diff --git a/tools/deployment/ceph/ceph-rook.sh b/tools/deployment/ceph/ceph-rook.sh
index e519643e5..059a944b6 100755
--- a/tools/deployment/ceph/ceph-rook.sh
+++ b/tools/deployment/ceph/ceph-rook.sh
@@ -430,6 +430,9 @@ cephClusterSpec:
       dataSource: zero
       iteration: 1
     allowUninstallWithVolumes: false
+  monitoring:
+    enabled: false
+    metricsDisabled: true
   resources:
     mgr:
       limits: