diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/node_feature_discovery/templates/nfd-clusterrole.yaml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/node_feature_discovery/templates/nfd-clusterrole.yaml.j2
index 328b3e660..bde9cd1f7 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/node_feature_discovery/templates/nfd-clusterrole.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/node_feature_discovery/templates/nfd-clusterrole.yaml.j2
@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@ rules:
   verbs:
   - list
   - watch
-- apiGroups:
-  - ""
-  resources:
-  - nodes/proxy
-  verbs:
-  - get
 - apiGroups:
   - topology.node.k8s.io
   resources: