diff --git a/deploy/azure/azure.yml b/deploy/azure/azure.yml
index aa13b67e..54523ece 100644
--- a/deploy/azure/azure.yml
+++ b/deploy/azure/azure.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       role: web
-  replicas: 4
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
   template:
@@ -169,7 +168,6 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       role: worker
-  replicas: 2
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
   template:
diff --git a/deploy/overlays/cloudzero-dev/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/overlays/cloudzero-dev/kustomization.yaml
index ee6f3a0c..24705531 100644
--- a/deploy/overlays/cloudzero-dev/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/overlays/cloudzero-dev/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ resources:
   - namespace.yml
   - reset-cron-job.yml
 patchesStrategicMerge:
-  - replica_count.yml
   - ports.yml
   - envvars.yml
   - flex_vol.yml
diff --git a/deploy/overlays/cloudzero-dev/replica_count.yml b/deploy/overlays/cloudzero-dev/replica_count.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 272286f7..00000000
--- a/deploy/overlays/cloudzero-dev/replica_count.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: atst
-spec:
-  replicas: 2
----
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: atst-worker
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
diff --git a/deploy/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml
index ee6f3a0c..24705531 100644
--- a/deploy/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ resources:
   - namespace.yml
   - reset-cron-job.yml
 patchesStrategicMerge:
-  - replica_count.yml
   - ports.yml
   - envvars.yml
   - flex_vol.yml
diff --git a/deploy/overlays/staging/replica_count.yml b/deploy/overlays/staging/replica_count.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 272286f7..00000000
--- a/deploy/overlays/staging/replica_count.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
----
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: atst
-spec:
-  replicas: 2
----
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: atst-worker
-spec:
-  replicas: 1