diff --git a/config/base/operator-controller/rbac/extension_editor_role.yaml b/config/base/operator-controller/rbac/extension_editor_role.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index caa26cfd2..000000000
--- a/config/base/operator-controller/rbac/extension_editor_role.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# permissions for end users to edit extensions.
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: ClusterRole
-metadata:
-  name: extension-editor-role
-rules:
-- apiGroups:
-  - olm.operatorframework.io
-  resources:
-  - extensions
-  verbs:
-  - create
-  - delete
-  - get
-  - list
-  - patch
-  - update
-  - watch
diff --git a/config/base/operator-controller/rbac/extension_viewer_role.yaml b/config/base/operator-controller/rbac/extension_viewer_role.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 980be2d77..000000000
--- a/config/base/operator-controller/rbac/extension_viewer_role.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-# permissions for end users to view extensions.
-apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
-kind: ClusterRole
-metadata:
-  name: extension-viewer-role
-rules:
-- apiGroups:
-  - olm.operatorframework.io
-  resources:
-  - extensions
-  verbs:
-  - get
-  - list
-  - watch
diff --git a/config/base/operator-controller/rbac/kustomization.yaml b/config/base/operator-controller/rbac/kustomization.yaml
index c7b71aeed..719df5654 100644
--- a/config/base/operator-controller/rbac/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/base/operator-controller/rbac/kustomization.yaml
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ resources:
 # of APIs provided by this project.
 - clusterextension_editor_role.yaml
 - clusterextension_viewer_role.yaml
-- extension_editor_role.yaml
-- extension_viewer_role.yaml
 
 # The following RBAC configurations are used to protect
 # the metrics endpoint with authn/authz. These configurations