diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-operator/cr.yml.j2 b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-operator/cr.yml.j2
index e49f670d4..9f7a71174 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-operator/cr.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/cilium/templates/cilium-operator/cr.yml.j2
@@ -51,12 +51,10 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
   resources:
-{% if cilium_version | regex_replace('v') is version('1.8', '<') %}
   # to automatically read from k8s and import the node's pod CIDR to cilium's
   # etcd so all nodes know how to reach another pod running in in a different
   # node.
   - nodes
-{% endif %}
   # to perform the translation of a CNP that contains `ToGroup` to its endpoints
   - services
   - endpoints