diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/473-akhilerm b/changelogs/unreleased/473-akhilerm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5c8e096c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/473-akhilerm
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+disable metrics server of controller runtime by default.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/manager/main.go b/cmd/manager/main.go
index bb5147b2b..0f6cdaa3d 100644
--- a/cmd/manager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/manager/main.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func main() {
 	reconInterval := ReconciliationInterval
 
 	// Create a new Cmd to provide shared dependencies and start components
-	mgr, err := manager.New(cfg, manager.Options{Namespace: namespace, SyncPeriod: &reconInterval})
+	mgr, err := manager.New(cfg, manager.Options{Namespace: namespace, SyncPeriod: &reconInterval, MetricsBindAddress: "0"})
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("Failed to create a new manager: %v", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/cmd/ndm_daemonset/controller/controller.go b/cmd/ndm_daemonset/controller/controller.go
index 2f7f329f7..9837ea77e 100644
--- a/cmd/ndm_daemonset/controller/controller.go
+++ b/cmd/ndm_daemonset/controller/controller.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func NewController() (*Controller, error) {
 	}
 	controller.Namespace = ns
 
-	mgr, err := manager.New(controller.config, manager.Options{Namespace: controller.Namespace})
+	mgr, err := manager.New(controller.config, manager.Options{Namespace: controller.Namespace, MetricsBindAddress: "0"})
 	if err != nil {
 		return controller, err
 	}