diff --git a/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_read_role.yaml b/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_read_role.yaml
index d7584fe8eea2b46e5b60875f4831a485080496a3..c80d279d63433ffcb3dde69dcd000f563cb2ea6c 100644
--- a/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_read_role.yaml
+++ b/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_read_role.yaml
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ metadata:
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [""]
     resources: ["configmaps"]
-    verbs: ["create", "get", "list", "update", "patch"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list"]
 {{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_write_role.yaml b/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_write_role.yaml
index a3382b63653e07907673b41631f95fa1bf472302..90f2e1601d4e38dca32bcd3d5954d42613e471e9 100644
--- a/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_write_role.yaml
+++ b/elster-transfer/templates/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_write_role.yaml
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ metadata:
 rules:
   - apiGroups: [""]
     resources: ["configmaps"]
-    verbs: ["create", "get", "list", "update", "patch"]
+    verbs: ["create", "update", "patch"]
 {{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_read_role_test.yaml b/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_read_role_test.yaml
index 91521b0e330c64e7db01f2c121c7e603860f84d3..ff1ba6c7646eb22abe9a2a85bbc5c063bb2cd376 100644
--- a/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_read_role_test.yaml
+++ b/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_read_role_test.yaml
@@ -98,11 +98,8 @@ tests:
             resources:
               - configmaps
             verbs:
-              - create
               - get
               - list
-              - update
-              - patch 
         documentIndex: 1
   - it: RBAC not created by default
     asserts:
diff --git a/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_write_role_test.yaml b/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_write_role_test.yaml
index ff7904e92618af67c35f0e307b4584dd7155a941..2cf0c1aaa73b4fed38dca217a94ee8be72c8664f 100644
--- a/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_write_role_test.yaml
+++ b/elster-transfer/unit-tests/ozgcloud_elstertransfer_operator_configmap_write_role_test.yaml
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ tests:
               - configmaps
             verbs:
               - create
-              - get
-              - list
               - update
               - patch 
         documentIndex: 1