diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/crds/postgresqls.yaml b/charts/postgres-operator/crds/postgresqls.yaml
index 5ec40bdb1..4fbdf3908 100644
--- a/charts/postgres-operator/crds/postgresqls.yaml
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/crds/postgresqls.yaml
@@ -532,10 +532,6 @@ 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 183b97fc6..3fddc32d9 100644
--- a/manifests/postgresql.crd.yaml
+++ b/manifests/postgresql.crd.yaml
@@ -530,10 +530,6 @@ 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 7f8178bab..0b2c5a9fb 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/crds.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/crds.go
@@ -798,8 +798,7 @@ 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",