diff --git a/cmd/argocd-applicationset-controller/commands/applicationset_controller.go b/cmd/argocd-applicationset-controller/commands/applicationset_controller.go
index 3780dd54be266..7abc5657ffd62 100644
--- a/cmd/argocd-applicationset-controller/commands/applicationset_controller.go
+++ b/cmd/argocd-applicationset-controller/commands/applicationset_controller.go
@@ -115,8 +115,11 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 			}
 
 			cfg := ctrl.GetConfigOrDie()
-			cfg.QPS = 100
-			cfg.Burst = 150
+			err = appv1alpha1.SetK8SConfigDefaults(cfg)	
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "Unable to apply K8s REST config defaults")
+				os.Exit(1)
+			}
 
 			mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(cfg, ctrl.Options{
 				Scheme:                 scheme,
@@ -128,8 +131,6 @@ func NewCommand() *cobra.Command {
 				LeaderElectionID:       "58ac56fa.applicationsets.argoproj.io",
 				DryRunClient:           dryRun,
 			})
-			mgr.AddMetricsExtraHandler("/debug/pprof/", http.HandlerFunc(pprof.Index))
-			mgr.AddMetricsExtraHandler("/debug/pprof/profile", http.HandlerFunc(pprof.Profile))
 
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Error(err, "unable to start manager")