Google Photos on an Android Phone

Hello! I use Google Photos as my main photo storage and have photos going back many many years. On my Android phone, when I take a picture I want it to automatically upload to Google Photos. I have a storage issue on my mobile device so when the photos have been safely stored I like to delete them from my device, however I find that if I do, the photos will be reuploaded to my device from Google Photos in a few days time. Is there a way to keep it so my photos are automatically backed up on Google Photos, but don't redownload to my device after they've been deleted. Thanks in advance!