diff --git a/charts/podinfo/README.md b/charts/podinfo/README.md
index f4c7891..5594cee 100644
--- a/charts/podinfo/README.md
+++ b/charts/podinfo/README.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the podinfo chart and
 | `service.nodePort`                | `31198`                        | NodePort for the HTTP endpoint                                                                                         |
 | `service.trafficDistribution`     | `""`                           | Traffic distribution strategy                                                                                          |
 | `service.additionalLabels`        | `{}`                           | Additional labels to add to the service                                                                                |
-| `externalTrafficPolicy`           | `Cluster`                      | External traffic policy for LoadBalancer and NodePort services                                                         |
+| `service.externalTrafficPolicy`   | `None`                         | External traffic policy for LoadBalance service                                                                        |
 | `h2c.enabled`                     | `false`                        | Allow upgrading to h2c (non-TLS version of HTTP/2)                                                                     |
 | `extraArgs`                       | `[]`                           | Additional command line arguments to pass to podinfo container                                                         |
 | `extraEnvs`                       | `[]`                           | Extra environment variables for the podinfo container                                                                  |
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the podinfo chart and
 | `httpRoute.parentRefs`            | `[]`                           | Gateways that this route is attached to                                                                                |
 | `httpRoute.hostnames`             | `["podinfo.local"]`            | Hostnames matching HTTP header                                                                                         |
 | `httpRoute.rules`                 | `[]`                           | List of rules and filters applied                                                                                      |
-| `linkerd.profile.enabled`         | `false`                        | Create Linkerd service profile                                                                                         |
 | `resources.requests.cpu`          | `1m`                           | Pod CPU request                                                                                                        |
 | `resources.requests.memory`       | `16Mi`                         | Pod memory request                                                                                                     |
 | `resources.limits.cpu`            | `None`                         | Pod CPU limit                                                                                                          |
diff --git a/charts/podinfo/templates/linkerd.yaml b/charts/podinfo/templates/linkerd.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 15ae969..0000000
--- a/charts/podinfo/templates/linkerd.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,99 +0,0 @@
-{{- if .Values.linkerd.profile.enabled -}}
-apiVersion: linkerd.io/v1alpha2
-kind: ServiceProfile
-metadata:
-  name: {{ template "podinfo.fullname" . }}.{{ include "podinfo.namespace" . }}.svc.cluster.local
-  namespace: {{ include "podinfo.namespace" . }}
-  labels:
-    {{- include "podinfo.labels" . | nindent 4 }}  
-spec:
-  routes:
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /
-      name: GET /
-    - condition:
-        method: POST
-        pathRegex: /api/echo
-      name: POST /api/echo
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /api/info
-      name: GET /api/info
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /chunked/[^/]*
-      name: GET /chunked/{seconds}
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /delay/[^/]*
-      name: GET /delay/{seconds}
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /env
-      name: GET /env
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /headers
-      name: GET /headers
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /healthz
-      name: GET /healthz
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /metrics
-      name: GET /metrics
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /panic
-      name: GET /panic
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /readyz
-      name: GET /readyz
-    - condition:
-        method: POST
-        pathRegex: /readyz/disable
-      name: POST /readyz/disable
-    - condition:
-        method: POST
-        pathRegex: /readyz/enable
-      name: POST /readyz/enable
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /status/[^/]*
-      name: GET /status/{code}
-    - condition:
-        method: POST
-        pathRegex: /cache
-      name: POST /cache
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /cache/[^/]*
-      name: GET /cache/{hash}
-    - condition:
-        method: POST
-        pathRegex: /store
-      name: POST /store
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /store/[^/]*
-      name: GET /store/{hash}
-    - condition:
-        method: POST
-        pathRegex: /token
-      name: POST /token
-    - condition:
-        method: POST
-        pathRegex: /token/validate
-      name: POST /token/validate
-    - condition:
-        method: GET
-        pathRegex: /version
-      name: GET /version
-    - condition:
-        method: POST
-        pathRegex: /ws/echo
-      name: POST /ws/echo
-{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/podinfo/values-prod.yaml b/charts/podinfo/values-prod.yaml
index 03ab622..15cac5f 100644
--- a/charts/podinfo/values-prod.yaml
+++ b/charts/podinfo/values-prod.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ faults:
 service:
   enabled: true
   annotations: {}
+  additionalLabels: { }
   type: ClusterIP
   metricsPort: 9797
   httpPort: 9898
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ service:
   grpcPort: 9999
   grpcService: podinfo
   nodePort: 31198
+  trafficDistribution: ""
+  externalTrafficPolicy: ""
 
 # enable h2c protocol (non-TLS version of HTTP/2)
 h2c:
@@ -155,10 +158,6 @@ httpRoute:
             type: PathPrefix
             value: /
 
-linkerd:
-  profile:
-    enabled: false
-
 # create Prometheus Operator monitor
 serviceMonitor:
   enabled: false
diff --git a/charts/podinfo/values.yaml b/charts/podinfo/values.yaml
index 3b79801..03ab5f3 100644
--- a/charts/podinfo/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/podinfo/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ faults:
 service:
   enabled: true
   annotations: {}
+  additionalLabels: { }
   type: ClusterIP
   metricsPort: 9797
   httpPort: 9898
@@ -43,7 +44,6 @@ service:
   hostPort:
   # Stable from Kubernetes v1.33+ with a value of PreferClose. Additional values are PreferSameZone and PreferSameNode from v1.34+. Empty string means it's disabled.
   trafficDistribution: ""
-  additionalLabels: {}
   externalTrafficPolicy: ""
 
 # enable h2c protocol (non-TLS version of HTTP/2)
@@ -173,10 +173,6 @@ httpRoute:
             type: PathPrefix
             value: /
 
-linkerd:
-  profile:
-    enabled: false
-
 # create Prometheus Operator monitor
 serviceMonitor:
   enabled: false