diff --git a/deploy/prod-pod.yml b/deploy/prod-pod.yml
index 05e628c..0463ae7 100644
--- a/deploy/prod-pod.yml
+++ b/deploy/prod-pod.yml
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ spec:
     ports:
       - containerPort: 8080           # inside pod
         hostIP: 127.0.0.1             # only loopback on host
-        hostPort: 18080               # high port exposed to host
       - containerPort: 8090           # health inside pod (not exposed)
     volumeMounts:
       - { name: nginx-run,   mountPath: /var/run,              readOnly: false }