diff --git a/framework/test_app/runners/k8s/gamma_server_runner.py b/framework/test_app/runners/k8s/gamma_server_runner.py
index 76dea3c9..4a547152 100644
--- a/framework/test_app/runners/k8s/gamma_server_runner.py
+++ b/framework/test_app/runners/k8s/gamma_server_runner.py
@@ -137,13 +137,6 @@ def run(  # pylint: disable=arguments-differ
         )
         k8s_base_runner.KubernetesBaseRunner.run(self)
 
-        if self.reuse_namespace:
-            self.namespace = self._reuse_namespace()
-        if not self.namespace:
-            self.namespace = self._create_namespace(
-                self.namespace_template, namespace_name=self.k8s_namespace.name
-            )
-
         # Reuse existing if requested, create a new deployment when missing.
         # Useful for debugging to avoid NEG loosing relation to deleted service.
         if self.reuse_service: