diff --git a/.github/workflows/helm-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/helm-tests.yml
index a6d9b86d..de66e9d7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/helm-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/helm-tests.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           cd helm-chart
           helm unittest eoapi -f 'tests/*.yaml' -v eoapi/test-helm-values.yaml
-  unit-tests:
+  integration-tests:
     if: github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name == github.repository
     permissions:
       contents: 'read'
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 16962ccd..e25e94d7 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -61,19 +61,6 @@ Here's a simplified high-level diagram to grok:
 
 ## Additional Options
 
-### Key `ingress.className`
-
-|   **Values Key**  |                                                                 **Description**                                                                 | **Default** | **Choices**  |
-|:-----------------|:-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|:-----------|:--------------|
-| `ingress.className` | used as switch in helm templates for specific<br>functionality regarding `kind: Ingress` and cloud-provider<br>specific load balancing options  | nginx       | nginx<br>alb<br>gce<br> |
-
-#### Given `ingress.className=nginx`
-![](./images/default_architecture.png)
-
-
-#### Given `ingress.className=alb||gce` 
-![](./images/alb_architecture.png)
-
 ---
 
 ### Key `autoscaling`
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/CHANGELOG.md b/helm-chart/eoapi/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f0d86db..eba8bad3 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 version numbers below correspond to helm chart `appVersion`: see `./helm-chart/eoapi/Chart.yaml`
 ---
-### 0.2.11 (2024-01-19)
+### 0.3.1 (2024-01-19)
+
+* removed support for having anything but `ingresss.className=='nginx'`
+
+### 0.2.11 (2024-01-18)
 
 * added `ingress.annotations` key to pass through to the nginx ingress -- thanks @ghelobytes
 * upgraded titiler/pgstac/tipg images and integration tests  -- thanks @vincentsarago
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/Chart.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/Chart.yaml
index 309d3223..d8f3ea9a 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/Chart.yaml
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ kubeVersion: ">=1.23.0-0"
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: "0.1.13"
+version: "0.2.14"
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "0.2.11"
+appVersion: "0.3.1"
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/ingress-alb.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/ingress-alb.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e070221..00000000
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/ingress-alb.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-{{- if (and (.Values.ingress.enabled) (eq .Values.ingress.className "alb")) }}
-{{- range $serviceName, $v := .Values -}}
-{{- if (or (eq $serviceName "raster") (eq $serviceName "stac") (eq $serviceName "vector")) }}
-{{- if index $v "enabled" }}
-{{- if semverCompare ">=1.19-0" $.Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion -}}
-apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
-{{- else if semverCompare ">=1.14-0" $.Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion -}}
-apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1beta1
-{{- else -}}
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
-{{- end }}
-kind: Ingress
-metadata:
-  name: {{ $serviceName }}
-  # AWS EKS:
-  # https://kubernetes-sigs.github.io/aws-load-balancer-controller/v2.4/guide/ingress/annotations/
-  # GCP GKE:
-  # https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/ingress
-  annotations:
-    alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/target-type: instance
-    alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/scheme: internet-facing
-spec:
-  {{- if (and ($.Values.ingress.className) (semverCompare ">=1.18-0" $.Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion)) }}
-  ingressClassName: {{ $.Values.ingress.className }}
-  {{- end }}
-  rules:
-    - http:
-        paths:
-          - pathType: Prefix
-            path: "/"
-            backend:
-              service:
-                name: {{ $serviceName }}
-                port:
-                  number: {{ $.Values.service.port }}
----
-{{/* END: if index $v "enabled" */}}
-{{- end }}
-{{/* END: if (or (eq $serviceName "raster") (eq $serviceName "stac") (eq $serviceName "vector")) */}}
-{{- end }}
-{{/* END: range $serviceName, $v := .Values*/}}
-{{- end }}
-{{/* END: if .Values.ingress.className "alb" */}}
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/ingress-gce.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/ingress-gce.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index e0da898a..00000000
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/ingress-gce.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-{{- if (and (.Values.ingress.enabled) (eq .Values.ingress.className "gce")) }}
-{{- range $serviceName, $v := .Values -}}
-{{- if (or (eq $serviceName "raster") (eq $serviceName "stac") (eq $serviceName "vector")) }}
-{{- if index $v "enabled" }}
-{{- if semverCompare ">=1.19-0" $.Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion -}}
-apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
-{{- else if semverCompare ">=1.14-0" $.Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion -}}
-apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1beta1
-{{- else -}}
-apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
-{{- end }}
-kind: Ingress
-metadata:
-  name: {{ $serviceName }}
-  # AWS EKS:
-  # https://kubernetes-sigs.github.io/aws-load-balancer-controller/v2.4/guide/ingress/annotations/
-  # GCP GKE:
-  # https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/concepts/ingress
-  annotations:
-    {{- if (and ($.Values.ingress.className) (semverCompare ">=1.18-0" $.Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion)) }}
-    kubernetes.io/ingress.class: "{{ $.Values.ingress.className }}"
-    {{- end }}
-spec:
-  rules:
-    - http:
-        paths:
-          - pathType: Prefix
-            path: "/"
-            backend:
-              service:
-                name: {{ $serviceName }}
-                port:
-                  number: {{ $.Values.service.port }}
----
-{{/* END: if index $v "enabled" */}}
-{{- end }}
-{{/* END: if (or (eq $serviceName "raster") (eq $serviceName "stac") (eq $serviceName "vector")) */}}
-{{- end }}
-{{/* END: range $serviceName, $v := .Values*/}}
-{{- end }}
-{{/* END: if .Values.ingress.className "alb" */}}
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/service.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/service.yaml
index 07079516..b66a737f 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/service.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/templates/services/service.yaml
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ metadata:
   name: {{ $serviceName }}
   {{- end }}
 spec:
-  {{- if (and ($.Values.ingress.className) (eq $.Values.ingress.className "alb")) }}
-  type: "NodePort"
-  {{- else if (and ($.Values.ingress.className) (eq $.Values.ingress.className "nginx")) }}
+  {{- if (and ($.Values.ingress.className) (eq $.Values.ingress.className "nginx")) }}
   type: "ClusterIP"
   {{- else }}
   type: "NodePort"
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/test-helm-values.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/test-helm-values.yaml
index 71ee356e..0f617fe6 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/test-helm-values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/test-helm-values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # this file is used with `helm-tests` job in CI
-providerContext: "aws"
 
