diff --git a/pkg/apis/deployment/v1/arango_member_spec_overrides.go b/pkg/apis/deployment/v1/arango_member_spec_overrides.go
index 0e792b5be..510af5403 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/deployment/v1/arango_member_spec_overrides.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/deployment/v1/arango_member_spec_overrides.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (a *ArangoMemberSpecOverrides) GetVolumeClaimTemplate(g *ServerGroupSpec) *
 		}
 	}
 
-	return &core.PersistentVolumeClaim{}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (a *ArangoMemberSpecOverrides) GetResources(g *ServerGroupSpec) core.ResourceRequirements {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/deployment/v2alpha1/arango_member_spec_overrides.go b/pkg/apis/deployment/v2alpha1/arango_member_spec_overrides.go
index b43ed33d9..448ab377f 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/deployment/v2alpha1/arango_member_spec_overrides.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/deployment/v2alpha1/arango_member_spec_overrides.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (a *ArangoMemberSpecOverrides) GetVolumeClaimTemplate(g *ServerGroupSpec) *
 		}
 	}
 
-	return &core.PersistentVolumeClaim{}
+	return nil
 }
 
 func (a *ArangoMemberSpecOverrides) GetResources(g *ServerGroupSpec) core.ResourceRequirements {