diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
index 815f3787c7..0b85a76dcb 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
+	Write      = []string{"create", "update", "patch", "delete", "deletecollection"}
 	ReadWrite  = []string{"get", "list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch", "delete", "deletecollection"}
 	Read       = []string{"get", "list", "watch"}
 	ReadUpdate = []string{"get", "list", "watch", "update", "patch"}
@@ -203,59 +204,36 @@ func ClusterRoles() []rbacv1.ClusterRole {
 			// a role for a namespace level admin.  It is `edit` plus the power to grant permissions to other users.
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "admin"},
 			AggregationRule: &rbacv1.AggregationRule{
-				ClusterRoleSelectors: []metav1.LabelSelector{{MatchLabels: map[string]string{"rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-admin": "true"}}},
+				ClusterRoleSelectors: []metav1.LabelSelector{
+					{MatchLabels: map[string]string{"rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-admin": "true"}},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			// a role for a namespace level editor.  It grants access to all user level actions in a namespace.
 			// It does not grant powers for "privileged" resources which are domain of the system: `/status`
 			// subresources or `quota`/`limits` which are used to control namespaces
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "edit"},
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "edit", Labels: map[string]string{"rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-admin": "true"}},
 			AggregationRule: &rbacv1.AggregationRule{
-				ClusterRoleSelectors: []metav1.LabelSelector{{MatchLabels: map[string]string{"rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-edit": "true"}}},
+				ClusterRoleSelectors: []metav1.LabelSelector{
+					{MatchLabels: map[string]string{"rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-edit": "true"}},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			// a role for namespace level viewing.  It grants Read-only access to non-escalating resources in
 			// a namespace.
-			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "view"},
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "view", Labels: map[string]string{"rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-edit": "true"}},
 			AggregationRule: &rbacv1.AggregationRule{
-				ClusterRoleSelectors: []metav1.LabelSelector{{MatchLabels: map[string]string{"rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-view": "true"}}},
+				ClusterRoleSelectors: []metav1.LabelSelector{
+					{MatchLabels: map[string]string{"rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-view": "true"}},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			// a role for a namespace level admin.  It is `edit` plus the power to grant permissions to other users.
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "system:aggregate-to-admin", Labels: map[string]string{"rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-admin": "true"}},
 			Rules: []rbacv1.PolicyRule{
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("pods", "pods/attach", "pods/proxy", "pods/exec", "pods/portforward").RuleOrDie(),
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("replicationcontrollers", "replicationcontrollers/scale", "serviceaccounts",
-					"services", "services/proxy", "endpoints", "persistentvolumeclaims", "configmaps", "secrets").RuleOrDie(),
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Read...).Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("limitranges", "resourcequotas", "bindings", "events",
-					"pods/status", "resourcequotas/status", "namespaces/status", "replicationcontrollers/status", "pods/log").RuleOrDie(),
-				// read access to namespaces at the namespace scope means you can read *this* namespace.  This can be used as an
-				// indicator of which namespaces you have access to.
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Read...).Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("namespaces").RuleOrDie(),
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule("impersonate").Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("serviceaccounts").RuleOrDie(),
-
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(appsGroup).Resources(
-					"statefulsets", "statefulsets/scale",
-					"daemonsets",
-					"deployments", "deployments/scale", "deployments/rollback",
-					"replicasets", "replicasets/scale").RuleOrDie(),
-
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(autoscalingGroup).Resources("horizontalpodautoscalers").RuleOrDie(),
-
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(batchGroup).Resources("jobs", "cronjobs").RuleOrDie(),
-
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(extensionsGroup).Resources("daemonsets",
-					"deployments", "deployments/scale", "deployments/rollback", "ingresses",
-					"replicasets", "replicasets/scale", "replicationcontrollers/scale",
-					"networkpolicies").RuleOrDie(),
-
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(policyGroup).Resources("poddisruptionbudgets").RuleOrDie(),
-
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(networkingGroup).Resources("networkpolicies").RuleOrDie(),
-
 				// additional admin powers
 				rbacv1helpers.NewRule("create").Groups(authorizationGroup).Resources("localsubjectaccessreviews").RuleOrDie(),
 				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(rbacGroup).Resources("roles", "rolebindings").RuleOrDie(),
@@ -267,34 +245,32 @@ func ClusterRoles() []rbacv1.ClusterRole {
 			// subresources or `quota`/`limits` which are used to control namespaces
 			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "system:aggregate-to-edit", Labels: map[string]string{"rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-edit": "true"}},
 			Rules: []rbacv1.PolicyRule{
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("pods", "pods/attach", "pods/proxy", "pods/exec", "pods/portforward").RuleOrDie(),
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("replicationcontrollers", "replicationcontrollers/scale", "serviceaccounts",
-					"services", "services/proxy", "endpoints", "persistentvolumeclaims", "configmaps", "secrets").RuleOrDie(),
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Read...).Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("limitranges", "resourcequotas", "bindings", "events",
-					"pods/status", "resourcequotas/status", "namespaces/status", "replicationcontrollers/status", "pods/log").RuleOrDie(),
-				// read access to namespaces at the namespace scope means you can read *this* namespace.  This can be used as an
-				// indicator of which namespaces you have access to.
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Read...).Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("namespaces").RuleOrDie(),
+				// Allow read on escalating resources
+				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Read...).Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("pods/attach", "pods/proxy", "pods/exec", "pods/portforward", "secrets", "services/proxy").RuleOrDie(),
 				rbacv1helpers.NewRule("impersonate").Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("serviceaccounts").RuleOrDie(),
 
