diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 98a98c12..6670a5dd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 - Deprecate OPA 1.8.0 ([#797]).
 - user-info-fetcher: Move backend initialization and credential resolution into backend-specific implementations ([#782]).
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Prevent unnecessary warning messages in the OPA logs caused by setting a service for the Prometheus status ([#799]).
+
 ### Removed
 
 - Remove support for OPA 1.4.2 ([#797]).
@@ -26,6 +30,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 [#793]: https://github.com/stackabletech/opa-operator/pull/793
 [#795]: https://github.com/stackabletech/opa-operator/pull/795
 [#797]: https://github.com/stackabletech/opa-operator/pull/797
+[#799]: https://github.com/stackabletech/opa-operator/pull/799
 
 ## [25.11.0] - 2025-11-07
 
diff --git a/rust/operator-binary/src/controller.rs b/rust/operator-binary/src/controller.rs
index 4ed24215..7fd0e743 100644
--- a/rust/operator-binary/src/controller.rs
+++ b/rust/operator-binary/src/controller.rs
@@ -381,10 +381,7 @@ impl OpaClusterConfigFile {
             decision_logs: decision_logging,
             // Enable more Prometheus metrics, such as bundle loads
             // See https://www.openpolicyagent.org/docs/monitoring#status-metrics
-            status: Some(OpaClusterConfigStatus {
-                service: OPA_STACKABLE_SERVICE_NAME.to_owned(),
-                prometheus: true,
-            }),
+            status: Some(OpaClusterConfigStatus { prometheus: true }),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -421,7 +418,6 @@ pub struct OpaClusterConfigDecisionLog {
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
 struct OpaClusterConfigStatus {
-    service: String,
     prometheus: bool,
 }