diff --git a/Tiltfile b/Tiltfile
index 5e481aae581..4ca750d1aee 100644
--- a/Tiltfile
+++ b/Tiltfile
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ k8s_resource(
     'test-memberlist-reader-binding:ClusterRoleBinding',
     'lease-watcher:role',
     'logservice-serviceaccount-rolebinding:rolebinding',
-    'compaction-service-config:configmap',
-    'query-service-config:configmap'
   ],
   new_name='k8s_setup',
   labels=["infrastructure"],
diff --git a/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/compaction-service.yaml b/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/compaction-service.yaml
index 9ac4d931798..6973a81c247 100644
--- a/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/compaction-service.yaml
+++ b/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/compaction-service.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{if .Values.compactionService.configFilePath}}
+{{if .Values.compactionService.configuration}}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ .Values.namespace }}
 data:
   config.yaml: |
-{{ (.Files.Get .Values.compactionService.configFilePath) | indent 4 }}
+{{ .Values.compactionService.configuration | indent 4 }}
 ---
 {{ end }}
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ spec:
         member-type: compaction-service
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: compaction-service-serviceaccount
-      {{if .Values.compactionService.configFilePath}}
+      {{if .Values.compactionService.configuration}}
       volumes:
         - name: compaction-service-config
           configMap:
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ spec:
         - name: compaction-service
           image: "{{ .Values.compactionService.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.compactionService.image.tag }}"
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-          {{if .Values.compactionService.configFilePath}}
+          {{if .Values.compactionService.configuration}}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: compaction-service-config
               mountPath: /config/
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ spec:
           ports:
             - containerPort: 50051
           env:
-            {{if .Values.compactionService.configFilePath}}
+            {{if .Values.compactionService.configuration}}
             - name: CONFIG_PATH
               value: /config/config.yaml
             {{ end }}
diff --git a/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/query-service.yaml b/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/query-service.yaml
index 220366a2f41..1b47e5546be 100644
--- a/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/query-service.yaml
+++ b/k8s/distributed-chroma/templates/query-service.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{if .Values.queryService.configFilePath}}
+{{if .Values.queryService.configuration}}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ .Values.namespace }}
 data:
   config.yaml: |
-{{ (.Files.Get .Values.queryService.configFilePath) | indent 4 }}
+{{  .Values.queryService.configuration | indent 4 }}
 ---
 {{ end }}
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ spec:
         member-type: query-service
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: query-service-serviceaccount
-      {{if .Values.queryService.configFilePath}}
+      {{if .Values.queryService.configuration}}
       volumes:
         - name: query-service-config
           configMap:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ spec:
         - name: query-service
           image: "{{ .Values.queryService.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.queryService.image.tag }}"
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-          {{if .Values.queryService.configFilePath}}
+          {{if .Values.queryService.configuration}}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: query-service-config
               mountPath: /config/
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ spec:
           ports:
             - containerPort: 50051
           env:
-            {{if .Values.queryService.configFilePath}}
+            {{if .Values.queryService.configuration}}
             - name: CONFIG_PATH
               value: /config/config.yaml
             {{ end }}
diff --git a/k8s/distributed-chroma/values.yaml b/k8s/distributed-chroma/values.yaml
index bd4e5143c3b..d09668ff96b 100644
--- a/k8s/distributed-chroma/values.yaml
+++ b/k8s/distributed-chroma/values.yaml
@@ -52,14 +52,12 @@ logService:
   flags:
 
 queryService:
-  configFilePath: "configuration/default.yaml"
   image:
     repository: 'local'
     tag: 'query-service'
   env:
 
 compactionService:
-  configFilePath: "configuration/default.yaml"
   image:
     repository: 'local'
     tag: 'compaction-service'