diff --git a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
index db16fecc4..c75ef108c 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
+++ b/e2e/tests/test_e2e.py
@@ -479,6 +479,8 @@ class EndToEndTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 'spec': {
                     'enableConnectionPooler': True,
                     'enableReplicaConnectionPooler': True,
+                    'enableMasterPoolerLoadBalancer': True,
+                    'enableReplicaPoolerLoadBalancer': True,
                 }
             })
         self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: k8s.get_operator_state(), {"0": "idle"}, "Operator does not get in sync")
@@ -488,18 +490,6 @@ class EndToEndTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: k8s.count_running_pods(replica_pooler_label), 2, "No pooler replica pods found")
         self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: k8s.count_services_with_label(pooler_label), 2, "No pooler service found")
         self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: k8s.count_secrets_with_label(pooler_label), 1, "Pooler secret not created")
-
-        k8s.api.custom_objects_api.patch_namespaced_custom_object(
-            'acid.zalan.do', 'v1', 'default',
-            'postgresqls', 'acid-minimal-cluster',
-            {
-                'spec': {
-                    'enableMasterPoolerLoadBalancer': True,
-                    'enableReplicaPoolerLoadBalancer': True,
-                }
-            })
-        self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: k8s.get_operator_state(), {"0": "idle"}, "Operator does not get in sync")
-
         self.eventuallyEqual(lambda: k8s.get_service_type(master_pooler_label+","+pooler_label),
                              'LoadBalancer',
                              "Expected LoadBalancer service type for master pooler pod, found {}")
@@ -584,6 +574,7 @@ class EndToEndTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                 'spec': {
                     'enableConnectionPooler': False,
                     'enableReplicaConnectionPooler': False,
+                    'enableReplicaPoolerLoadBalancer': False,
                 }
             })
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/crds.go b/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/crds.go
index b74727057..bf6da4a58 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/crds.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/crds.go
@@ -302,9 +302,15 @@ var PostgresCRDResourceValidation = apiextv1.CustomResourceValidation{
 					"enableMasterLoadBalancer": {
 						Type: "boolean",
 					},
+					"enableMasterPoolerLoadBalancer": {
+						Type: "boolean",
+					},
 					"enableReplicaLoadBalancer": {
 						Type: "boolean",
 					},
+					"enableReplicaPoolerLoadBalancer": {
+						Type: "boolean",
+					},
 					"enableShmVolume": {
 						Type: "boolean",
 					},
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
index 22ee4d33c..6717238ee 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
@@ -1684,10 +1684,6 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateService(role PostgresRole, spec *acidv1.PostgresSpec)
 
 	if c.shouldCreateLoadBalancerForService(role, spec) {
 		c.configureLoadBalanceService(&serviceSpec, spec.AllowedSourceRanges)
-	} else if role == Replica {
-		// before PR #258, the replica service was only created if allocated a LB
-		// now we always create the service but warn if the LB is absent
-		c.logger.Debugf("No load balancer created for the replica service")
 	}
 
 	service := &v1.Service{