diff --git a/theodolite/examples/operator/example-benchmark.yaml b/theodolite/examples/operator/example-benchmark.yaml
index 8458b956f9d684769ede37ecf5289c4b45102e88..0950b2bdc14c3f43c18c853f1c0e56154fde6452 100644
--- a/theodolite/examples/operator/example-benchmark.yaml
+++ b/theodolite/examples/operator/example-benchmark.yaml
@@ -33,5 +33,3 @@ spec:
         replicationFactor: 1
       - name: "theodolite-.*"
         removeOnly: True
-        numPartitions: 40
-        replicationFactor: 1
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