diff --git a/.chloggen/featureremovedefaultallowedFlexVolumes.yaml b/.chloggen/featureremovedefaultallowedFlexVolumes.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f28d807ece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chloggen/featureremovedefaultallowedFlexVolumes.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+change_type: 'bug_fix'
+component: 'chart'
+note: "Remove by default empty allowedFlexVolumes"
+issues: [981]
+subtext: "Removed the allowedFlexVolumes empty field since it does not provide any default additional benefits for the users."
diff --git a/examples/distribution-openshift/rendered_manifests/securityContextConstraints.yaml b/examples/distribution-openshift/rendered_manifests/securityContextConstraints.yaml
index 1bf7a8ba96..8bacb70e30 100644
--- a/examples/distribution-openshift/rendered_manifests/securityContextConstraints.yaml
+++ b/examples/distribution-openshift/rendered_manifests/securityContextConstraints.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ allowHostPID: true
 allowHostPorts: true
 allowPrivilegedContainer: false
 allowedCapabilities: []
-allowedFlexVolumes: []
 defaultAddCapabilities: []
 fsGroup:
   type: MustRunAs
diff --git a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/securityContextConstraints.yaml b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/securityContextConstraints.yaml
index cc9e289c79..569eeb217a 100644
--- a/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/securityContextConstraints.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/splunk-otel-collector/templates/securityContextConstraints.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ seLinuxContext:
     role: "system_r"
     type: "spc_t"
     level: "s0"
-allowedFlexVolumes: []
 allowedCapabilities: []
 defaultAddCapabilities: []
 fsGroup: