diff --git a/openshift-ci/resources/model-registry-DSCInitialization.yaml b/openshift-ci/resources/model-registry-DSCInitialization.yaml
index 279393a1..1e46b753 100644
--- a/openshift-ci/resources/model-registry-DSCInitialization.yaml
+++ b/openshift-ci/resources/model-registry-DSCInitialization.yaml
@@ -17,15 +17,3 @@ spec:
   monitoring:
     managementState: Managed
     namespace: opendatahub
-  serviceMesh:
-    auth:
-      audiences:
-        - 'https://kubernetes.default.svc'
-    controlPlane:
-      metricsCollection: Istio
-      name: data-science-smcp
-      namespace: istio-system
-    managementState: Managed
-  trustedCABundle:
-    customCABundle: ''
-    managementState: Managed
diff --git a/openshift-ci/scripts/install_yq.sh b/openshift-ci/scripts/install_yq.sh
index 0d894fb8..d389b2ae 100755
--- a/openshift-ci/scripts/install_yq.sh
+++ b/openshift-ci/scripts/install_yq.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ install_yq_if_not_installed() {
             if ! command -v yq &>/dev/null; then
                 echo "yq is not installed. Installing..."
                 # Linux installation using curl
-                sudo curl -L https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/3.4.1/yq_linux_amd64 -o /usr/local/bin/yq && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yq
+                curl -L https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/3.4.1/yq_linux_amd64 -o /usr/local/bin/yq && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/yq
             else
                 echo "yq is already installed."
             fi