diff --git a/charts/lenses/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/lenses/templates/deployment.yaml
index 2a449d1..2b9236a 100644
--- a/charts/lenses/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/lenses/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -281,8 +281,6 @@ spec:
           value: |-
             {{- include "registries" . | nindent 12 }}
         {{- end }}
-        - name: LENSES_SCHEMA_REGISTRY_MODE
-          value: {{ default "" .Values.lenses.schemaRegistries.mode | quote }}
         {{- if and .Values.lenses.connectClusters.enabled (not .Values.lenses.connectClusters.external) }}
         # from secrets as might contain basic auth credentials
         - name: LENSES_KAFKA_CONNECT_CLUSTERS
diff --git a/charts/lenses/values.yaml b/charts/lenses/values.yaml
index 493d8ed..f584871 100644
--- a/charts/lenses/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/lenses/values.yaml
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ lenses:
   ## If your schema registries are outside explicitly add them to the hosts.
   schemaRegistries:
     enabled: false
-    mode:
     topic:
     hosts:
       - host: schema-registry