diff --git a/app/gke/arangodb.yaml b/app/gke/arangodb.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 00955cc10d..0000000000
--- a/app/gke/arangodb.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: arango-deployment-operator
-  namespace: db
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
----
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: arango-deployment-replication-operator
-  namespace: db
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
----
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: arango-storage-operator
-  namespace: db
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
diff --git a/app/gke/kustomization.yaml b/app/gke/kustomization.yaml
index 6080e1708a..6eb5a44e37 100644
--- a/app/gke/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/app/gke/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,10 +4,20 @@ resources:
 - ../bases
 - letsencrypt-issuer.yaml
 patchesStrategicMerge:
-- arangodb.yaml
 - tracker-api-deployment.yaml
 - tracker-frontend-deployment.yaml
 - publicgateway.yaml
 - certificate.yaml
 - knative/config/queues.yaml
 - arangodb-deployment.yaml
+replicas:
+- name: tracker-frontend
+  count: 2
+- name: tracker-api
+  count: 2
+- name: arango-deployment-replication-operator
+  count: 1
+- name: arango-deployment-operator
+  count: 1
+- name: arango-storage-operator
+  count: 1
diff --git a/app/test/arangodb.yaml b/app/test/arangodb.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 00955cc10d..0000000000
--- a/app/test/arangodb.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: arango-deployment-operator
-  namespace: db
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
----
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: arango-deployment-replication-operator
-  namespace: db
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
----
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: arango-storage-operator
-  namespace: db
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
diff --git a/app/test/kustomization.yaml b/app/test/kustomization.yaml
index 0c9ff66987..356f6a4cf9 100644
--- a/app/test/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/app/test/kustomization.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,17 @@ resources:
 patchesStrategicMerge:
 - publicgateway.yaml
 - knative/config/queues.yaml
-- arangodb.yaml
+replicas:
+- name: tracker-frontend
+  count: 2
+- name: tracker-api
+  count: 2
+- name: arango-deployment-replication-operator
+  count: 1
+- name: arango-deployment-operator
+  count: 1
+- name: arango-storage-operator
+  count: 1
 secretGenerator:
 - envs:
   - arangodb.env