diff --git a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/templates/operator-rbac.yaml b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/templates/operator-rbac.yaml
index a48440ea5..a4463597d 100644
--- a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/templates/operator-rbac.yaml
+++ b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/templates/operator-rbac.yaml
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ rules:
   verbs: ["create","delete","deletecollection","get","list","patch","update","watch"]
 - apiGroups: ["discovery.k8s.io"]
   resources: ["endpointslices"]
-  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "patch", "update", "deletecollection"]
+  verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "deletecollection"]
 - apiGroups: ["rbac.authorization.k8s.io"]
   resources: ["roles", "rolebindings"]
   verbs: ["get", "create", "patch", "update", "list", "watch", "deletecollection"]
diff --git a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/manifests/operator.yaml b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/manifests/operator.yaml
index e01998d9c..b35fdd6d4 100644
--- a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/manifests/operator.yaml
+++ b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/manifests/operator.yaml
@@ -6783,7 +6783,6 @@ rules:
         - list
         - watch
         - create
-        - patch
         - update
         - deletecollection
     - apiGroups: