diff --git a/config/charts/inferencepool/templates/gke.yaml b/config/charts/inferencepool/templates/gke.yaml
index a2d8bbc87..2ee2e13fc 100644
--- a/config/charts/inferencepool/templates/gke.yaml
+++ b/config/charts/inferencepool/templates/gke.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
     logging:
       enabled: true    # log all requests by default
 ---
-{{- if or .Values.inferenceExtension.monitoring.gke.enabled (and .Values.inferenceExtension.monitoring.prometheus.enabled .Values.inferenceExtension.monitoring.prometheus.auth.enabled) }}
+{{- if and .Values.inferenceExtension.monitoring.prometheus.enabled .Values.inferenceExtension.monitoring.prometheus.auth.enabled }}
 {{- $metricsReadSA := printf "%s-metrics-reader-sa" .Release.Name -}}
 {{- $metricsReadSecretName := printf "%s-metrics-reader-secret" .Release.Name -}}
 {{- $metricsReadRoleName := printf "%s-%s-metrics-reader" .Release.Namespace .Release.Name -}}
diff --git a/config/charts/inferencepool/values.yaml b/config/charts/inferencepool/values.yaml
index aba6bbfda..518fb7b88 100644
--- a/config/charts/inferencepool/values.yaml
+++ b/config/charts/inferencepool/values.yaml
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ inferenceExtension:
         secretName: inference-gateway-sa-metrics-reader-secret
       # additional labels for the ServiceMonitor
       extraLabels: {}
-
-    # DEPRECATED: The 'gke' configuration will be removed in the next release.
-    gke:
-      enabled: false
   tracing:
     enabled: false
     otelExporterEndpoint: "http://localhost:4317"