diff --git a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/resources/config/model-loader.properties b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/resources/config/model-loader.properties
index bc53b4b..a3e27f5 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/resources/config/model-loader.properties
+++ b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/resources/config/model-loader.properties
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@
 ml.distribution.KEYSTORE_FILE=
 ml.distribution.PASSWORD=OBF:1ks51l8d1o3i1pcc1r2r1e211r391kls1pyj1z7u1njf1lx51go21hnj1y0k1mli1sop1k8o1j651vu91mxw1vun1mze1vv11j8x1k5i1sp11mjc1y161hlr1gm41m111nkj1z781pw31kku1r4p1e391r571pbm1o741l4x1ksp
 {{ end }}
-ml.distribution.CONSUMER_GROUP={{ .Values.config.kafka.sdcTopic.consumerGroup }}
-ml.distribution.CONSUMER_ID={{ .Values.config.kafka.sdcTopic.clientId }}
+{{- with (first .Values.kafkaUser.acls) }}
+ml.distribution.CONSUMER_GROUP={{ .name }}
+ml.distribution.CONSUMER_ID={{ .name }}-model-loader
 ml.distribution.ENVIRONMENT_NAME=AUTO
 ml.distribution.POLLING_INTERVAL=30
 ml.distribution.POLLING_TIMEOUT=20
-ml.distribution.USER=aai
+ml.distribution.USER={{ .name }}
+{{- end }}
 ml.distribution.ARTIFACT_TYPES=MODEL_QUERY_SPEC,TOSCA_CSAR
 
 # Model Loader AAI REST Client Configuration
diff --git a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/aai-sdc-list-kafka-user.yaml b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/aai-sdc-list-kafka-user.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index d7e37e2..0000000
--- a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/aai-sdc-list-kafka-user.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-{{/*
-  # Copyright © 2022 Nordix Foundation
-  #
-  # 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.
-  */}}
-
-apiVersion: kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta2
-kind: KafkaUser
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.global.aaiSdcListenerKafkaUser }}
-  labels:
-    strimzi.io/cluster: {{ include "common.release" . }}-strimzi
-spec:
-  authentication:
-    type: {{ .Values.config.kafka.saslMechanism | lower }}
-  authorization:
-    type: {{ .Values.config.kafka.authType }}
-    acls:
-      - resource:
-          type: group
-          name: {{ .Values.config.kafka.sdcTopic.consumerGroup }}
-        operation: All
-      - resource:
-          type: topic
-          patternType: prefix
-          name: {{ .Values.config.kafka.sdcTopic.pattern }}
-        operation: All
diff --git a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/deployment.yaml
index d3136d8..bab0e0c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -102,12 +102,11 @@
         env:
         - name: CONFIG_HOME
           value: /opt/app/model-loader/config/
-        - name: SECURITY_PROTOCOL
-          value: {{ .Values.config.kafka.securityProtocol }}
-        - name: SASL_MECHANISM
-          value: {{ .Values.config.kafka.saslMechanism }}
         - name: SASL_JAAS_CONFIG
-          value: {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "aai-sdc-kafka-secret" "key" "sasl.jaas.config") | indent 10 }}
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: {{ include "common.name" . }}-ku
+              key: sasl.jaas.config
         volumeMounts: {{ include "common.certInitializer.volumeMount" . | nindent 8 }}
         - mountPath: /etc/localtime
           name: localtime
diff --git a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/kafkauser.yaml b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/kafkauser.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..324a068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/kafkauser.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{{/*
+# Copyright © 2022-23 Nordix Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+*/}}
+{{ include "common.kafkauser" . }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/secret.yaml b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/secret.yaml
index 70b0857..d6013c8 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/secret.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -27,5 +27,3 @@
 type: Opaque
 data:
 {{ tpl (.Files.Glob "resources/config/auth/*").AsSecrets . | indent 2 }}
----
-{{ include "common.secretFast" . }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/values.yaml b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/values.yaml
index 09bb32d..825ef06 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/aai/components/aai-modelloader/values.yaml
@@ -18,18 +18,6 @@
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
 global: # global defaults
   nodePortPrefix: 302
-  aaiSdcListenerKafkaUser: aai-sdc-list-user
-#################################################################
-# Secrets metaconfig
-#################################################################
-secrets:
-  - uid: aai-sdc-kafka-secret
-    externalSecret: '{{ tpl (default "" .Values.config.jaasConfExternalSecret) . }}'
-    type: genericKV
-    envs:
-      - name: sasl.jaas.config
-        value: '{{ .Values.config.someConfig }}'
-        policy: generate
 
 #################################################################
 # Certificate configuration
@@ -74,17 +62,16 @@
 flavor: small
 flavorOverride: small
 
-# application configuration
-config:
-  someConfig: blah
-  kafka:
-    securityProtocol: SASL_PLAINTEXT
-    saslMechanism: SCRAM-SHA-512
-    authType: simple
-    sdcTopic:
-      pattern: SDC-DIST
-      consumerGroup: aai
-      clientId: aai-model-loader
+# Strimzi KafkaUser config
+kafkaUser:
+  acls:
+    - name: aai
+      type: group
+      operations: [Read]
+    - name: SDC-DISTR
+      type: topic
+      patternType: prefix
+      operations: [Read, Write]
 
 # default number of instances
 replicaCount: 1
diff --git a/kubernetes/aai/values.yaml b/kubernetes/aai/values.yaml
index 7f4ef86..f30222a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/aai/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/aai/values.yaml
@@ -277,16 +277,12 @@
         # since when this is enabled, it prints a lot of information to console
         enabled: false
 
-  aaiSdcListenerKafkaUser: aai-sdc-list-user
-
 aai-babel:
   logConfigMapNamePrefix: '{{ include "common.release" . }}-aai'
 aai-graphadmin:
   logConfigMapNamePrefix: '{{ include "common.release" . }}-aai'
 aai-modelloader:
   logConfigMapNamePrefix: '{{ include "common.release" . }}-aai'
-  config:
-    jaasConfExternalSecret: '{{ include "common.release" . }}-{{ .Values.global.aaiSdcListenerKafkaUser }}'
 aai-resources:
   logConfigMapNamePrefix: '{{ include "common.release" . }}-aai'
 aai-schema-service: