diff --git a/docker/mongodb-kubernetes-tests/kubetester/helm.py b/docker/mongodb-kubernetes-tests/kubetester/helm.py
index 9e0cca8fe..276e8ad51 100644
--- a/docker/mongodb-kubernetes-tests/kubetester/helm.py
+++ b/docker/mongodb-kubernetes-tests/kubetester/helm.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def helm_template(
         command_args.append("--show-only")
         command_args.append(templates)
 
-    args = ("helm", "template", *(command_args), _helm_chart_dir(helm_chart_path))
+    args = ("helm", "template", *(command_args), helm_chart_path)
     logger.info(" ".join(args))
 
     yaml_file_name = "{}.yaml".format(str(uuid.uuid4()))
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def helm_install(
         f"--namespace={namespace}",
         *command_args,
         name,
-        _helm_chart_dir(helm_chart_path),
+        helm_chart_path,
     ]
     if custom_operator_version:
         args.append(f"--version={custom_operator_version}")
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ def helm_upgrade(
         logger.warning("Helm chart path is empty, defaulting to 'helm_chart'")
         helm_chart_path = "helm_chart"
 
-    chart_dir = helm_chart_path if helm_override_path else _helm_chart_dir(helm_chart_path)
+    chart_dir = helm_chart_path
 
     if apply_crds_first:
         apply_crds_from_chart(chart_dir)
@@ -230,7 +230,3 @@ def _create_helm_args(helm_args: Dict[str, str], helm_options: Optional[List[str
         command_args.extend(helm_options)
 
     return command_args
-
-
-def _helm_chart_dir(default: Optional[str] = "helm_chart") -> str:
-    return os.environ.get("HELM_CHART_DIR", default)