diff --git a/cmd/controller/cmd/root.go b/cmd/controller/cmd/root.go
index c5b7ca040c..315df65335 100644
--- a/cmd/controller/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/controller/cmd/root.go
@@ -94,14 +94,12 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(viper.GetConfigCommand())
 }
 
-func initConfig(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+func initConfig(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	configAccessor = viper.NewAccessor(config.Options{
 		StrictMode:  true,
 		SearchPaths: []string{cfgFile},
 	})
 
-	configAccessor.InitializePflags(cmd.Flags())
-
 	err := configAccessor.UpdateConfig(context.TODO())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err