diff --git a/templates/_helpers.tpl b/templates/_helpers.tpl
index ea865dc7..d025b8f9 100644
--- a/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -31,17 +31,6 @@ Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
 {{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
-{{/*
-Return the appropriate apiVersion for deployment.
-*/}}
-{{- define "apache-nifi.statefulset.apiVersion" }}
-{{- if semverCompare "<1.9-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion -}}
-{{- print "apps/v1beta2" }}
-{{- else if semverCompare "^1.9-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion -}}
-{{- print "apps/v1" }}
-{{- end -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
 {{/*
 Form the Zookeeper Server part of the URL. If zookeeper is installed as part of this chart, use k8s service discovery,
 else use user-provided server name
diff --git a/templates/statefulset.yaml b/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 851a06f0..a835498b 100644
--- a/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-apiVersion: {{ template "apache-nifi.statefulset.apiVersion" . }}
+apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: {{ template "apache-nifi.fullname" . }}