diff --git a/images/cdi-artifact/patches/014-delete-service-monitor.patch b/images/cdi-artifact/patches/014-delete-service-monitor.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab193a28e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/cdi-artifact/patches/014-delete-service-monitor.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+diff --git a/cmd/cdi-operator/operator.go b/cmd/cdi-operator/operator.go
+index 211f8cf70..4d166b992 100644
+--- a/cmd/cdi-operator/operator.go
++++ b/cmd/cdi-operator/operator.go
+@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
+ 	ocpconfigv1 "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
+ 	routev1 "github.com/openshift/api/route/v1"
+ 	secv1 "github.com/openshift/api/security/v1"
+-	promv1 "github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/pkg/apis/monitoring/v1"
+ 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
+ 	extv1 "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1"
+ 	apiruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+@@ -38,6 +37,7 @@ import (
+ 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager/signals"
+ 
+ 	cdiv1 "kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
++
+ 	"kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer/pkg/operator/controller"
+ 	"kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer/pkg/util"
+ )
+@@ -117,11 +117,6 @@ func main() {
+ 		os.Exit(1)
+ 	}
+ 
+-	if err := promv1.AddToScheme(mgr.GetScheme()); err != nil {
+-		log.Error(err, "")
+-		os.Exit(1)
+-	}
+-
+ 	if err := secv1.Install(mgr.GetScheme()); err != nil {
+ 		log.Error(err, "")
+ 		os.Exit(1)
+diff --git a/pkg/operator/controller/callbacks.go b/pkg/operator/controller/callbacks.go
+index fe40da5e4..7d97c3b8d 100644
+--- a/pkg/operator/controller/callbacks.go
++++ b/pkg/operator/controller/callbacks.go
+@@ -37,10 +37,11 @@ import (
+ 	sdk "kubevirt.io/controller-lifecycle-operator-sdk/pkg/sdk"
+ 
+ 	cdiv1 "kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer-api/pkg/apis/core/v1beta1"
++	"kubevirt.io/controller-lifecycle-operator-sdk/pkg/sdk/callbacks"
++
+ 	"kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer/pkg/common"
+ 	cdicontroller "kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer/pkg/controller"
+ 	cc "kubevirt.io/containerized-data-importer/pkg/controller/common"
+-	"kubevirt.io/controller-lifecycle-operator-sdk/pkg/sdk/callbacks"
+ )
+ 
+ func addReconcileCallbacks(r *ReconcileCDI) {
+@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ func addReconcileCallbacks(r *ReconcileCDI) {
+ 	r.reconciler.AddCallback(&corev1.ServiceAccount{}, reconcileServiceAccounts)
+ 	r.reconciler.AddCallback(&corev1.ServiceAccount{}, reconcileSCC)
+ 	r.reconciler.AddCallback(&appsv1.Deployment{}, reconcileCreateRoute)
+-	r.reconciler.AddCallback(&appsv1.Deployment{}, reconcileCreatePrometheusInfra)
+ 	r.reconciler.AddCallback(&appsv1.Deployment{}, reconcileRemainingRelationshipLabels)
+ 	r.reconciler.AddCallback(&appsv1.Deployment{}, reconcileDeleteSecrets)
+ 	r.reconciler.AddCallback(&appsv1.Deployment{}, reconcileCDICRD)
+@@ -147,36 +147,6 @@ func reconcileSCC(args *callbacks.ReconcileCallbackArgs) error {
+ 	return nil
+ }
+ 
+-func reconcileCreatePrometheusInfra(args *callbacks.ReconcileCallbackArgs) error {
+-	if args.State != callbacks.ReconcileStatePostRead {
+-		return nil
+-	}
+-
+-	deployment := args.CurrentObject.(*appsv1.Deployment)
+-	// we don't check sdk.CheckDeploymentReady(deployment) since we want Prometheus to cover NotReady state as well
+-	if !isControllerDeployment(deployment) {
+-		return nil
+-	}
+-
+-	cr := args.Resource.(runtime.Object)
+-	namespace := deployment.GetNamespace()
+-	if namespace == "" {
+-		return fmt.Errorf("cluster scoped owner not supported")
+-	}
+-
+-	if deployed, err := isPrometheusDeployed(args.Logger, args.Client, namespace); err != nil {
+-		return err
+-	} else if !deployed {
+-		return nil
+-	}
+-	if err := ensurePrometheusResourcesExist(context.TODO(), args.Client, args.Scheme, deployment); err != nil {
+-		args.Recorder.Event(cr, corev1.EventTypeWarning, createResourceFailed, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to ensure prometheus resources exists, %v", err))
+-		return err
+-	}
+-
+-	return nil
+-}
+-
+ func deleteWorkerResources(l logr.Logger, c client.Client) error {
+ 	listTypes := []client.ObjectList{&corev1.PodList{}, &corev1.ServiceList{}}
+ 
+diff --git a/pkg/operator/controller/reconciler-hooks.go b/pkg/operator/controller/reconciler-hooks.go
+index 6aafe14d6..fc55bff35 100644
+--- a/pkg/operator/controller/reconciler-hooks.go
++++ b/pkg/operator/controller/reconciler-hooks.go
+@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ func (r *ReconcileCDI) watch() error {
+ 		return err
+ 	}
+ 
+-	if err := r.watchPrometheusResources(); err != nil {
+-		return err
+-	}
+-
+ 	if err := r.watchRoutes(); err != nil {
+ 		return err
+ 	}
diff --git a/images/cdi-artifact/patches/README.md b/images/cdi-artifact/patches/README.md
index 64acd08e3..81c66bd40 100644
--- a/images/cdi-artifact/patches/README.md
+++ b/images/cdi-artifact/patches/README.md
@@ -34,3 +34,7 @@ Do not manage DataVolume CRD with cdi-operator. Module will install this CRD usi
 #### `011-change-storage-class-for-scratch-pvc.patch`
 
 Set the storage class name for the scratch pvc from the original pvc that will own the scratch pvc, or set it to an empty value if not available.
+
+#### `014-delete-service-monitor.patch`
+
+Removed the creation of a service monitor from the cdi-operator.