diff --git a/components/telemetry-operator/config/rbac/role.yaml b/components/telemetry-operator/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 6ade27431513..ccaf686f7044 100644
--- a/components/telemetry-operator/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/components/telemetry-operator/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -77,12 +77,8 @@ rules:
   resources:
   - replicasets
   verbs:
-  - create
-  - delete
   - get
   - list
-  - patch
-  - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - monitoring.coreos.com
diff --git a/components/telemetry-operator/main.go b/components/telemetry-operator/main.go
index 32fc1927f002..9d16c535d85f 100644
--- a/components/telemetry-operator/main.go
+++ b/components/telemetry-operator/main.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func getEnvOrDefault(envVar string, defaultValue string) string {
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=deployments,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=daemonsets,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=replicasets,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=replicasets,verbs=get;list;watch
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=monitoring.coreos.com,resources=servicemonitors,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 
diff --git a/resources/telemetry/charts/operator/templates/role.yaml b/resources/telemetry/charts/operator/templates/role.yaml
index cc01112bdfe8..2b7fafa46cb7 100644
--- a/resources/telemetry/charts/operator/templates/role.yaml
+++ b/resources/telemetry/charts/operator/templates/role.yaml
@@ -77,12 +77,8 @@ rules:
   resources:
   - replicasets
   verbs:
-  - create
-  - delete
   - get
   - list
-  - patch
-  - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - monitoring.coreos.com