diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/csi/template/cephfs/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner-dep.yaml b/pkg/operator/ceph/csi/template/cephfs/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner-dep.yaml
index 91a2521cdd264..c8d7c2a37561d 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/csi/template/cephfs/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner-dep.yaml
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/csi/template/cephfs/csi-cephfsplugin-provisioner-dep.yaml
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ spec:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: /csi/csi-provisioner.sock
           imagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent"
-          securityContext:
-            privileged: true
-            capabilities:
-              add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
           volumeMounts:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /csi
@@ -55,11 +50,6 @@ spec:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: unix:///csi/csi-provisioner.sock
           imagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent"
-          securityContext:
-            privileged: true
-            capabilities:
-              add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
           volumeMounts:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /csi
@@ -77,11 +67,6 @@ spec:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: unix:///csi/csi-provisioner.sock
           imagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent"
-          securityContext:
-            privileged: true
-            capabilities:
-              add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
           volumeMounts:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /csi
@@ -98,11 +83,6 @@ spec:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: unix:///csi/csi-provisioner.sock
           imagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent"
-          securityContext:
-            privileged: true
-            capabilities:
-              add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
           volumeMounts:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /csi
@@ -136,11 +116,6 @@ spec:
             - name: CSI_ENDPOINT
               value: unix:///csi/csi-provisioner.sock
           imagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent"
-          securityContext:
-            privileged: true
-            capabilities:
-              add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
           volumeMounts:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /csi
@@ -175,11 +150,6 @@ spec:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /csi
           imagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent"
-          securityContext:
-            privileged: true
-            capabilities:
-              add: ["SYS_ADMIN"]
-            allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
       volumes:
         - name: socket-dir
           emptyDir: {