diff --git a/config/dev/delete_manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml b/config/dev/delete_manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8dea3d1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/dev/delete_manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: kube-rbac-proxy
+        $patch: delete
+      - name: manager
+        args: []
diff --git a/config/dev/kustomization.yaml b/config/dev/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..10972c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/dev/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+resources:
+- ../default
+
+patches:
+- path: delete_manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml