diff --git a/charts/erigon/README.md b/charts/erigon/README.md
index 412aa75d..895cc6f7 100644
--- a/charts/erigon/README.md
+++ b/charts/erigon/README.md
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ We do not recommend that you upgrade the application by overriding `image.tag`.
  | statefulNode.p2pNodePort.port | NodePort to be used. Must be unique. | int | `31000` |
  | statefulNode.podAnnotations | Annotations for the `Pod` | object | `{}` |
  | statefulNode.podSecurityContext | Pod-wide security context | object | `{"fsGroup":101337,"runAsGroup":101337,"runAsNonRoot":true,"runAsUser":101337}` |
- | statefulNode.readinessProbe | Sets a readinessProbe configuration for the container | object | `{"grpc":{"port":9090}}` |
+ | statefulNode.readinessProbe | Sets a readinessProbe configuration for the container | object | `{}` |
  | statefulNode.resources |  | object | `{}` |
  | statefulNode.restoreSnapshot.enabled | Enable initialising Erigon state from a remote snapshot | bool | `false` |
  | statefulNode.restoreSnapshot.snapshotUrl | URL for snapshot to download and extract to restore state | string | `""` |
diff --git a/charts/erigon/templates/stateful-node/statefulset.yaml b/charts/erigon/templates/stateful-node/statefulset.yaml
index b26c50da..8a3ccb9c 100644
--- a/charts/erigon/templates/stateful-node/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/erigon/templates/stateful-node/statefulset.yaml
@@ -255,6 +255,13 @@ spec:
           {{- if $values.readinessProbe }}
           readinessProbe:
             {{ toYaml $values.readinessProbe | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- else }}
+          readinessProbe:
+            # This currently requires GRPCContainerProbe feature gate to be enabled on the kubelet
+            # https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/#define-a-grpc-liveness-probe
+            # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates/
+            grpc:
+              port: 9090 # named ports not supported yet by grpc probes
           {{- end }}
           {{- if $values.livenessProbe }}
           livenessProbe:
diff --git a/charts/erigon/values.yaml b/charts/erigon/values.yaml
index fc1bd90f..a05f2f5c 100644
--- a/charts/erigon/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/erigon/values.yaml
@@ -118,12 +118,7 @@ statefulNode:
   # These will be directly copied into the StatefulSet manifest.
 
   # -- Sets a readinessProbe configuration for the container
-  readinessProbe:
-    # This currently requires GRPCContainerProbe feature gate to be enabled on the kubelet
-    # https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/#define-a-grpc-liveness-probe
-    # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates/
-    grpc:
-      port: 9090 # named ports not supported yet by grpc probes
+  readinessProbe: {}
 
   # -- Sets a livenessProbe configuration for the container
   livenessProbe: {}
diff --git a/charts/nimbus/README.md b/charts/nimbus/README.md
index d29f6f6a..efd5d965 100644
--- a/charts/nimbus/README.md
+++ b/charts/nimbus/README.md
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ We do not recommend that you upgrade the application by overriding `image.tag`.
  | nimbus.p2pNodePort.port | NodePort to be used. Must be unique. | int | `31000` |
  | nimbus.podAnnotations | Annotations for the `Pod` | object | `{}` |
  | nimbus.podSecurityContext | Pod-wide security context | object | `{"fsGroup":101337,"runAsGroup":101337,"runAsNonRoot":true,"runAsUser":101337}` |
- | nimbus.readinessProbe | Sets a readinessProbe configuration for the container | object | `{"initialDelaySeconds":10,"periodSeconds":10,"tcpSocket":{"port":"http-nimbus"}}` |
+ | nimbus.readinessProbe | Sets a readinessProbe configuration for the container | object | `{}` |
  | nimbus.resources |  | object | `{}` |
  | nimbus.rollingUpdatePartition | When using a RollingUpdate update strategy in the StatefulSet, sets a partition index to only update PODs with that index or higher | int | `0` |
  | nimbus.service.ports.http-metrics | Service Port to expose Prometheus metrics on | int | `8008` |
diff --git a/charts/nimbus/templates/nimbus/statefulset.yaml b/charts/nimbus/templates/nimbus/statefulset.yaml
index e8896ef8..6fd8d754 100644
--- a/charts/nimbus/templates/nimbus/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/nimbus/templates/nimbus/statefulset.yaml
@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ spec:
           {{- if $values.readinessProbe }}
           readinessProbe:
             {{ toYaml $values.readinessProbe | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- else }}
+          readinessProbe:
+            tcpSocket:
+              port: http-nimbus
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 10
           {{- end }}
           {{- if $values.livenessProbe }}
           livenessProbe:
diff --git a/charts/nimbus/values.yaml b/charts/nimbus/values.yaml
index c8d57718..a9099ee1 100644
--- a/charts/nimbus/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nimbus/values.yaml
@@ -114,11 +114,7 @@ nimbus:
   # These will be directly copied into the StatefulSet manifest.
 
   # -- Sets a readinessProbe configuration for the container
-  readinessProbe:
-    tcpSocket:
-      port: http-nimbus
-    initialDelaySeconds: 10
-    periodSeconds: 10
+  readinessProbe: {}
 
   # -- Sets a livenessProbe configuration for the container
   livenessProbe: {}