diff --git a/apis/config/v1alpha1/common_types.go b/apis/config/v1alpha1/common_types.go
index d095c30..0fb65b7 100644
--- a/apis/config/v1alpha1/common_types.go
+++ b/apis/config/v1alpha1/common_types.go
@@ -976,7 +976,8 @@ type HTTPDeleteHeaderRule struct {
 	Name string `json:"name"`
 	// Method is the matching applied on the header name
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=str;beg;end;sub;reg
-	Method string `json:"method"`
+	// +optional
+	Method string `json:"method,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type HTTPPathRule struct {
diff --git a/helm/haproxy-operator/crds/config.haproxy.com_backends.yaml b/helm/haproxy-operator/crds/config.haproxy.com_backends.yaml
index 74e8893..38e762c 100644
--- a/helm/haproxy-operator/crds/config.haproxy.com_backends.yaml
+++ b/helm/haproxy-operator/crds/config.haproxy.com_backends.yaml
@@ -583,7 +583,6 @@ spec:
                           description: Name specifies the header name
                           type: string
                       required:
-                      - method
                       - name
                       type: object
                     type: array
diff --git a/helm/haproxy-operator/crds/config.haproxy.com_frontends.yaml b/helm/haproxy-operator/crds/config.haproxy.com_frontends.yaml
index 8482863..e7bc044 100644
--- a/helm/haproxy-operator/crds/config.haproxy.com_frontends.yaml
+++ b/helm/haproxy-operator/crds/config.haproxy.com_frontends.yaml
@@ -853,7 +853,6 @@ spec:
                           description: Name specifies the header name
                           type: string
                       required:
-                      - method
                       - name
                       type: object
                     type: array
diff --git a/helm/haproxy-operator/crds/config.haproxy.com_listens.yaml b/helm/haproxy-operator/crds/config.haproxy.com_listens.yaml
index f2dc118..d656f0a 100644
--- a/helm/haproxy-operator/crds/config.haproxy.com_listens.yaml
+++ b/helm/haproxy-operator/crds/config.haproxy.com_listens.yaml
@@ -995,7 +995,6 @@ spec:
                           description: Name specifies the header name
                           type: string
                       required:
-                      - method
                       - name
                       type: object
                     type: array