diff --git a/helm/CHANGELOG.md b/helm/CHANGELOG.md
index a923f87e071..302e3643278 100644
--- a/helm/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/helm/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 
 This file documents all notable changes to [Gravitee.io API Management 3.x](https://github.com/gravitee-io/helm-charts/tree/master/apim/3.x) Helm Chart. The release numbering uses [semantic versioning](http://semver.org).
 
+### 4.3.23
+
+- remove nginx `configuration-snippet` by default (APIM-8630)
+
 ### 4.3.21
 
 - Improve HPA by allowing custom annotation, custom metrics and define the behavior spec (APIM-8186)
diff --git a/helm/Chart.yaml b/helm/Chart.yaml
index ef34547c5d9..379a0c5d528 100644
--- a/helm/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/Chart.yaml
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ annotations:
   ###########
   # "changes" must be the last section in this file, because a CI job clean it after each release
   ###########
-  artifacthub.io/changes: 
+  artifacthub.io/changes: |
+    - 'remove nginx `configuration-snippet` by default (APIM-8630)'
diff --git a/helm/values.yaml b/helm/values.yaml
index 9b027962c6a..286ad28c36a 100644
--- a/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/values.yaml
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ api:
         - apim.example.com
       annotations:
         kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
-        nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/configuration-snippet: "etag on;\nproxy_pass_header ETag;\nproxy_pass_header if-match;\n"
+        #nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/configuration-snippet: "etag on;\nproxy_pass_header ETag;\nproxy_pass_header if-match;\n"
         # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
       # tls:
         # Secrets must be manually created in the namespace.
@@ -733,7 +733,6 @@ api:
         - apim.example.com
       annotations: 
         kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
-        nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/configuration-snippet: "etag on;\nproxy_pass_header ETag;\nproxy_set_header if-match \"\";\n"
         # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
       # tls:
         # Secrets must be manually created in the namespace.
@@ -1375,7 +1374,6 @@ portal:
     annotations:
       kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
       nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: /
-      nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/configuration-snippet: "etag on;\nproxy_pass_header ETag;\n"
     #tls:
       # Secrets must be manually created in the namespace.
     #  - hosts:
@@ -1572,7 +1570,6 @@ ui:
     annotations:
       kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
       nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: /$1
-      nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/configuration-snippet: "etag on;\nproxy_pass_header ETag;\n"
     # tls:
       # Secrets must be manually created in the namespace.
     #  - hosts: