diff --git a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
index 212f6c892..db4f1f56d 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/connection_pooler.go
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateConnectionPoolerPodTemplate(role PostgresRole) (
 			Annotations: c.annotationsSet(c.generatePodAnnotations(spec)),
 		},
 		Spec: v1.PodSpec{
-			ServiceAccountName:            c.OpConfig.PodServiceAccountName,
 			TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: &gracePeriod,
 			Containers:                    []v1.Container{poolerContainer},
 			// TODO: add tolerations to scheduler pooler on the same node