diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 05469ba79..aa905bd3d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## [master](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/master) (N/A)
 - (Bugfix) Orphan PVC are not removed
+- (Bugfix) Remove LocalStorage Deadlock
 
 ## [1.2.10](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/1.2.10) (2022-04-27)
 - (Feature) Allow configuration for securityContext.runAsUser value
diff --git a/pkg/operator/operator.go b/pkg/operator/operator.go
index cf491bb6b..1f659f0a7 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/operator.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/operator.go
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ func (o *Operator) onStartDeploymentReplication(stop <-chan struct{}) {
 // onStartStorage starts the storage operator and run till given channel is closed.
 func (o *Operator) onStartStorage(stop <-chan struct{}) {
 	o.waitForCRD(lsapi.ArangoLocalStorageCRDName, nil)
-	o.runDeploymentReplications(stop)
-
 	o.runLocalStorages(stop)
 }