diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster-on-pvc.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster-on-pvc.yaml
index 3f480df3c..15faad1d2 100644
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster-on-pvc.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster-on-pvc.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ spec:
   network:
     hostNetwork: false
   storage:
-    topologyAware: true
     storageClassDeviceSets:
     - name: set1
       # The number of OSDs to create from this device set
diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster.yaml
index e891740b8..0ea9b27bd 100644
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster.yaml
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ spec:
   storage: # cluster level storage configuration and selection
     useAllNodes: true
     useAllDevices: true
-    topologyAware: true
     deviceFilter:
     config:
       # The default and recommended storeType is dynamically set to bluestore for devices and filestore for directories.