diff --git a/src/go/k8s/controllers/redpanda/redpanda_decommission_controller.go b/src/go/k8s/controllers/redpanda/redpanda_decommission_controller.go
index e45fee21c3d78..2356a478da384 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/controllers/redpanda/redpanda_decommission_controller.go
+++ b/src/go/k8s/controllers/redpanda/redpanda_decommission_controller.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ const (
 
 type DecommissionReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
-	// Namespace is where the pvc's are we are watching for
 	OperatorMode bool
 }
 
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/controllers/redpanda/redpanda_node_pvc_controller.go b/src/go/k8s/controllers/redpanda/redpanda_node_pvc_controller.go
index f366300a301cf..6cda46b4acd9f 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/controllers/redpanda/redpanda_node_pvc_controller.go
+++ b/src/go/k8s/controllers/redpanda/redpanda_node_pvc_controller.go
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 // RedpandaNodePVCReconciler watches node objects, and sets annotation to PVC to mark them for deletion
 type RedpandaNodePVCReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
-	// Namespace is where the pvc's are we are watching for
 	OperatorMode bool
 }
 
diff --git a/src/go/k8s/controllers/test/suite_test.go b/src/go/k8s/controllers/test/suite_test.go
index fe9b17e0ea37f..49633f377c745 100644
--- a/src/go/k8s/controllers/test/suite_test.go
+++ b/src/go/k8s/controllers/test/suite_test.go
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func(suiteCtx SpecContext) {
 		RequeueHelmDeps: 10 * time.Second,
 	}).SetupWithManager(k8sManager)
 	Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-	
+
 	err = (&redpanda.DecommissionReconciler{
 		Client:       k8sManager.GetClient(),
 		OperatorMode: false,