diff --git a/deploy/operator/50_operator.deployment.yaml b/deploy/operator/50_operator.deployment.yaml
index 4564cf884dc..c786d4dd5e5 100644
--- a/deploy/operator/50_operator.deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/operator/50_operator.deployment.yaml
@@ -26,10 +26,8 @@ spec:
         image: docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:1.11
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         env:
-        - name: SCYLLA_OPERATOR_POD_NAME
-          valueFrom:
-            fieldRef:
-              fieldPath: metadata.name
+        - name: SCYLLA_OPERATOR_IMAGE
+          value: docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:1.11
         args:
         - operator
         - --loglevel=2
diff --git a/examples/common/operator.yaml b/examples/common/operator.yaml
index 4cf5cd230ee..c671f48c1e8 100644
--- a/examples/common/operator.yaml
+++ b/examples/common/operator.yaml
@@ -4918,10 +4918,8 @@ spec:
         image: docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:1.11
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         env:
-        - name: SCYLLA_OPERATOR_POD_NAME
-          valueFrom:
-            fieldRef:
-              fieldPath: metadata.name
+        - name: SCYLLA_OPERATOR_IMAGE
+          value: docker.io/scylladb/scylla-operator:1.11
         args:
         - operator
         - --loglevel=2