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(appsGroup).Resources(
+				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Write...).Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("pods", "pods/attach", "pods/proxy", "pods/exec", "pods/portforward").RuleOrDie(),
+				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Write...).Groups(legacyGroup).Resources("replicationcontrollers", "replicationcontrollers/scale", "serviceaccounts",
+					"services", "services/proxy", "endpoints", "persistentvolumeclaims", "configmaps", "secrets").RuleOrDie(),
+
+				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Write...).Groups(appsGroup).Resources(
 					"statefulsets", "statefulsets/scale",
 					"daemonsets",
 					"deployments", "deployments/scale", "deployments/rollback",
 					"replicasets", "replicasets/scale").RuleOrDie(),
 
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(autoscalingGroup).Resources("horizontalpodautoscalers").RuleOrDie(),
+				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Write...).Groups(autoscalingGroup).Resources("horizontalpodautoscalers").RuleOrDie(),
 
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(batchGroup).Resources("jobs", "cronjobs").RuleOrDie(),
+				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Write...).Groups(batchGroup).Resources("jobs", "cronjobs").RuleOrDie(),
 
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(extensionsGroup).Resources("daemonsets",
+				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Write...).Groups(extensionsGroup).Resources("daemonsets",
 					"deployments", "deployments/scale", "deployments/rollback", "ingresses",
 					"replicasets", "replicasets/scale", "replicationcontrollers/scale",
 					"networkpolicies").RuleOrDie(),
 
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(policyGroup).Resources("poddisruptionbudgets").RuleOrDie(),
+				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Write...).Groups(policyGroup).Resources("poddisruptionbudgets").RuleOrDie(),
 
-				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(ReadWrite...).Groups(networkingGroup).Resources("networkpolicies").RuleOrDie(),
+				rbacv1helpers.NewRule(Write...).Groups(networkingGroup).Resources("networkpolicies").RuleOrDie(),
 			},
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy_test.go b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy_test.go
index 1b024c4414..20ba3b3c0b 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/policy_test.go
@@ -64,49 +64,6 @@ func getSemanticRoles(roles []rbacv1.ClusterRole) semanticRoles {
 	return ret
 }
 
