diff --git a/charts/linkerd/templates/controller.yaml b/charts/linkerd/templates/controller.yaml
index 59278af9548a8..73eea00f62867 100644
--- a/charts/linkerd/templates/controller.yaml
+++ b/charts/linkerd/templates/controller.yaml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ spec:
             path: /ready
             port: 9995
         {{- if eq .HighAvailability true -}}
-        {{- include "linkerd.resources" .PublicAPIResources | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- include "partials.resources" .PublicAPIResources | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
         securityContext:
           runAsUser: {{.ControllerUID}}
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ spec:
             path: /ready
             port: 9996
         {{- if eq .HighAvailability true -}}
-        {{- include "linkerd.resources" .DestinationResources | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- include "partials.resources" .DestinationResources | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
         securityContext:
           runAsUser: {{.ControllerUID}}
diff --git a/charts/linkerd/templates/grafana.yaml b/charts/linkerd/templates/grafana.yaml
index 2382c9c0135fa..7ddf201ebce8d 100644
--- a/charts/linkerd/templates/grafana.yaml
+++ b/charts/linkerd/templates/grafana.yaml
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ spec:
             path: /api/health
             port: 3000
         {{- if eq .HighAvailability true -}}
-        {{- include "linkerd.resources" .GrafanaResources | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- include "partials.resources" .GrafanaResources | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
         securityContext:
           runAsUser: 472
diff --git a/charts/linkerd/templates/heartbeat.yaml b/charts/linkerd/templates/heartbeat.yaml
index cb1678843d03a..cd9e2bd72b58a 100644
--- a/charts/linkerd/templates/heartbeat.yaml
+++ b/charts/linkerd/templates/heartbeat.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ spec:
             - "-controller-namespace={{.Namespace}}"
             - "-log-level={{.ControllerLogLevel}}"
             {{- if eq .HighAvailability true -}}
-            {{- include "linkerd.resources" .HeartbeatResources | nindent 12 }}
+            {{- include "partials.resources" .HeartbeatResources | nindent 12 }}
             {{- end -}}
             securityContext:
               runAsUser: {{.ControllerUID}}
diff --git a/charts/partials/templates/_proxy-init.tpl b/charts/partials/templates/_proxy-init.tpl
index ee6f5722b7cf7..6067fbb954b6d 100644
--- a/charts/partials/templates/_proxy-init.tpl
+++ b/charts/partials/templates/_proxy-init.tpl
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   image: {{.Image.Name}}:{{.Image.Version}}
   imagePullPolicy: {{.Image.PullPolicy}}
   name: linkerd-init
-  {{- include "partials.resource" .ResourceRequirements | nindent 2 }}
+  {{- include "partials.resources" .ResourceRequirements | nindent 2 }}
   securityContext:
     allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
     capabilities:
diff --git a/charts/partials/templates/_proxy.tpl b/charts/partials/templates/_proxy.tpl
index 89905af30c759..6e5f777e5674b 100644
--- a/charts/partials/templates/_proxy.tpl
+++ b/charts/partials/templates/_proxy.tpl
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
       port: {{.Port.Admin}}
     initialDelaySeconds: 2
   {{- if eq .HighAvailability true -}}
-  {{- include "partials.resource" .ResourceRequirements | nindent 2 -}}
+  {{- include "partials.resources" .ResourceRequirements | nindent 2 -}}
   {{- end }}
   securityContext:
     allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
diff --git a/charts/partials/templates/_resource.tpl b/charts/partials/templates/_resource.tpl
deleted file mode 100644
index aa5dbf769fb2a..0000000000000
--- a/charts/partials/templates/_resource.tpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{{- define "partials.resource" -}}
-resources:
-  {{- if or .CPU.Limit .Memory.Limit }}
-  limits:
-    {{- with .CPU.Limit }}
-    cpu: {{.}}
-    {{- end }}
-    {{- with .Memory.Limit }}
-    memory: {{.}}
-    {{- end }}
-  {{- end }}
-  {{- if or .CPU.Request .Memory.Request }}
-  requests:
-    {{- with .CPU.Request }}
-    cpu: {{.}}
-    {{- end }}
-    {{- with .Memory.Request }}
-    memory: {{.}}
-    {{- end }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/linkerd/templates/_resources.tpl b/charts/partials/templates/_resources.tpl
similarity index 78%
rename from charts/linkerd/templates/_resources.tpl
rename to charts/partials/templates/_resources.tpl
index ce5fede579325..be4eb4381a7b6 100644
--- a/charts/linkerd/templates/_resources.tpl
+++ b/charts/partials/templates/_resources.tpl
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-{{/* Specify resource requests and limits for workloads */}}
-{{- define "linkerd.resources" -}}
+{{- define "partials.resources" -}}
 resources:
   {{- if or .CPU.Limit .Memory.Limit }}
   limits:
@@ -19,4 +18,4 @@ resources:
     memory: {{.}}
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
-{{- end -}}
+{{- end }}