diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/kustomization.yaml
index 383e6ab34..ebf7e4566 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@ kind: Kustomization
 namespace: gce-pd-csi-driver
 resources:
 - ../../base/
-patchesStrategicMerge:
-- controller_readonly.yaml
 transformers:
 - ../../images/alpha
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/controller_readonly.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/dev/controller_readonly.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from deploy/kubernetes/overlays/alpha/controller_readonly.yaml
rename to deploy/kubernetes/overlays/dev/controller_readonly.yaml
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml
index 2db58d45f..5ae08def4 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/overlays/dev/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ kind: Kustomization
 patchesStrategicMerge:
 - controller_always_pull.yaml
 - node_always_pull.yaml
+- controller_readonly.yaml
 namespace: gce-pd-csi-driver
 resources:
 - ../../base/