diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/integrationsource/resources/containersource.go b/pkg/reconciler/integrationsource/resources/containersource.go
index d4e6e7e0a3b..95fb2a32aa1 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/integrationsource/resources/containersource.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/integrationsource/resources/containersource.go
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func NewContainerSource(source *v1alpha1.IntegrationSource) *sourcesv1.Container
 }
 
 func generateEnvVarsFromStruct(prefix string, s interface{}) []corev1.EnvVar {
-	var envVars = makeSSLEnvVar()
+	var envVars []corev1.EnvVar
 
 	// Use reflection to inspect the struct fields
 	v := reflect.ValueOf(s)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func generateEnvVarsFromStruct(prefix string, s interface{}) []corev1.EnvVar {
 
 // Function to create environment variables for Timer or AWS configurations dynamically
 func makeEnv(source *v1alpha1.IntegrationSource) []corev1.EnvVar {
-	var envVars []corev1.EnvVar
+	var envVars = makeSSLEnvVar()
 
 	// Timer environment variables
 	if source.Spec.Timer != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/integrationsource/resources/containersource_test.go b/pkg/reconciler/integrationsource/resources/containersource_test.go
index 5bac6445343..669b4eeaabc 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/integrationsource/resources/containersource_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/integrationsource/resources/containersource_test.go
@@ -118,8 +118,6 @@ func TestGenerateEnvVarsFromStruct(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Expected environment variables including SSL settings
 	want := []corev1.EnvVar{
-		{Name: "CAMEL_KNATIVE_CLIENT_SSL_ENABLED", Value: "true"},
-		{Name: "CAMEL_KNATIVE_CLIENT_SSL_CERT_PATH", Value: "/knative-custom-certs/knative-eventing-bundle.pem"},
 		{Name: "TEST_PREFIX_FIELD1", Value: "123"},
 		{Name: "TEST_PREFIX_FIELD2", Value: "true"},
 		{Name: "TEST_PREFIX_FIELD3", Value: "hello"},