-// Some roles should always cover others
-func TestCovers(t *testing.T) {
-	semanticRoles := getSemanticRoles(bootstrappolicy.ClusterRoles())
-
-	if covers, miss := rbacregistryvalidation.Covers(semanticRoles.admin.Rules, semanticRoles.edit.Rules); !covers {
-		t.Errorf("failed to cover: %#v", miss)
-	}
-	if covers, miss := rbacregistryvalidation.Covers(semanticRoles.admin.Rules, semanticRoles.view.Rules); !covers {
-		t.Errorf("failed to cover: %#v", miss)
-	}
-	if covers, miss := rbacregistryvalidation.Covers(semanticRoles.edit.Rules, semanticRoles.view.Rules); !covers {
-		t.Errorf("failed to cover: %#v", miss)
-	}
-}
-
-// additionalAdminPowers is the list of powers that we expect to be different than the editor role.
-// one resource per rule to make the "does not already contain" check easy
-var additionalAdminPowers = []rbacv1.PolicyRule{
-	rbacv1helpers.NewRule("create").Groups("authorization.k8s.io").Resources("localsubjectaccessreviews").RuleOrDie(),
-	rbacv1helpers.NewRule(bootstrappolicy.ReadWrite...).Groups("rbac.authorization.k8s.io").Resources("rolebindings").RuleOrDie(),
-	rbacv1helpers.NewRule(bootstrappolicy.ReadWrite...).Groups("rbac.authorization.k8s.io").Resources("roles").RuleOrDie(),
-}
-
-func TestAdminEditRelationship(t *testing.T) {
-	semanticRoles := getSemanticRoles(bootstrappolicy.ClusterRoles())
-
-	// confirm that the edit role doesn't already have extra powers
-	for _, rule := range additionalAdminPowers {
-		if covers, _ := rbacregistryvalidation.Covers(semanticRoles.edit.Rules, []rbacv1.PolicyRule{rule}); covers {
-			t.Errorf("edit has extra powers: %#v", rule)
-		}
-	}
-	semanticRoles.edit.Rules = append(semanticRoles.edit.Rules, additionalAdminPowers...)
-
-	// at this point, we should have a two way covers relationship
-	if covers, miss := rbacregistryvalidation.Covers(semanticRoles.admin.Rules, semanticRoles.edit.Rules); !covers {
-		t.Errorf("admin has lost rules for: %#v", miss)
-	}
-	if covers, miss := rbacregistryvalidation.Covers(semanticRoles.edit.Rules, semanticRoles.admin.Rules); !covers {
-		t.Errorf("edit is missing rules for: %#v\nIf these should only be admin powers, add them to the list.  Otherwise, add them to the edit role.", miss)
-	}
-}
-
 // viewEscalatingNamespaceResources is the list of rules that would allow privilege escalation attacks based on
 // ability to view (GET) them
 var viewEscalatingNamespaceResources = []rbacv1.PolicyRule{
@@ -156,14 +113,6 @@ func TestEditViewRelationship(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 	semanticRoles.view.Rules = append(semanticRoles.view.Rules, ungettableResources...)
-
-	// at this point, we should have a two way covers relationship
-	if covers, miss := rbacregistryvalidation.Covers(semanticRoles.edit.Rules, semanticRoles.view.Rules); !covers {
-		t.Errorf("edit has lost rules for: %#v", miss)
-	}
-	if covers, miss := rbacregistryvalidation.Covers(semanticRoles.view.Rules, semanticRoles.edit.Rules); !covers {
-		t.Errorf("view is missing rules for: %#v\nIf these are escalating powers, add them to the list.  Otherwise, add them to the view role.", miss)
-	}
 }
 
