diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 4698578..1821c9c 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ rules:
   - delete
   - get
   - list
-  - patch
-  - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
@@ -69,8 +67,6 @@ rules:
   - delete
   - get
   - list
-  - patch
-  - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - authorization.k8s.io
@@ -87,8 +83,6 @@ rules:
   - delete
   - get
   - list
-  - patch
-  - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - jobset.x-k8s.io
@@ -99,8 +93,6 @@ rules:
   - delete
   - get
   - list
-  - patch
-  - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - kubeflow.org
@@ -111,8 +103,6 @@ rules:
   - delete
   - get
   - list
-  - patch
-  - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - ray.io
@@ -124,8 +114,6 @@ rules:
   - delete
   - get
   - list
-  - patch
-  - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - scheduling.sigs.k8s.io
@@ -137,8 +125,6 @@ rules:
   - delete
   - get
   - list
-  - patch
-  - update
   - watch
 - apiGroups:
   - workload.codeflare.dev
diff --git a/internal/controller/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller.go b/internal/controller/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller.go
index 10f1385..648d7a4 100644
--- a/internal/controller/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/appwrapper/appwrapper_controller.go
@@ -82,16 +82,15 @@ type componentStatusSummary struct {
 // permission for events
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=events,verbs=create;watch;update;patch
 
-// permission to edit wrapped resources: pods, services, jobs, podgroups, pytorchjobs, rayclusters, jobsets
-
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=pods;services,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=deployments;statefulsets,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=batch,resources=jobs,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=scheduling.sigs.k8s.io,resources=podgroups,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=scheduling.x-k8s.io,resources=podgroups,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=kubeflow.org,resources=pytorchjobs,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=ray.io,resources=rayclusters;rayjobs,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
-//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=jobset.x-k8s.io,resources=jobsets,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
+// permission for wrapped resources: pods, services, jobs, podgroups, pytorchjobs, rayclusters, jobsets
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=pods;services,verbs=get;list;watch;create;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=deployments;statefulsets,verbs=get;list;watch;create;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=batch,resources=jobs,verbs=get;list;watch;create;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=scheduling.sigs.k8s.io,resources=podgroups,verbs=get;list;watch;create;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=scheduling.x-k8s.io,resources=podgroups,verbs=get;list;watch;create;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=kubeflow.org,resources=pytorchjobs,verbs=get;list;watch;create;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=ray.io,resources=rayclusters;rayjobs,verbs=get;list;watch;create;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=jobset.x-k8s.io,resources=jobsets,verbs=get;list;watch;create;delete
 
 // Reconcile reconciles an appwrapper
 // Please see [aw-states] for documentation of this method.