diff --git a/roles/installer/tasks/upgrade_postgres.yml b/roles/installer/tasks/upgrade_postgres.yml
index 416e217e..f8f7a765 100644
--- a/roles/installer/tasks/upgrade_postgres.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/tasks/upgrade_postgres.yml
@@ -153,16 +153,3 @@
   loop:
     - "{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-postgres"
     - "{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-postgres-13"
-
-- name: Remove old persistent volume claim
-  k8s:
-    kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
-    api_version: v1
-    namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: absent
-  loop:
-    - "postgres-{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-postgres-0"
-    - "postgres-{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-postgres-13-0"
-    - "postgres-13-{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-postgres-13-0"
-  when: postgres_keep_pvc_after_upgrade