diff --git a/cmd/nginx-ingress/flags.go b/cmd/nginx-ingress/flags.go
index 177f3c3877..532edaa5b7 100644
--- a/cmd/nginx-ingress/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/nginx-ingress/flags.go
@@ -246,10 +246,6 @@ func parseFlags() {
 		glog.Fatal("NGINX App Protect Dos memory support is for NGINX Plus and App Protect Dos is enable")
 	}
 
-	if *spireAgentAddress != "" && !*nginxPlus {
-		glog.Fatal("spire-agent-address support is for NGINX Plus only")
-	}
-
 	if *enableInternalRoutes && *spireAgentAddress == "" {
 		glog.Fatal("enable-internal-routes flag requires spire-agent-address")
 	}
diff --git a/deployments/helm-chart/values-nsm.yaml b/deployments/helm-chart/values-nsm.yaml
index 213c67ae7d..60e91a91e6 100644
--- a/deployments/helm-chart/values-nsm.yaml
+++ b/deployments/helm-chart/values-nsm.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,4 @@
 controller:
-  nginxplus: true
-  image:
-    repository: nginx-plus-ingress
-    tag: "2.4.2"
   enableLatencyMetrics: true
 nginxServiceMesh:
   enable: true
diff --git a/deployments/helm-chart/values.yaml b/deployments/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 318f27634e..ea94d6d11a 100644
--- a/deployments/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -448,7 +448,6 @@ serviceInsight:
 
 nginxServiceMesh:
   ## Enables integration with NGINX Service Mesh.
-  ## Requires controller.nginxplus
   enable: false
 
   ## Enables NGINX Service Mesh workload to route egress traffic through the Ingress Controller.
diff --git a/docs/content/configuration/global-configuration/command-line-arguments.md b/docs/content/configuration/global-configuration/command-line-arguments.md
index a31e1cd6d5..93ff48d1b9 100644
--- a/docs/content/configuration/global-configuration/command-line-arguments.md
+++ b/docs/content/configuration/global-configuration/command-line-arguments.md
@@ -370,8 +370,6 @@ Format: `<namespace>/<name>`
 
 Specifies the address of a running Spire agent. **For use with NGINX Service Mesh only**.
 
-Requires [-nginx-plus](#cmdoption-nginx-plus).
-
 * If the argument is set, but the Ingress Controller is unable to connect to the Spire Agent, the Ingress Controller will fail to start.
 
 &nbsp;
@@ -381,9 +379,9 @@ Requires [-nginx-plus](#cmdoption-nginx-plus).
 
 Enable support for internal routes with NGINX Service Mesh. **For use with NGINX Service Mesh only**.
 
-Requires [-nginx-plus](#cmdoption-nginx-plus) and [-spire-agent-address](#cmdoption-spire-agent-address).
+Requires [-spire-agent-address](#cmdoption-spire-agent-address).
 
-* If the argument is set, but `nginx-plus` is set to false, or the `spire-agent-address` is not provided, the Ingress Controller will fail to start.
+* If the argument is set, but `spire-agent-address` is not provided, the Ingress Controller will fail to start.
 
 &nbsp;
 <a name="cmdoption-enable-latency-metrics"></a>