diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/mariadb-operator/Deployment-mariadb-operator.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/mariadb-operator/Deployment-mariadb-operator.yaml
index ddb318c0f..d6d5da99b 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/mariadb-operator/Deployment-mariadb-operator.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/mariadb-operator/Deployment-mariadb-operator.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/version: "26.3.0"
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
 spec:
-  replicas: 3
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       app.kubernetes.io/name: mariadb-operator
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ spec:
           args:
             - --metrics-addr=:8080
             - --log-level=INFO
-            - --leader-elect
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8080
               protocol: TCP