diff --git a/packages/zarf-registry/chart/templates/pvc.yaml b/packages/zarf-registry/chart/templates/pvc.yaml
index dea05397a5..2dd70c1ac4 100644
--- a/packages/zarf-registry/chart/templates/pvc.yaml
+++ b/packages/zarf-registry/chart/templates/pvc.yaml
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ spec:
     requests:
       storage: {{ .Values.persistence.size | quote }}
 {{- if .Values.persistence.storageClass }}
-{{- if (eq "-" .Values.persistence.storageClass) }}
-  storageClassName: ""
-{{- else }}
-  storageClassName: "{{ .Values.persistence.storageClass }}"
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
+  storageClassName: {{ .Values.persistence.storageClass }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end -}}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/src/pkg/packager/deploy.go b/src/pkg/packager/deploy.go
index 04ab338475..a6ad282e1e 100644
--- a/src/pkg/packager/deploy.go
+++ b/src/pkg/packager/deploy.go
@@ -216,13 +216,15 @@ func (p *Packager) deployInitComponent(component types.ZarfComponent) (charts []
 	if isSeedRegistry {
 		p.cluster.StartInjectionMadness(p.layout.Base, p.layout.Images.Base, component.Images)
 
-		// Retrieve the default storage class from the cluster, it will be the default
-		if p.cfg.PkgOpts.SetVariables == nil {
-			p.cfg.PkgOpts.SetVariables = map[string]string{}
-		}
-		if c := p.cfg.PkgOpts.SetVariables["REGISTRY_STORAGE_CLASS"]; c == "" {
-			p.cfg.PkgOpts.SetVariables["REGISTRY_STORAGE_CLASS"], err = p.cluster.GetDefaultStorageClass()
-		}
+		/*
+			// Retrieve the default storage class from the cluster, it will be the default
+			if p.cfg.PkgOpts.SetVariables == nil {
+				p.cfg.PkgOpts.SetVariables = map[string]string{}
+			}
+			if c := p.cfg.PkgOpts.SetVariables["REGISTRY_STORAGE_CLASS"]; c == "" {
+				p.cfg.PkgOpts.SetVariables["REGISTRY_STORAGE_CLASS"], err = p.cluster.GetDefaultStorageClass()
+			}
+		*/
 		if err != nil {
 			message.WarnErr(err, "Unable to get the default storage class from the cluster")
 		}