diff --git a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
index 59dd84176..d0b8f4bbe 100644
--- a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
+++ b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ type TapConfig struct {
 	Resources         ResourcesConfig       `yaml:"resources" json:"resources"`
 	ServiceMesh       bool                  `yaml:"servicemesh" json:"servicemesh" default:"true"`
 	Tls               bool                  `yaml:"tls" json:"tls" default:"true"`
-	PacketCapture     string                `yaml:"packetcapture" json:"packetcapture" default:"libpcap"`
 	IgnoreTainted     bool                  `yaml:"ignoretainted" json:"ignoretainted" default:"false"`
 	Labels            map[string]string     `yaml:"labels" json:"labels" default:"{}"`
 	Annotations       map[string]string     `yaml:"annotations" json:"annotations" default:"{}"`
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 8e61790e8..c7be30861 100644
--- a/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ tap:
         memory: 50Mi
   servicemesh: true
   tls: true
-  packetcapture: libpcap
   ignoretainted: false
   labels: {}
   annotations: {}