diff --git a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-beam-samza/infrastructure/kafka-client.yaml b/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-beam-samza/infrastructure/kafka-client.yaml
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index 77ad4b3f3ee11c824ce3abef4522584f3fd2a188..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/theodolite-benchmarks/definitions/uc2-beam-samza/infrastructure/kafka-client.yaml
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-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: kafka-client
-  labels:
-    app: kafka-client
-spec:
-  replicas: 3
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: kafka-client
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: kafka-client
-    spec:
-      containers:
-      - name: kafka-client
-        image: confluentinc/cp-enterprise-kafka:5.4.0
-        command: 
-          - sh
-          - -c
-          - "exec tail -f /dev/null"
-        restartPolicy: Never
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