diff --git a/deploy/autoscaler/member-operator-autoscaler.yaml b/deploy/autoscaler/member-operator-autoscaler.yaml
index cd8d017e..0b5d6b72 100644
--- a/deploy/autoscaler/member-operator-autoscaler.yaml
+++ b/deploy/autoscaler/member-operator-autoscaler.yaml
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ objects:
                 requests:
                   memory: ${MEMORY}
                   cpu: ${CPU}
-                limits:
-                  memory: ${MEMORY}
-                  cpu: ${CPU}
 parameters:
   - name: NAMESPACE
     value: 'toolchain-member-operator'
diff --git a/pkg/autoscaler/autoscaler_test.go b/pkg/autoscaler/autoscaler_test.go
index aba371bf..09085463 100644
--- a/pkg/autoscaler/autoscaler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/autoscaler/autoscaler_test.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func priorityClass() string {
 }
 
 func deployment(memory, cpu string, replicas int) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf(`{"apiVersion":"apps/v1","kind":"Deployment","metadata":{"name":"autoscaling-buffer","namespace":"%[1]s","labels":{"app":"autoscaling-buffer","toolchain.dev.openshift.com/provider":"codeready-toolchain"}},"spec":{"replicas":%[2]d,"selector":{"matchLabels":{"app":"autoscaling-buffer"}},"template":{"metadata":{"labels":{"app":"autoscaling-buffer"}},"spec":{"priorityClassName":"member-operator-autoscaling-buffer","terminationGracePeriodSeconds":0,"containers":[{"name":"autoscaling-buffer","image":"gcr.io/google_containers/pause-amd64:3.2","imagePullPolicy":"IfNotPresent","resources":{"requests":{"memory":"%[3]s","cpu":"%[4]s"},"limits":{"memory":"%[3]s","cpu":"%[4]s"}}}]}}}}`, test.MemberOperatorNs, replicas, memory, cpu)
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`{"apiVersion":"apps/v1","kind":"Deployment","metadata":{"name":"autoscaling-buffer","namespace":"%[1]s","labels":{"app":"autoscaling-buffer","toolchain.dev.openshift.com/provider":"codeready-toolchain"}},"spec":{"replicas":%[2]d,"selector":{"matchLabels":{"app":"autoscaling-buffer"}},"template":{"metadata":{"labels":{"app":"autoscaling-buffer"}},"spec":{"priorityClassName":"member-operator-autoscaling-buffer","terminationGracePeriodSeconds":0,"containers":[{"name":"autoscaling-buffer","image":"gcr.io/google_containers/pause-amd64:3.2","imagePullPolicy":"IfNotPresent","resources":{"requests":{"memory":"%[3]s","cpu":"%[4]s"}}}]}}}}`, test.MemberOperatorNs, replicas, memory, cpu)
 }
 
 func bufferConfiguration(memory, cpu string, replicas int) BufferConfiguration {