diff --git a/build/crd/crunchy/generated/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com_postgresclusters.yaml b/build/crd/crunchy/generated/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com_postgresclusters.yaml
index 73b56ea67..9acf9375e 100644
--- a/build/crd/crunchy/generated/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com_postgresclusters.yaml
+++ b/build/crd/crunchy/generated/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com_postgresclusters.yaml
@@ -19709,7 +19709,6 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 x-kubernetes-list-type: map
             required:
-            - backups
             - instances
             - postgresVersion
             type: object
diff --git a/build/crd/percona/generated/pgv2.percona.com_perconapgclusters.yaml b/build/crd/percona/generated/pgv2.percona.com_perconapgclusters.yaml
index 46ee039b0..8d61a98b3 100644
--- a/build/crd/percona/generated/pgv2.percona.com_perconapgclusters.yaml
+++ b/build/crd/percona/generated/pgv2.percona.com_perconapgclusters.yaml
@@ -4987,8 +4987,6 @@ spec:
                   trackLatestRestorableTime:
                     description: Enable tracking latest restorable time
                     type: boolean
-                required:
-                - pgbackrest
                 type: object
               crVersion:
                 description: |-
@@ -17503,7 +17501,6 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 x-kubernetes-list-type: map
             required:
-            - backups
             - instances
             - postgresVersion
             type: object
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/pgv2.percona.com_perconapgclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/pgv2.percona.com_perconapgclusters.yaml
index ad94a653f..50096e0b5 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/pgv2.percona.com_perconapgclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/pgv2.percona.com_perconapgclusters.yaml
@@ -5393,8 +5393,6 @@ spec:
                   trackLatestRestorableTime:
                     description: Enable tracking latest restorable time
                     type: boolean
-                required:
-                - pgbackrest
                 type: object
               crVersion:
                 description: |-
@@ -17909,7 +17907,6 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 x-kubernetes-list-type: map
             required:
-            - backups
             - instances
             - postgresVersion
             type: object
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com_postgresclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com_postgresclusters.yaml
index 086a5a31b..3933bb8dd 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com_postgresclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com_postgresclusters.yaml
@@ -19607,7 +19607,6 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 x-kubernetes-list-type: map
             required:
-            - backups
             - instances
             - postgresVersion
             type: object
diff --git a/deploy/bundle.yaml b/deploy/bundle.yaml
index 08fc8d937..7bb8a272b 100644
--- a/deploy/bundle.yaml
+++ b/deploy/bundle.yaml
@@ -5686,8 +5686,6 @@ spec:
                   trackLatestRestorableTime:
                     description: Enable tracking latest restorable time
                     type: boolean
-                required:
-                - pgbackrest
                 type: object
               crVersion:
                 description: |-
@@ -18202,7 +18200,6 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 x-kubernetes-list-type: map
             required:
-            - backups
             - instances
             - postgresVersion
             type: object
@@ -45292,7 +45289,6 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 x-kubernetes-list-type: map
             required:
-            - backups
             - instances
             - postgresVersion
             type: object
diff --git a/deploy/crd.yaml b/deploy/crd.yaml
index 6cdd58aa5..39e77dcca 100644
--- a/deploy/crd.yaml
+++ b/deploy/crd.yaml
@@ -5686,8 +5686,6 @@ spec:
                   trackLatestRestorableTime:
                     description: Enable tracking latest restorable time
                     type: boolean
-                required:
-                - pgbackrest
                 type: object
               crVersion:
                 description: |-
@@ -18202,7 +18200,6 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 x-kubernetes-list-type: map
             required:
-            - backups
             - instances
             - postgresVersion
             type: object
@@ -45292,7 +45289,6 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 x-kubernetes-list-type: map
             required:
-            - backups
             - instances
             - postgresVersion
             type: object
diff --git a/deploy/cw-bundle.yaml b/deploy/cw-bundle.yaml
index cca501f56..52508e6c7 100644
--- a/deploy/cw-bundle.yaml
+++ b/deploy/cw-bundle.yaml
@@ -5686,8 +5686,6 @@ spec:
                   trackLatestRestorableTime:
                     description: Enable tracking latest restorable time
                     type: boolean
-                required:
-                - pgbackrest
                 type: object
               crVersion:
                 description: |-
@@ -18202,7 +18200,6 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 x-kubernetes-list-type: map
             required:
-            - backups
             - instances
             - postgresVersion
             type: object
@@ -45292,7 +45289,6 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 x-kubernetes-list-type: map
             required:
-            - backups
             - instances
             - postgresVersion
             type: object
diff --git a/pkg/apis/pgv2.percona.com/v2/perconapgcluster_types.go b/pkg/apis/pgv2.percona.com/v2/perconapgcluster_types.go
index 979348028..9c85cb977 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/pgv2.percona.com/v2/perconapgcluster_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/pgv2.percona.com/v2/perconapgcluster_types.go
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ type PerconaPGClusterSpec struct {
 	Proxy *PGProxySpec `json:"proxy,omitempty"`
 
 	// PostgreSQL backup configuration
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
 	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=spec
+	// +optional
 	Backups Backups `json:"backups"`
 
 	// The specification of PMM sidecars.
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ type PerconaPGClusterStatus struct {
 
 type Backups struct {
 	// pgBackRest archive configuration
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
+	// +optional
 	PGBackRest PGBackRestArchive `json:"pgbackrest"`
 
 	// Enable tracking latest restorable time
diff --git a/pkg/apis/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/v1beta1/postgrescluster_types.go b/pkg/apis/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/v1beta1/postgrescluster_types.go
index 4cc53cba9..631ed6720 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/v1beta1/postgrescluster_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/postgres-operator.crunchydata.com/v1beta1/postgrescluster_types.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ type PostgresClusterSpec struct {
 	DataSource *DataSource `json:"dataSource,omitempty"`
 
 	// PostgreSQL backup configuration
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:Required
+	// +optional
 	Backups Backups `json:"backups"`
 
 	// The secret containing the root CA certificate and key for