diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/_params.tpl b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/_params.tpl
index 48569a8b0..763e55570 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/_params.tpl
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/_params.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {{- define "ingress-nginx.params" -}}
 - /nginx-ingress-controller
-{{- if .Values.controller.enableAnnotationValidations }}
-- --enable-annotation-validation=true
+{{- if not .Values.controller.enableAnnotationValidations }}
+- --enable-annotation-validation=false
 {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.defaultBackend.enabled }}
 - --default-backend-service=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/{{ include "ingress-nginx.defaultBackend.fullname" . }}
diff --git a/test/e2e/wait-for-nginx.sh b/test/e2e/wait-for-nginx.sh
index 506c4e03f..73023aba1 100755
--- a/test/e2e/wait-for-nginx.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/wait-for-nginx.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ else
 # TODO: remove the need to use fullnameOverride
 fullnameOverride: nginx-ingress
 controller:
-  enableAnnotationValidations: true
   image:
     repository: ingress-controller/controller
     chroot: ${IS_CHROOT}