diff --git a/kubernetes/cps/README.md b/kubernetes/cps/README.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 876da2c..0000000
--- a/kubernetes/cps/README.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# ============LICENSE_START==========================================
-# ===================================================================
-#  Copyright (C) 2021 Pantheon.tech
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-#============LICENSE_END============================================
-
-# Helm Chart for CPS Applications
-
-ONAP Configuration Persistence Service (CPS) includes the following Kubernetes services:
-
-1) cps-core - Configuration Persistence Service together with Nf Configuration Persistence Service
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/cps/components/cps-temporal/resources/config/application-helm.yml b/kubernetes/cps/components/cps-temporal/resources/config/application-helm.yml
index 6654b26..32ae51b 100644
--- a/kubernetes/cps/components/cps-temporal/resources/config/application-helm.yml
+++ b/kubernetes/cps/components/cps-temporal/resources/config/application-helm.yml
@@ -23,23 +23,18 @@
     url: jdbc:postgresql://{{ .Values.timescaledb.service.name }}:5432/{{ .Values.timescaledb.config.pgDatabase }}
     username: ${DB_USERNAME}
     password: ${DB_PASSWORD}
-  kafka:
-    bootstrap-servers: [{{ .Values.config.kafka.service }}:{{ .Values.config.kafka.port }}]
-    security:
-      protocol: {{ .Values.config.kafka.protocol }}
-    consumer:
-      group-id: {{ .Values.config.kafka.consumerGroupId }}
 
 security:
   auth:
     username: ${APP_USERNAME}
     password: ${APP_PASSWORD}
 
-app:
-  listener:
-    data-updated:
-      topic: {{ .Values.config.kafka.listenerTopic }}
+# Event consumption properties (kafka)
+{{- if .Values.config.eventConsumption }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.config.eventConsumption | nindent 2 }}
+{{- end }}
 
+# Additional properties
 {{- if .Values.config.additional }}
 {{ toYaml .Values.config.additional | nindent 2 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/cps/components/cps-temporal/values.yaml b/kubernetes/cps/components/cps-temporal/values.yaml
index 6874fa2..da055d0 100644
--- a/kubernetes/cps/components/cps-temporal/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/cps/components/cps-temporal/values.yaml
@@ -140,19 +140,20 @@
     profile: helm
   #appUserPassword:
 
+  # Event consumption (kafka) properties
+  # All Kafka properties must be in "key: value" format instead of yaml.
+  eventConsumption:
+    spring.kafka.bootstrap-servers: message-router-kafka:9092
+    spring.kafka.security.protocol: PLAINTEXT
+    spring.kafka.consumer.group-id: cps-temporal-group
+    app.listener.data-updated.topic: cps.data-updated-events
+
 # Any new property can be added in the env by setting in overrides in the format mentioned below
 # All the added properties must be in "key: value" format instead of yaml.
 #  additional:
 #    spring.config.max-size: 200
 #    spring.config.min-size: 10
 
-  kafka:
-    service: message-router-kafka
-    port: 9092
-    listenerTopic: cps.cfg-state-events
-    consumerGroupId: cps-temporal-group
-    protocol: PLAINTEXT
-
 logging:
   level: INFO
   path: /tmp