diff --git a/internal/bootstrap/bootstrap_tpl.go b/internal/bootstrap/bootstrap_tpl.go
index e60dd000..3d633b76 100644
--- a/internal/bootstrap/bootstrap_tpl.go
+++ b/internal/bootstrap/bootstrap_tpl.go
@@ -267,12 +267,10 @@ const bootstrapTemplate = `{
   "dynamic_resources": {
     "lds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "cds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "ads_config": {
diff --git a/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/basic.golden b/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/basic.golden
index 4d415571..ca0741a3 100644
--- a/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/basic.golden
+++ b/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/basic.golden
@@ -145,12 +145,10 @@
   "dynamic_resources": {
     "lds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "cds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "ads_config": {
diff --git a/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/central-telemetry-config.golden b/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/central-telemetry-config.golden
index 887415e5..8ed91715 100644
--- a/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/central-telemetry-config.golden
+++ b/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/central-telemetry-config.golden
@@ -159,12 +159,10 @@
   "dynamic_resources": {
     "lds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "cds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "ads_config": {
diff --git a/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/custom-prometheus-scrape-path.golden b/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/custom-prometheus-scrape-path.golden
index ab51a2ba..f21bdabe 100644
--- a/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/custom-prometheus-scrape-path.golden
+++ b/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/custom-prometheus-scrape-path.golden
@@ -234,12 +234,10 @@
   "dynamic_resources": {
     "lds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "cds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "ads_config": {
diff --git a/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/hcp-metrics.golden b/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/hcp-metrics.golden
index 9ea2a054..52f70457 100644
--- a/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/hcp-metrics.golden
+++ b/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/hcp-metrics.golden
@@ -182,12 +182,10 @@
   "dynamic_resources": {
     "lds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "cds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "ads_config": {
diff --git a/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/ready-listener.golden b/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/ready-listener.golden
index 830c4f8e..1d45d37d 100644
--- a/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/ready-listener.golden
+++ b/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/ready-listener.golden
@@ -234,12 +234,10 @@
   "dynamic_resources": {
     "lds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "cds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "ads_config": {
diff --git a/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/unix-socket-xds-server.golden b/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/unix-socket-xds-server.golden
index 7b1036b5..4affbca5 100644
--- a/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/unix-socket-xds-server.golden
+++ b/pkg/consuldp/testdata/TestBootstrapConfig/unix-socket-xds-server.golden
@@ -144,12 +144,10 @@
   "dynamic_resources": {
     "lds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "cds_config": {
       "ads": {},
-      "initial_fetch_timeout": "0s",
       "resource_api_version": "V3"
     },
     "ads_config": {