diff --git a/examples/manifests/role.yaml b/examples/manifests/role.yaml
index 660fd1f4..2d8a5599 100644
--- a/examples/manifests/role.yaml
+++ b/examples/manifests/role.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ rules:
   resources:
   - pods
   verbs:
-  - list
   - get
   - update
 - apiGroups:
diff --git a/jsonnet/lib/thanos-receive-controller.libsonnet b/jsonnet/lib/thanos-receive-controller.libsonnet
index 1bdbbdc4..8f78b5b0 100644
--- a/jsonnet/lib/thanos-receive-controller.libsonnet
+++ b/jsonnet/lib/thanos-receive-controller.libsonnet
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ function(params) {
       {
         apiGroups: [''],
         resources: ['pods'],
-        verbs: ['list', 'get', 'update'],
+        verbs: ['get', 'update'],
       },
       {
         apiGroups: ['apps'],
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b960f29d..08b3a5df 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ func parseFlags() CmdConfig {
 	flag.StringVar(&config.podAzAnnotationKey, "pod-az-annotation-key", "", "pod annotation key for AZ Info, If not specified or key not found, will use sts name as AZ key")
 	flag.StringVar(&config.migrationState, "migration-state", "no-state", "[Databricks Internal] internal pantheon migration state info")
 	flag.Parse()
+
 	return config
 }