diff --git a/docs/TektonPipeline.md b/docs/TektonPipeline.md
index 5e305244b5..e8490d332c 100644
--- a/docs/TektonPipeline.md
+++ b/docs/TektonPipeline.md
@@ -46,21 +46,6 @@ them as per their need.
     See more in the workspace documentation about [Affinity Assistant](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/blob/main/docs/workspaces.md#affinity-assistant-and-specifying-workspace-order-in-a-pipeline)
     or more info [here](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/pull/2630).
 
-
-- `disable-home-env-overwrite` (Default: `true`)
-
-    Setting this flag to "false" will allow Tekton to override your Task container's $HOME environment variable.
-
-    See more info [here](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/issues/2013).
-
-
-- `disable-working-directory-overwrite` (Default: `true`)
-
-    Setting this flag to "false" will allow Tekton to override your Task container's working directory.
-
-    See more info [here](https://github.com/tektoncd/pipeline/issues/1836).
-
-
 - `disable-creds-init` (Default: `false`)
 
     Setting this flag to "true" will prevent Tekton scanning attached service accounts and injecting any credentials it
diff --git a/pkg/apis/operator/v1alpha1/tektonpipeline_defaults.go b/pkg/apis/operator/v1alpha1/tektonpipeline_defaults.go
index 631f98af69..bc330dd3c6 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/operator/v1alpha1/tektonpipeline_defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/operator/v1alpha1/tektonpipeline_defaults.go
@@ -34,12 +34,15 @@ func (tp *TektonPipeline) SetDefaults(ctx context.Context) {
 }
 
 func (p *PipelineProperties) setDefaults() {
-	if p.DisableHomeEnvOverwrite == nil {
-		p.DisableHomeEnvOverwrite = ptr.Bool(true)
+	// Disabling this for now and will be removed in next release
+	// disabling will hide this from users in TektonConfig/TektonPipeline
+	if p.DisableHomeEnvOverwrite != nil {
+		p.DisableHomeEnvOverwrite = nil
 	}
-	if p.DisableWorkingDirectoryOverwrite == nil {
-		p.DisableWorkingDirectoryOverwrite = ptr.Bool(true)
+	if p.DisableWorkingDirectoryOverwrite != nil {
+		p.DisableWorkingDirectoryOverwrite = nil
 	}
+
 	if p.DisableCredsInit == nil {
 		p.DisableCredsInit = ptr.Bool(false)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/operator/v1alpha1/tektonpipeline_defaults_test.go b/pkg/apis/operator/v1alpha1/tektonpipeline_defaults_test.go
index fd813e7242..126fae2e56 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/operator/v1alpha1/tektonpipeline_defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/operator/v1alpha1/tektonpipeline_defaults_test.go
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ func Test_SetDefaults_PipelineProperties(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	properties := PipelineProperties{
-		DisableHomeEnvOverwrite:                  ptr.Bool(true),
-		DisableWorkingDirectoryOverwrite:         ptr.Bool(true),
+		DisableHomeEnvOverwrite:                  nil,
+		DisableWorkingDirectoryOverwrite:         nil,
 		DisableCredsInit:                         ptr.Bool(false),
 		RunningInEnvironmentWithInjectedSidecars: ptr.Bool(true),
 		RequireGitSshSecretKnownHosts:            ptr.Bool(false),
diff --git a/pkg/apis/operator/v1alpha1/tektonpipeline_types.go b/pkg/apis/operator/v1alpha1/tektonpipeline_types.go
index 9d3cc5628c..cd9b30f538 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/operator/v1alpha1/tektonpipeline_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/operator/v1alpha1/tektonpipeline_types.go
@@ -85,9 +85,13 @@ type Pipeline struct {
 
 // PipelineProperties defines customizable flags for Pipeline Component.
 type PipelineProperties struct {
-	DisableAffinityAssistant                 *bool  `json:"disable-affinity-assistant,omitempty"`
-	DisableHomeEnvOverwrite                  *bool  `json:"disable-home-env-overwrite,omitempty"`
-	DisableWorkingDirectoryOverwrite         *bool  `json:"disable-working-directory-overwrite,omitempty"`
+	DisableAffinityAssistant *bool `json:"disable-affinity-assistant,omitempty"`
+
+	// DEPRECATED:  (Removed in Pipelines v0.33.0): to be removed in next release
+	DisableHomeEnvOverwrite *bool `json:"disable-home-env-overwrite,omitempty"`
+	// DEPRECATED: (Removed in Pipelines v0.33.0): to be removed in next release
+	DisableWorkingDirectoryOverwrite *bool `json:"disable-working-directory-overwrite,omitempty"`
+
 	DisableCredsInit                         *bool  `json:"disable-creds-init,omitempty"`
 	RunningInEnvironmentWithInjectedSidecars *bool  `json:"running-in-environment-with-injected-sidecars,omitempty"`
 	RequireGitSshSecretKnownHosts            *bool  `json:"require-git-ssh-secret-known-hosts,omitempty"`