 ingress:
+  className: "nginx"
   enabled: true
 
 db:
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/test-unittest-values.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/test-unittest-values.yaml
index 75e202b8..4bc9ee1c 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/test-unittest-values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/test-unittest-values.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# used in GH Actions `.github/workflows/helm-tests.yml.jobs.unit-tests`
+# used in GH Actions `.github/workflows/helm-tests.yml.jobs.integration-tests`
 testing: true
 ingress:
   enabled: true
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/hpa_tests.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/hpa_tests.yaml
index 1f0ca6d1..3d8b0524 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/hpa_tests.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/hpa_tests.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ tests:
       raster.enabled: false
       stac.enabled: false
       vector.enabled: true
-      ingress.className: "gce"
+      ingress.className: "testing123"
       vector.autoscaling.enabled: true
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/ingress_tests_alb.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/ingress_tests_alb.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b582d50..00000000
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/tests/ingress_tests_alb.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-suite: service defaults ingress
-templates:
-  - templates/services/ingress-alb.yaml
-tests:
-  - it: "vector ingress defaults"
-    set:
-      ingress.className: "alb"
-      raster.enabled: false
-      stac.enabled: false
-      vector.enabled: true
-    asserts:
-      - isKind:
-          of: Ingress
-      - matchRegex:
-          path: metadata.name
-          pattern: ^vector$
-      - equal:
-          path: metadata.annotations
-          value:
-            alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/scheme: internet-facing
-            alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/target-type: instance
-      - equal:
-          path: spec.ingressClassName
-          value: "alb"
-  - it: "raster ingress defaults"
-    set:
-      ingress.className: "alb"
-      raster.enabled: true
-      stac.enabled: false
-      vector.enabled: false
-    asserts:
-      - isKind:
-          of: Ingress
-      - matchRegex:
-          path: metadata.name
-          pattern: ^raster$
-      - equal:
-          path: metadata.annotations
-          value:
-            alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/scheme: internet-facing
-            alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/target-type: instance
-      - equal:
-          path: spec.ingressClassName
-          value: "alb"
-  - it: "stac ingress defaults"
-    set:
-      ingress.className: "alb"
-      raster.enabled: false
-      stac.enabled: true
-      vector.enabled: false
-    asserts:
-      - isKind:
-          of: Ingress
-      - matchRegex:
-          path: metadata.name
-          pattern: ^stac$
-      - equal:
-          path: metadata.annotations
-          value:
-            alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/scheme: internet-facing
-            alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/target-type: instance
-      - equal:
-          path: spec.ingressClassName
-          value: "alb"
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/values.schema.json b/helm-chart/eoapi/values.schema.json
index 428c716f..221596bd 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/values.schema.json
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/values.schema.json
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
       "properties": {
         "className": {
           "type": "string",
-          "pattern": "^(alb|nginx|gce|testing123)$"
+          "pattern": "^(nginx|testing123)$"
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/helm-chart/eoapi/values.yaml b/helm-chart/eoapi/values.yaml
index 14acea55..eb46a2b8 100644
--- a/helm-chart/eoapi/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/eoapi/values.yaml
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@ service:
   port: 8080
 
 ingress:
-  # `ingress.className`: "alb" || "gce" || "nginx"
-  # `"alb || gce"` will create a `kind:Service` with `spec.port:'NodePort'` and ALBs for each service
-  # `"nginx"` will create a `kind:Service` with a `spec.port:ClusterIP` and a single NLB and path rewrites for /vector, /stac, /raster
+  # `"nginx"` will create a `kind:Service` with a `spec.port:ClusterIP` and a single (A||N)LB and path rewrites for /vector, /stac, /raster
   enabled: true
   className: "nginx"
   host: ""