diff --git a/acceptance/tests/partitions/partitions_connect_test.go b/acceptance/tests/partitions/partitions_connect_test.go
index 1a3c6c901d..cab0d3b54e 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/partitions/partitions_connect_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/tests/partitions/partitions_connect_test.go
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ func TestPartitions_Connect(t *testing.T) {
 				"meshGateway.replicas": "1",
 
 				"controller.enabled": "true",
-
-				"dns.enabled":           "true",
-				"dns.enableRedirection": strconv.FormatBool(cfg.EnableTransparentProxy),
 			}
 
 			defaultPartitionHelmValues := make(map[string]string)
diff --git a/acceptance/tests/partitions/partitions_sync_test.go b/acceptance/tests/partitions/partitions_sync_test.go
index e29ef18c78..b6ec8f86d3 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/partitions/partitions_sync_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/tests/partitions/partitions_sync_test.go
@@ -95,9 +95,6 @@ func TestPartitions_Sync(t *testing.T) {
 				"syncCatalog.consulNamespaces.consulDestinationNamespace": c.destinationNamespace,
 				"syncCatalog.consulNamespaces.mirroringK8S":               strconv.FormatBool(c.mirrorK8S),
 				"syncCatalog.addK8SNamespaceSuffix":                       "false",
-
-				"dns.enabled":           "true",
-				"dns.enableRedirection": strconv.FormatBool(cfg.EnableTransparentProxy),
 			}
 
 			serverHelmValues := map[string]string{
diff --git a/acceptance/tests/peering/peering_connect_namespaces_test.go b/acceptance/tests/peering/peering_connect_namespaces_test.go
index 94d82b4a2e..775a906f0d 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/peering/peering_connect_namespaces_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/tests/peering/peering_connect_namespaces_test.go
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ func TestPeering_ConnectNamespaces(t *testing.T) {
 				"meshGateway.replicas": "1",
 
 				"controller.enabled": "true",
-
-				"dns.enabled":           "true",
-				"dns.enableRedirection": strconv.FormatBool(cfg.EnableTransparentProxy),
 			}
 
 			staticServerPeerHelmValues := map[string]string{
diff --git a/acceptance/tests/peering/peering_connect_test.go b/acceptance/tests/peering/peering_connect_test.go
index 00f1d124b2..92d14a2f11 100644
--- a/acceptance/tests/peering/peering_connect_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/tests/peering/peering_connect_test.go
@@ -66,9 +66,6 @@ func TestPeering_Connect(t *testing.T) {
 				"meshGateway.replicas": "1",
 
 				"controller.enabled": "true",
-
-				"dns.enabled":           "true",
-				"dns.enableRedirection": strconv.FormatBool(cfg.EnableTransparentProxy),
 			}
 
 			staticServerPeerHelmValues := map[string]string{