diff --git a/src/main/helm/templates/deployment.yaml b/src/main/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
index 687f78a569b7c20a67dc3433af0cd6195c0dbfcd..f01228e0fa123a71f177334b60de7fe06c20a953 100644
--- a/src/main/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/src/main/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - env:
           - name: APP_ENV
-            value: "{{ .Values.appEnv | default "dev" }}"
+            value: "{{ .Values.appEnv | default "" }}"
           {{- with include "app.getCustomList" . }}
 {{ . | indent 10 }}
           {{- end }}
diff --git a/src/test/helm/deployment_env_test.yaml b/src/test/helm/deployment_env_test.yaml
index 8223aac295dd095d9793bf0180bab8aa203a9428..f02566e743597d354652d865062100f815ffca30 100644
--- a/src/test/helm/deployment_env_test.yaml
+++ b/src/test/helm/deployment_env_test.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ tests:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
           content:
             name: APP_ENV
-            value: "dev"
+            value: ""
   - it: should set APP_ENV
     set:
       appEnv: prod