diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/crds/postgresqls.yaml b/charts/postgres-operator/crds/postgresqls.yaml
index bcd212afd..b3bf61578 100644
--- a/charts/postgres-operator/crds/postgresqls.yaml
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/crds/postgresqls.yaml
@@ -495,10 +495,6 @@ spec:
                 type: array
                 items:
                   type: object
-                  required:
-                    - key
-                    - operator
-                    - effect
                   properties:
                     key:
                       type: string
diff --git a/manifests/postgresql.crd.yaml b/manifests/postgresql.crd.yaml
index 1f1b064a7..0d2a03bf9 100644
--- a/manifests/postgresql.crd.yaml
+++ b/manifests/postgresql.crd.yaml
@@ -493,10 +493,6 @@ spec:
                 type: array
                 items:
                   type: object
-                  required:
-                    - key
-                    - operator
-                    - effect
                   properties:
                     key:
                       type: string
diff --git a/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/crds.go b/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/crds.go
index 89a04b180..831c7482b 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/crds.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/crds.go
@@ -744,8 +744,7 @@ var PostgresCRDResourceValidation = apiextv1.CustomResourceValidation{
 						Type: "array",
 						Items: &apiextv1.JSONSchemaPropsOrArray{
 							Schema: &apiextv1.JSONSchemaProps{
-								Type:     "object",
-								Required: []string{"key", "operator", "effect"},
+								Type: "object",
 								Properties: map[string]apiextv1.JSONSchemaProps{
 									"key": {
 										Type: "string",