diff --git a/template/deployments/helm/charts/templates/namespace.yaml b/template/deployments/helm/charts/templates/namespace.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c23da07..00000000
--- a/template/deployments/helm/charts/templates/namespace.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{{- if ne .Values.namespace "default" }}
-kind: Namespace
-apiVersion: v1
-metadata:
-  name: {{ .Values.namespace }}
-  labels:
-    {{- include "{{APPNAME}}.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-    openservicemesh.io/monitored-by: osm
-    kubernetes.azure.com/generator: {{GENERATORLABEL}}
-  annotations:
-    openservicemesh.io/sidecar-injection: enabled
-{{- end }}
-
diff --git a/template/workflows/helm/.github/workflows/azure-kubernetes-service-helm.yml b/template/workflows/helm/.github/workflows/azure-kubernetes-service-helm.yml
index 23cf13e1..9695ac8a 100644
--- a/template/workflows/helm/.github/workflows/azure-kubernetes-service-helm.yml
+++ b/template/workflows/helm/.github/workflows/azure-kubernetes-service-helm.yml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Deploy application on private cluster
         if : steps.isPrivate.outputs.PRIVATE_CLUSTER == 'true'
         run: |
-          command_id=$(az aks command invoke --resource-group ${{ env.CLUSTER_RESOURCE_GROUP }} --name ${{ env.CLUSTER_NAME }} --command "helm upgrade --wait -i -f ${{ env.CHART_OVERRIDE_PATH }} --set ${{ env.CHART_OVERRIDES }} --set image.tag=${{ github.sha }} automated-deployment ${{ env.CHART_PATH }} --namespace ${{env.NAMESPACE}} --timeout 240s" --file . --query id -o tsv)
+          command_id=$(az aks command invoke --resource-group ${{ env.CLUSTER_RESOURCE_GROUP }} --name ${{ env.CLUSTER_NAME }} --command "helm upgrade --wait -i -f ${{ env.CHART_OVERRIDE_PATH }} --set ${{ env.CHART_OVERRIDES }} --set image.tag=${{ github.sha }} automated-deployment ${{ env.CHART_PATH }} --namespace ${{ env.NAMESPACE }} --create-namespace --timeout 240s" --file . --query id -o tsv)
           result=$(az aks command result --resource-group ${{ env.CLUSTER_RESOURCE_GROUP }} --name ${{ env.CLUSTER_NAME }} --command-id $command_id)
           echo "Helm upgrade result: $result"
           exitCode=$(az aks command result --resource-group ${{ env.CLUSTER_RESOURCE_GROUP }} --name ${{ env.CLUSTER_NAME }} --command-id $command_id --query exitCode -o tsv)
@@ -131,5 +131,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Deploy application on public cluster
         if : steps.isPrivate.outputs.PRIVATE_CLUSTER == ''
-        run: helm upgrade --wait -i -f ${{ env.CHART_OVERRIDE_PATH }} --set ${{ env.CHART_OVERRIDES }} --set image.tag=${{ github.sha }} automated-deployment ${{ env.CHART_PATH }} --namespace ${{ env.NAMESPACE }}
+        run: helm upgrade --wait -i -f ${{ env.CHART_OVERRIDE_PATH }} --set ${{ env.CHART_OVERRIDES }} --set image.tag=${{ github.sha }} automated-deployment ${{ env.CHART_PATH }} --namespace ${{ env.NAMESPACE }} --create-namespace
 `}}
diff --git a/test/check_windows_helm.ps1 b/test/check_windows_helm.ps1
index c1ff133c..6002365f 100644
--- a/test/check_windows_helm.ps1
+++ b/test/check_windows_helm.ps1
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ $filesExist=$filesExist -and (Test-Path -Path ./charts/templates/deployment.yaml
 echo "$file exists: $filesExist"
 $filesExist=$filesExist -and (Test-Path -Path ./charts/templates/service.yaml -PathType Leaf)
 echo "$file exists: $filesExist"
-$filesExist=$filesExist -and (Test-Path -Path ./charts/templates/namespace.yaml -PathType Leaf)
-echo "$file exists: $filesExist"
 $filesExist=$filesExist -and (Test-Path -Path ./charts/templates/_helpers.tpl -PathType Leaf)
 echo "$file exists: $filesExist"
 $filesExist=$filesExist -and (Test-Path -Path ./charts/values.yaml -PathType Leaf)