diff --git a/clr-k8s-examples/7-rook/overlays/v0.8.3/kustomization.yaml b/clr-k8s-examples/7-rook/overlays/v0.8.3/kustomization.yaml
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-resources:
-  - rook/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/operator.yaml
-  - rook/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster.yaml
-  - rook/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/storageclass.yaml
-
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-  - patch_operator.yaml
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diff --git a/clr-k8s-examples/7-rook/overlays/v0.8.3/patch_operator.yaml b/clr-k8s-examples/7-rook/overlays/v0.8.3/patch_operator.yaml
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-# operator
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: rook-ceph-operator
-spec:
-  template:
-    spec:
-      containers:
-        - name: rook-ceph-operator
-          env:
-          - name: FLEXVOLUME_DIR_PATH
-            value: "/var/lib/kubelet/volume-plugins"
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