diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/50-assert.yaml b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/50-assert.yaml
index 082ae4e5..f86362f7 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/50-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/50-assert.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: druid-broker-default
-  generation: 1 # There should be no unneeded Pod restarts
   labels:
     restarter.stackable.tech/enabled: "true"
 spec:
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: druid-coordinator-default
-  generation: 1 # There should be no unneeded Pod restarts
   labels:
     restarter.stackable.tech/enabled: "true"
 spec:
@@ -39,7 +37,6 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: druid-historical-default
-  generation: 1 # There should be no unneeded Pod restarts
   labels:
     restarter.stackable.tech/enabled: "true"
 spec:
@@ -78,7 +75,6 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: druid-middlemanager-default
-  generation: 1 # There should be no unneeded Pod restarts
   labels:
     restarter.stackable.tech/enabled: "true"
 spec:
@@ -93,7 +89,6 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: druid-router-default
-  generation: 1 # There should be no unneeded Pod restarts
   labels:
     restarter.stackable.tech/enabled: "true"
 spec: