diff --git a/cmd/teardown.go b/cmd/teardown.go
index 0b5c09d..37f01b9 100644
--- a/cmd/teardown.go
+++ b/cmd/teardown.go
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ func newTeardownCmd(settings *deployer.Config) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:       "teardown [component]",
 		Short:     "Teardown ACS components",
-		Long:      `Teardown ACS components (central, secured-cluster, or both).`,
-		ValidArgs: []string{"central", "secured-cluster", "both"},
+		Long:      `Teardown ACS components (central, secured-cluster, both, all or operator).`,
+		ValidArgs: []string{"central", "secured-cluster", "both", "all", "operator"},
 		Args:      cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		RunE:      runTeardown,
 	}
diff --git a/internal/deployer/deployer.go b/internal/deployer/deployer.go
index 84dab48..9c9ad1a 100644
--- a/internal/deployer/deployer.go
+++ b/internal/deployer/deployer.go
@@ -458,6 +458,8 @@ func (d *Deployer) Teardown(ctx context.Context, components component.Component)
 		return d.teardownCentral(ctx)
 	case component.SecuredCluster:
 		return d.teardownSecuredCluster(ctx)
+	case component.Operator:
+		return d.teardownOperator(ctx)
 	case component.Both, component.All:
 		// Tear down components in parallel for better performance
 		var wg sync.WaitGroup