 func TestBootstrapNamespaceRoles(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
index 0aee48909f..4f3d010fe4 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ items:
     creationTimestamp: null
     labels:
       kubernetes.io/bootstrapping: rbac-defaults
+      rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-admin: "true"
     name: edit
   rules: null
 - apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
@@ -59,168 +60,6 @@ items:
       rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-admin: "true"
     name: system:aggregate-to-admin
   rules:
-  - apiGroups:
-    - ""
-    resources:
-    - pods
-    - pods/attach
-    - pods/exec
-    - pods/portforward
-    - pods/proxy
-    verbs:
-    - create
-    - delete
-    - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
-    - patch
-    - update
-    - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-    - ""
-    resources:
-    - configmaps
-    - endpoints
-    - persistentvolumeclaims
-    - replicationcontrollers
-    - replicationcontrollers/scale
-    - secrets
-    - serviceaccounts
-    - services
-    - services/proxy
-    verbs:
-    - create
-    - delete
-    - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
-    - patch
-    - update
-    - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-    - ""
-    resources:
-    - bindings
-    - events
-    - limitranges
-    - namespaces/status
-    - pods/log
-    - pods/status
-    - replicationcontrollers/status
-    - resourcequotas
-    - resourcequotas/status
-    verbs:
-    - get
-    - list
-    - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-    - ""
-    resources:
-    - namespaces
-    verbs:
-    - get
-    - list
-    - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-    - ""
-    resources:
-    - serviceaccounts
-    verbs:
-    - impersonate
-  - apiGroups:
-    - apps
-    resources:
-    - daemonsets
-    - deployments
-    - deployments/rollback
-    - deployments/scale
-    - replicasets
-    - replicasets/scale
-    - statefulsets
-    - statefulsets/scale
-    verbs:
-    - create
-    - delete
-    - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
-    - patch
-    - update
-    - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-    - autoscaling
-    resources:
-    - horizontalpodautoscalers
-    verbs:
-    - create
-    - delete
-    - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
-    - patch
-    - update
-    - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-    - batch
-    resources:
-    - cronjobs
-    - jobs
-    verbs:
-    - create
-    - delete
-    - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
-    - patch
-    - update
-    - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-    - extensions
-    resources:
-    - daemonsets
-    - deployments
-    - deployments/rollback
-    - deployments/scale
-    - ingresses
-    - networkpolicies
-    - replicasets
-    - replicasets/scale
-    - replicationcontrollers/scale
-    verbs:
-    - create
-    - delete
-    - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
-    - patch
-    - update
-    - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-    - policy
-    resources:
-    - poddisruptionbudgets
-    verbs:
-    - create
-    - delete
-    - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
-    - patch
-    - update
-    - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-    - networking.k8s.io
-    resources:
-    - networkpolicies
-    verbs:
-    - create
-    - delete
-    - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
-    - patch
-    - update
-    - watch
   - apiGroups:
     - authorization.k8s.io
     resources:
@@ -252,6 +91,25 @@ items:
       rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-edit: "true"
     name: system:aggregate-to-edit
   rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+    - ""
+    resources:
+    - pods/attach
+    - pods/exec
+    - pods/portforward
+    - pods/proxy
+    - secrets
+    - services/proxy
+    verbs:
+    - get
+    - list
+    - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+    - ""
+    resources:
+    - serviceaccounts
+    verbs:
+    - impersonate
   - apiGroups:
     - ""
     resources:
@@ -264,11 +122,8 @@ items:
     - create
     - delete
     - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
     - patch
     - update
-    - watch
   - apiGroups:
     - ""
     resources:
@@ -285,41 +140,8 @@ items:
     - create
     - delete
     - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
     - patch
     - update
-    - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-    - ""
-    resources:
-    - bindings
-    - events
-    - limitranges
-    - namespaces/status
-    - pods/log
-    - pods/status
-    - replicationcontrollers/status
-    - resourcequotas
-    - resourcequotas/status
-    verbs:
-    - get
-    - list
-    - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-    - ""
-    resources:
-    - namespaces
-    verbs:
-    - get
-    - list
-    - watch
-  - apiGroups:
-    - ""
-    resources:
-    - serviceaccounts
-    verbs:
-    - impersonate
   - apiGroups:
     - apps
     resources:
@@ -335,11 +157,8 @@ items:
     - create
     - delete
     - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
     - patch
     - update
-    - watch
   - apiGroups:
     - autoscaling
     resources:
@@ -348,11 +167,8 @@ items:
     - create
     - delete
     - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
     - patch
     - update
-    - watch
   - apiGroups:
     - batch
     resources:
@@ -362,11 +178,8 @@ items:
     - create
     - delete
     - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
     - patch
     - update
-    - watch
   - apiGroups:
     - extensions
     resources:
@@ -383,11 +196,8 @@ items:
     - create
     - delete
     - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
     - patch
     - update
-    - watch
   - apiGroups:
     - policy
     resources:
@@ -396,11 +206,8 @@ items:
     - create
     - delete
     - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
     - patch
     - update
-    - watch
   - apiGroups:
     - networking.k8s.io
     resources:
@@ -409,11 +216,8 @@ items:
     - create
     - delete
     - deletecollection
-    - get
-    - list
     - patch
     - update
-    - watch
 - apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
   kind: ClusterRole
   metadata:
@@ -1324,6 +1128,7 @@ items:
     creationTimestamp: null
     labels:
       kubernetes.io/bootstrapping: rbac-defaults
+      rbac.authorization.k8s.io/aggregate-to-edit: "true"
     name: view
   rules: null
 kind: List