diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-attacher-rbac.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-attacher-rbac.yaml
index 7160e293e..aaa596721 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-attacher-rbac.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-attacher-rbac.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 metadata:
   name: rbd-external-attacher-runner
 rules:
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["events"]
-    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "update"]
   - apiGroups: [""]
     resources: ["persistentvolumes"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "update"]
diff --git a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-provisioner-rbac.yaml b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-provisioner-rbac.yaml
index 71ef4f160..cfd113591 100644
--- a/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-provisioner-rbac.yaml
+++ b/deploy/rbd/kubernetes/csi-provisioner-rbac.yaml
@@ -22,18 +22,9 @@ rules:
   - apiGroups: ["storage.k8s.io"]
     resources: ["storageclasses"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["events"]
-    verbs: ["list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch"]
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["endpoints"]
-    verbs: ["get", "create", "update"]
   - apiGroups: ["snapshot.storage.k8s.io"]
     resources: ["volumesnapshots"]
     verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "update"]
-  - apiGroups: [""]
-    resources: ["configmaps"]
-    verbs: ["get", "list", "create", "delete"]
   - apiGroups: ["snapshot.storage.k8s.io"]
     resources: ["volumesnapshotcontents"]
     verbs: ["create", "get", "list", "watch", "update", "delete"]
@@ -57,3 +48,35 @@ roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
   name: rbd-external-provisioner-runner
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+
+---
+kind: Role
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  # replace with non-default namespace name
+  namespace: default
+  name: rbd-external-provisioner-cfg
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["endpoints"]
+    verbs: ["get", "watch", "list", "delete", "update", "create"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["configmaps"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "create", "delete"]
+
+---
+kind: RoleBinding
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: rbd-csi-provisioner-role-cfg
+  # replace with non-default namespace name
+  namespace: default
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: rbd-csi-provisioner
+    # replace with non-default namespace name
+    namespace: default
+roleRef:
+  kind: Role
+  name: rbd-external-provisioner-cfg
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io