diff --git a/examples/network-policy/backing-image-manager-network-policy.yaml b/examples/network-policy/backing-image-manager-network-policy.yaml
index 6d2e273..5c252cc 100644
--- a/examples/network-policy/backing-image-manager-network-policy.yaml
+++ b/examples/network-policy/backing-image-manager-network-policy.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,3 @@ spec:
     - podSelector:
         matchLabels:
           longhorn.io/component: backing-image-manager
-    - podSelector:
-        matchLabels:
-          longhorn.io/component: backing-image-data-source
diff --git a/examples/network-policy/instance-manager-networking.yaml b/examples/network-policy/instance-manager-networking.yaml
index aea2dfe..f30bd92 100644
--- a/examples/network-policy/instance-manager-networking.yaml
+++ b/examples/network-policy/instance-manager-networking.yaml
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ spec:
     - podSelector:
         matchLabels:
           longhorn.io/component: instance-manager
-    - podSelector:
-        matchLabels:
-          longhorn.io/component: backing-image-manager
     - podSelector:
         matchLabels:
           longhorn.io/component: backing-image-data-source