diff --git a/modules/kubernetes/aks-core/variables.tf b/modules/kubernetes/aks-core/variables.tf
index b4c85f0b2..60f6937dd 100644
--- a/modules/kubernetes/aks-core/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/kubernetes/aks-core/variables.tf
@@ -854,16 +854,9 @@ variable "envoy_gateway" {
 
   })
   default = {
-    enabled = false
-    envoy_gateway_config = {
-      logging_level             = "info"
-      replicas_count            = 2
-      resources_cpu_requests    = ""
-      resources_memory_limit    = ""
-      resources_memory_requests = ""
     }
   }
-}
+
 
 variable "popeye_enabled" {
   description = "If the popeye module should be installed"
diff --git a/modules/kubernetes/envoy-gateway/variables.tf b/modules/kubernetes/envoy-gateway/variables.tf
index a37295cd6..4781fef43 100644
--- a/modules/kubernetes/envoy-gateway/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/kubernetes/envoy-gateway/variables.tf
@@ -13,10 +13,5 @@ variable "envoy_gateway_config" {
     resources_memory_requests = optional(string, "")
   })
   default = {
-    logging_level             = "info"
-    replicas_count            = 2
-    resources_memory_limit    = ""
-    resources_cpu_requests    = ""
-    resources_memory_requests = ""
   }
 }