diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/defaults.go b/pkg/api/v1/defaults.go
index 1476b9d8..92ddd384 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/defaults.go
@@ -175,9 +175,6 @@ func SetDefaults_PodSpec(obj *PodSpec) {
 		period := int64(DefaultTerminationGracePeriodSeconds)
 		obj.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds = &period
 	}
-	if obj.Affinity == nil {
-		obj.Affinity = &Affinity{}
-	}
 }
 func SetDefaults_Probe(obj *Probe) {
 	if obj.TimeoutSeconds == 0 {