diff --git a/variants/dev-small/auto-create-topics.json b/variants/dev-small/auto-create-topics.json
index e607f0d8..269b95e9 100644
--- a/variants/dev-small/auto-create-topics.json
+++ b/variants/dev-small/auto-create-topics.json
@@ -2,7 +2,5 @@
   {"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/command/-", "value": "--override"},
   {"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/command/-", "value": "advertised.listeners=PLAINTEXT://:9092,OUTSIDE://localhost:9094"},
   {"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/command/-", "value": "--override"},
-  {"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/command/-", "value": "auto.create.topics.enable=true"},
-  {"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/command/-", "value": "--override"},
   {"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/command/-", "value": "num.partitions=1"}
 ]
diff --git a/variants/dev-small/listener-localhost.json b/variants/dev-small/listener-localhost.json
index e607f0d8..269b95e9 100644
--- a/variants/dev-small/listener-localhost.json
+++ b/variants/dev-small/listener-localhost.json
@@ -2,7 +2,5 @@
   {"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/command/-", "value": "--override"},
   {"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/command/-", "value": "advertised.listeners=PLAINTEXT://:9092,OUTSIDE://localhost:9094"},
   {"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/command/-", "value": "--override"},
-  {"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/command/-", "value": "auto.create.topics.enable=true"},
-  {"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/command/-", "value": "--override"},
   {"op": "add", "path": "/spec/template/spec/containers/0/command/-", "value": "num.partitions=1"}
 ]