diff --git a/charts/s1-agent/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/s1-agent/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 956d7f1..4d09ddf 100644
--- a/charts/s1-agent/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/s1-agent/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -329,14 +329,6 @@ certificates:
 - name: S1_DV_PROXY
   value: "{{ default "" .Values.configuration.dv_proxy }}"
 {{- end }}
-{{- if kindIs "bool" .Values.configuration.env.agent.heap_trimming_enable }}
-- name: S1_HEAP_TRIMMING_ENABLE
-  value: "{{ .Values.configuration.env.agent.heap_trimming_enable }}"
-{{- end }}
-{{- if .Values.configuration.env.agent.heap_trimming_interval }}
-- name: S1_HEAP_TRIMMING_INTERVAL
-  value: "{{ .Values.configuration.env.agent.heap_trimming_interval }}"
-{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.configuration.env.agent.log_level }}
 - name: S1_LOG_LEVEL
   value: "{{ .Values.configuration.env.agent.log_level }}"
diff --git a/charts/s1-agent/values.yaml b/charts/s1-agent/values.yaml
index 2704bbc..8bd2af8 100644
--- a/charts/s1-agent/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/s1-agent/values.yaml
@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@ configuration:
       host_mount_path: # leave default unless host path is mounted elsewhere in your environment
       persistent_dir: # path on the node to a directory that will be used for persistent storage (logs, configuration, etc. Unsupported in GKE autopilot)
       persistent_dir_removal_upon_installation: false # removes an existing persistent dir upon installation if uninstall hook failed in last uninstall operation (Unsupported with GitOps deployments)
-      heap_trimming_enable: # to enable/disable heap trimming, set to 'true'/'false'
-      heap_trimming_interval: # heap trimming default interval (s)
       log_level: "" # info, error, warning, debug, trace (defaults to 'info')
       pod_uid: 1000 # uid of the default pod user
       pod_gid: 1000 # gid of the default pod group
       watchdog_healthcheck_timeout: 15 # watchdog healthcheck timeout before exiting the pod entrypoint. (seconds, 0=disabled)
-      helper_healthcheck_retry: 60 # amount of tries to verify the helper service is running before starting the agent.
+      helper_healthcheck_retry: 20 # amount of tries to verify the helper service is running before starting the agent.
       helper_healthcheck_interval: 5 # time to wait between each try. (seconds)
       fips_enabled: # to enable/disable FIPS mode, set to 'true'/'false'
       ebpf_enabled: # to disable EBPF mode, set to 'false' (Unsupported in EKS Fargate)