diff --git a/pkg/cluster/sync.go b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
index 664c67b7e..6a83b0a46 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/sync.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/sync.go
@@ -1793,6 +1793,28 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncLogicalBackupJob() error {
 				return fmt.Errorf("could not patch annotations of the logical backup job %q: %v", jobName, err)
 			}
 		}
+
+		if c.OpConfig.KubeIAMRole == "" {
+			patch, err := json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
+				"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+					"annotations": map[string]*string{constants.KubeIAmAnnotation: nil},
+				},
+				"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+					"jobTemplate": map[string]interface{}{
+						"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+							"annotations": map[string]*string{constants.KubeIAmAnnotation: nil},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("could not marshal kube2iam annotation removal patch for logical backup job %q: %v", jobName, err)
+			}
+			_, err = c.KubeClient.CronJobs(c.Namespace).Patch(context.TODO(), jobName, types.StrategicMergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("could not remove kube2iam annotation from logical backup job %q: %v", jobName, err)
+			}
+		}
 		c.LogicalBackupJob = desiredJob
 		return nil
 	}