diff --git a/charts/open-notificaties/README.md b/charts/open-notificaties/README.md
index 7cc1466..c3c299b 100644
--- a/charts/open-notificaties/README.md
+++ b/charts/open-notificaties/README.md
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ helm install open-notificaties open-zaak/open-notificaties \
 | `ingress.annotations` | Additional annotations on the API ingress | `{}` |
 | `ingress.hosts` | Ingress hosts | `"{open-notificaties.gemeente.nl}"` |
 | `ingress.tls` | Ingress TLS settings | `"[]"` |
-| `persistence.enabled` | Enable persistency for application media | `false` |
-| `persistence.size` | The size of the application media persistent volume | `"1Gi"` |
-| `persistence.existingClaim` | Use an existing claim for application media | `null` |
 | `settings.allowedHosts` | A comma-separated list of hosts allowed by the application | `"open-notificaties.gemeente.nl"` |
 | `settings.secretKey` | The secret key of the application | `"SOME-RANDOM-SECRET"` |
 | `settings.database.host` | The hostname of PostgreSQL | `"open-notificaties-postgresql"` |
diff --git a/charts/open-notificaties/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/open-notificaties/templates/deployment.yaml
index 70c8e73..f716626 100644
--- a/charts/open-notificaties/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/open-notificaties/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "open-notificaties.fullname" . }}
   labels:
-  {{- include "open-notificaties.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- include "open-notificaties.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
   {{- if not .Values.autoscaling.enabled }}
   replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
@@ -62,17 +62,6 @@ spec:
             {{- toYaml .Values.readinessProbe | nindent 12 }}
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
-          volumeMounts:
-            - name: media
-              mountPath: /media
-      volumes:
-        - name: media
-          {{- if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
-          persistentVolumeClaim:
-            claimName: {{ if .Values.persistence.existingClaim }}{{ .Values.persistence.existingClaim }}{{- else }}{{ include "open-notificaties.fullname" . }}{{- end }}
-          {{- else }}
-          emptyDir: {}
-      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/open-notificaties/templates/pvc.yaml b/charts/open-notificaties/templates/pvc.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 87d11c1..0000000
--- a/charts/open-notificaties/templates/pvc.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{{- if and .Values.persistence.enabled (not .Values.persistence.existingClaim) }}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "open-notificaties.fullname" . }}
-  labels:
-    {{- include "open-notificaties.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-spec:
-  accessModes:
-    - ReadWriteMany
-  resources:
-    requests:
-      storage: {{ .Values.persistence.size }}
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/open-notificaties/values.yaml b/charts/open-notificaties/values.yaml
index 4c7b32a..0ecab89 100644
--- a/charts/open-notificaties/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/open-notificaties/values.yaml
@@ -87,11 +87,6 @@ tolerations: []
 
 affinity: {}
 
-persistence:
-  enabled: false
-  size: 1Gi
-  existingClaim: null
-
 worker:
   replicaCount: 1
   resources: {}