diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/prover-broker.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/prover-broker.yaml
index c1857eb40aa..89d289776eb 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/prover-broker.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/prover-broker.yaml
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ spec:
               value: "{{ .Values.proverBroker.service.nodePort }}"
             - name: LOG_LEVEL
               value: "{{ .Values.proverBroker.logLevel }}"
-            - name: DATA_DIRECTORY
-              value: "{{ .Values.proverBroker.dataDir }}"
             - name: LOG_JSON
               value: "1"
             - name: PROVER_BROKER_POLL_INTERVAL_MS
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/prover-node.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/prover-node.yaml
index f33e483180d..8f10807183e 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/templates/prover-node.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/templates/prover-node.yaml
@@ -158,8 +158,6 @@ spec:
               value: "{{ .Values.proverNode.proverBroker.jobTimeoutMs }}"
             - name: PROVER_BROKER_JOB_MAX_RETRIES
               value: "{{ .Values.proverNode.proverBroker.jobMaxRetries }}"
-            - name: DATA_DIRECTORY
-              value: "{{ .Values.proverNode.proverBroker.dataDirectory }}"
             - name: PROVER_PUBLISHER_PRIVATE_KEY
               value: "{{ .Values.proverNode.proverPublisherPrivateKey }}"
             - name: PROVER_NODE_TX_GATHERING_TIMEOUT_MS
diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml b/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml
index 5a712c2d595..37ccb843f27 100644
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/values.yaml
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ proverNode:
     jobTimeoutMs: 30000
     pollIntervalMs: 1000
     jobMaxRetries: 3
-    dataDirectory: ""
   resources:
     requests:
       memory: "4Gi"