $KOMMANDER_VERSION_PREUPGRADE
-    EOF
-
-    kubectl patch kommandercore kommander-core --subresource='status' --type='merge' --patch-file kcore_patch.yaml
----
-apiVersion: batch/v1
-kind: Job
-metadata:
-  name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-pre-upgrade
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": pre-upgrade
-    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "0"
-    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation,hook-succeeded
-spec:
-  template:
-    spec:
-      serviceAccountName: {{ .Chart.Name }}-pre-upgrade
-      {{- if .Values.priorityClassName }}
-      priorityClassName: "{{ .Values.priorityClassName }}"
-      {{- end }}
-      containers:
-        - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-pre-upgrade
-          image: "{{ .Values.kubetools.image.repository | default "mesosphere/kommander2-kubetools" }}:{{ .Values.kubetools.image.tag }}"
-          command: ["/bin/bash","-c"]
-          args: ["/bin/scripts/pre_process_kcore.sh"]
-          volumeMounts:
-            - name: script
-              mountPath: /bin/scripts
-      volumes:
-        - name: script
-          configMap:
-            defaultMode: 0770
-            name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-pre-upgrade
-      restartPolicy: OnFailure
----