diff --git a/k8s/base/secrets/secrets-template.yaml b/k8s/base/secrets/secrets-template.yaml
index 91b6b6e..1523641 100644
--- a/k8s/base/secrets/secrets-template.yaml
+++ b/k8s/base/secrets/secrets-template.yaml
@@ -13,26 +13,4 @@ stringData:
   
   # JWT secrets for authentication
   jwt.secret: "CHANGE_ME_JWT_SECRET_KEY_MIN_32_CHARS"
-  jwt.expiration: "86400000"  # 24 hours in milliseconds
-  
-  # API keys (if needed for external services)
-  # external-api-key: "CHANGE_ME"
-  
-  # Encryption keys
-  # encryption.key: "CHANGE_ME_ENCRYPTION_KEY"
-
----
-# Instructions for creating secrets:
-# 
-# Option 1: Using kubectl create secret
-# kubectl create secret generic urlshortener-secrets \
-#   --from-literal=database-password='your-password' \
-#   --from-literal=jwt.secret='your-jwt-secret' \
-#   --namespace=urlshortener
-#
-# Option 2: Using sealed-secrets or external-secrets operator
-# Option 3: Using a secret management system (HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, etc.)
-#
-# Option 4: Base64 encode and use the data field instead of stringData:
-# echo -n 'your-password' | base64
-
+  jwt.expiration: "86400000"