diff --git a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/deployment.yaml
index de036d05c7..9bd5b40223 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -195,8 +195,6 @@ spec:
         emptyDir: {}
       - name: nginx-cache
         emptyDir: {}
-      - name: nginx-lib
-        emptyDir: {}
       - name: nginx-includes
         emptyDir: {}
       {{- with .Values.extraVolumes -}}
diff --git a/config/tests/static-deployment.yaml b/config/tests/static-deployment.yaml
index c25f4f80a2..4544caf4ea 100644
--- a/config/tests/static-deployment.yaml
+++ b/config/tests/static-deployment.yaml
@@ -125,7 +125,5 @@ spec:
         emptyDir: {}
       - name: nginx-cache
         emptyDir: {}
-      - name: nginx-lib
-        emptyDir: {}
       - name: nginx-includes
         emptyDir: {}
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway-experimental.yaml b/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway-experimental.yaml
index ef241b8031..68571eff79 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway-experimental.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway-experimental.yaml
@@ -281,8 +281,6 @@ spec:
         emptyDir: {}
       - name: nginx-cache
         emptyDir: {}
-      - name: nginx-lib
-        emptyDir: {}
       - name: nginx-includes
         emptyDir: {}
 ---
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml b/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml
index 09a7087942..689355cbbe 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml
@@ -277,8 +277,6 @@ spec:
         emptyDir: {}
       - name: nginx-cache
         emptyDir: {}
-      - name: nginx-lib
-        emptyDir: {}
       - name: nginx-includes
         emptyDir: {}
 ---
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway-experimental.yaml b/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway-experimental.yaml
index a2f014fdf1..28e125362b 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway-experimental.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway-experimental.yaml
@@ -288,8 +288,6 @@ spec:
         emptyDir: {}
       - name: nginx-cache
         emptyDir: {}
-      - name: nginx-lib
-        emptyDir: {}
       - name: nginx-includes
         emptyDir: {}
 ---
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway.yaml b/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway.yaml
index 00eca95119..762eb5d324 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway.yaml
@@ -284,8 +284,6 @@ spec:
         emptyDir: {}
       - name: nginx-cache
         emptyDir: {}
-      - name: nginx-lib
-        emptyDir: {}
       - name: nginx-includes
         emptyDir: {}
 ---