diff --git a/pkg/apis/planetscale/v2/defaults.go b/pkg/apis/planetscale/v2/defaults.go
index d2ead7cc..85fe9694 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/planetscale/v2/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/planetscale/v2/defaults.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ var DefaultImages = &VitessImages{
 		Mysql80Compatible: defaultMySQLImage,
 	},
 
-	MysqldExporter: "prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.16.0",
+	MysqldExporter: "prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.14.0",
 }
 
 var (
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
index 0acf6f15..76ef570a 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
     vtbackup: vitess/lite:v21.0.0
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.40
-    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.16.0
+    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.14.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
     gateway:
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_autoscale.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_autoscale.yaml
index 507159b7..08e19c2d 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_autoscale.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_autoscale.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
     vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.40
-    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.16.0
+    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.14.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
     gateway:
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml
index 7a34045c..9c673128 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
     vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.40
-    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.16.0
+    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.14.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
     gateway:
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup_schedule.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup_schedule.yaml
index f81ce017..b31c3032 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup_schedule.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_backup_schedule.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ spec:
     vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.40
-    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.16.0
+    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.14.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
     gateway:
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_unmanaged_tablet.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_unmanaged_tablet.yaml
index 42ff79fa..1e02af12 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_unmanaged_tablet.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_unmanaged_tablet.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
     vtorc: vitess/lite:latest
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.40
-    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.16.0
+    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.14.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
     gateway:
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_vtorc_vtadmin.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_vtorc_vtadmin.yaml
index 23877ae1..8c803f00 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_vtorc_vtadmin.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/101_initial_cluster_vtorc_vtadmin.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
     vtorc: vitess/lite:latest
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.40
-    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.16.0
+    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.14.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
     gateway:
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/102_keyspace_teardown.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/102_keyspace_teardown.yaml
index ffa12bfb..e9dbcab7 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/102_keyspace_teardown.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/102_keyspace_teardown.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
     vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.40
-    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.16.0
+    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.14.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
     gateway:
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
index 68c8db9f..ef1f3546 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/201_customer_tablets.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
     vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.40
-    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.16.0
+    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.14.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
     gateway:
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/302_new_shards.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
index cb9d7359..8731afea 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/302_new_shards.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
     vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.40
-    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.16.0
+    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.14.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
     gateway:
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
index bdc34559..9684f5f2 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/306_down_shard_0.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ spec:
     vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.40
-    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.16.0
+    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.14.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
     gateway:
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_autoscale.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_autoscale.yaml
index d5555957..e3661896 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_autoscale.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_autoscale.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
     vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.40
-    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.16.0
+    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.14.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
     gateway:
diff --git a/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_upgrade.yaml b/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_upgrade.yaml
index 984459b6..18cd5484 100644
--- a/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_upgrade.yaml
+++ b/test/endtoend/operator/cluster_upgrade.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ spec:
     vtbackup: vitess/lite:latest
     mysqld:
       mysql80Compatible: mysql:8.0.40
-    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.16.0
+    mysqldExporter: prom/mysqld-exporter:v0.14.0
   cells:
   - name: zone1
     gateway: