diff --git a/controllers/policyserver_controller_test.go b/controllers/policyserver_controller_test.go
index 3580e9f0..10eb12d0 100644
--- a/controllers/policyserver_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/policyserver_controller_test.go
@@ -304,11 +304,9 @@ var _ = Describe("PolicyServer controller", func() {
 				}
 
 				Expect(deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits).To(Equal(policyServer.Spec.Limits))
-				By("setting the requests to the same value as the limits")
-				Expect(deployment.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests).To(Equal(policyServer.Spec.Limits))
 
 				return nil
-			})
+			}, timeout, pollInterval).Should(Succeed())
 
 			By("creating a pod with limit and request set")
 			Eventually(func(g Gomega) error {
@@ -318,6 +316,7 @@ var _ = Describe("PolicyServer controller", func() {
 				}
 
 				Expect(pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Limits).To(Equal(policyServer.Spec.Limits))
+				By("setting the requests to the same value as the limits")
 				Expect(pod.Spec.Containers[0].Resources.Requests).To(Equal(policyServer.Spec.Limits))
 
 				return nil
diff --git a/pkg/apis/policies/v1/policyserver_webhook.go b/pkg/apis/policies/v1/policyserver_webhook.go
index 013c83e8..a8046cb0 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/policies/v1/policyserver_webhook.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/policies/v1/policyserver_webhook.go
@@ -59,16 +59,6 @@ func (ps *PolicyServer) Default() {
 	if ps.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp == nil {
 		controllerutil.AddFinalizer(ps, constants.KubewardenFinalizer)
 	}
-
-	// Default the requests to the limits if not set
-	for limitName, limitQuantity := range ps.Spec.Limits {
-		if _, found := ps.Spec.Requests[limitName]; !found {
-			if ps.Spec.Requests == nil {
-				ps.Spec.Requests = make(corev1.ResourceList)
-			}
-			ps.Spec.Requests[limitName] = limitQuantity
-		}
-	}
 }
 
 // +kubebuilder:webhook:path=/validate-policies-kubewarden-io-v1-policyserver,mutating=false,failurePolicy=fail,sideEffects=None,groups=policies.kubewarden.io,resources=policyservers,verbs=create;update,versions=v1,name=vpolicyserver.kb.io,admissionReviewVersions=v1
diff --git a/pkg/apis/policies/v1/policyserver_webhook_test.go b/pkg/apis/policies/v1/policyserver_webhook_test.go
index 8c48e2c3..dbd5ef25 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/policies/v1/policyserver_webhook_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/policies/v1/policyserver_webhook_test.go
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ func TestDefault(t *testing.T) {
 	policyServer.Default()
 
 	assert.Contains(t, policyServer.Finalizers, constants.KubewardenFinalizer)
-	assert.Equal(t, corev1.ResourceList{
-		"cpu":    resource.MustParse("100m"),
-		"memory": resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
-	}, policyServer.Spec.Requests)
 }
 
 func TestValidatePolicyServerName(t *testing.T) {