diff --git a/otc/dev.t09.de/stacks/observability/victoria-k8s-stack/values.yaml b/otc/dev.t09.de/stacks/observability/victoria-k8s-stack/values.yaml
index d407910..ca0b671 100644
--- a/otc/dev.t09.de/stacks/observability/victoria-k8s-stack/values.yaml
+++ b/otc/dev.t09.de/stacks/observability/victoria-k8s-stack/values.yaml
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ victoria-metrics-operator:
   crds:
     plain: true
     cleanup:
-      enabled: true
-      image:
-        repository: bitnami/kubectl
-        pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+      enabled: false  # disabled: cleanup hook can't schedule on resource-constrained nodes (Insufficient cpu / Too many pods)
   serviceMonitor:
     enabled: true
   operator: