diff --git a/kubernetes/elastic-helm/daemonset.yaml b/kubernetes/elastic-helm/daemonset.yaml
index d64b2150af..538c22b053 100644
--- a/kubernetes/elastic-helm/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/elastic-helm/daemonset.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ image:
   tag: 8.15.0-SNAPSHOT
 command:
   name: "/usr/share/elastic-agent/elastic-agent"
-  extraArgs: ["otel", "-c", "/etc/elastic-agent/otel.yaml"]
+  extraArgs: ["otel"]
 livenessProbe:
   httpGet:
     port: 8888
diff --git a/kubernetes/elastic-helm/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/elastic-helm/deployment.yaml
index 17407f191d..3df52a60f9 100644
--- a/kubernetes/elastic-helm/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/elastic-helm/deployment.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ opentelemetry-collector:
     tag: 8.15.0-SNAPSHOT
   command:
     name: "/usr/share/elastic-agent/elastic-agent"
-    extraArgs: ["otel", "-c", "/etc/elastic-agent/otel.yaml"]
+    extraArgs: ["otel"]
   mode: "deployment"
   presets:
     kubernetesAttributes: