diff --git a/pkg/asset/manifests/tectonic.go b/pkg/asset/manifests/tectonic.go
index 41c7fcc4565..0ae29eaaf92 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/manifests/tectonic.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/manifests/tectonic.go
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ func (t *Tectonic) Generate(dependencies asset.Parents) error {
 		KubeCoreOperatorImage:                  "quay.io/coreos/kube-core-operator-dev:375423a332f2c12b79438fc6a6da6e448e28ec0f",
 		PullSecret:                             base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte(installConfig.Config.PullSecret)),
 		TectonicIngressControllerOperatorImage: "quay.io/coreos/tectonic-ingress-controller-operator-dev:375423a332f2c12b79438fc6a6da6e448e28ec0f",
-		TectonicVersion:                        "1.8.4-tectonic.2",
 	}
 
 	assetData := map[string][]byte{
diff --git a/pkg/asset/manifests/template.go b/pkg/asset/manifests/template.go
index 30aff318e31..38a7ba65b28 100644
--- a/pkg/asset/manifests/template.go
+++ b/pkg/asset/manifests/template.go
@@ -45,5 +45,4 @@ type tectonicTemplateData struct {
 	KubeCoreOperatorImage                  string
 	PullSecret                             string
 	TectonicIngressControllerOperatorImage string
-	TectonicVersion                        string
 }