diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/Chart.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/Chart.yaml
index c91569f..f7f0757 100755
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/Chart.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #   Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
 #   Modifications Copyright © 2021 Orange
 #   Modifications Copyright © 2021 Nordix Foundation
+#   Modification (C) 2023 Deutsche Telekom. All rights reserved.
 #  ================================================================================
 #  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,9 +28,6 @@
   - name: common
     version: ~12.x-0
     repository: '@local'
-  - name: certInitializer
-    version: ~12.x-0
-    repository: '@local'
   - name: repositoryGenerator
     version: ~12.x-0
     repository: '@local'
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/resources/config/OnapPfConfig.json b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/resources/config/OnapPfConfig.json
index 9136b6e..2fe354e 100755
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/resources/config/OnapPfConfig.json
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/resources/config/OnapPfConfig.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
       "port": 6969,
       "userName": "${RESTSERVER_USER}",
       "password": "${RESTSERVER_PASSWORD}",
-      "https": {{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary "true" "false" }},
+      "https": "false",
       "prometheus": true
     },
     "pdpStatusParameters":{
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/templates/service.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/templates/service.yaml
index 6a4d28b..f96e810 100755
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/templates/service.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {{/*
 #  ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
 #   Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
+#   Modification (C) 2023 Deutsche Telekom. All rights reserved.
 #  ================================================================================
 #  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,29 +19,4 @@
 #  ============LICENSE_END=========================================================
 */}}
 
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "common.servicename" . }}
-  namespace: {{ include "common.namespace" . }}
-  labels:
-    app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
-    chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
-    release: {{ include "common.release" . }}
-    heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
-spec:
-  type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
-  ports:
-    {{if eq .Values.service.type "NodePort" -}}
-    - port: {{ .Values.service.externalPort }}
-      nodePort: {{ .Values.global.nodePortPrefix | default .Values.nodePortPrefix }}{{ .Values.service.nodePort }}
-      name: {{ .Values.service.portName }}{{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary "s" "" }}
-    {{- else -}}
-    - port: {{ .Values.service.externalPort }}
-      targetPort: {{ .Values.service.internalPort }}
-      name: {{ .Values.service.portName }}{{ (eq "true" (include "common.needTLS" .)) | ternary "s" "" }}
-    {{- end}}
-  selector:
-    app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
-    release: {{ include "common.release" . }}
-  sessionAffinity: None
+{{ include "common.service" . }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/templates/statefulset.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/templates/statefulset.yaml
index dd1c047..6213fec 100755
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #   Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
 #   Modifications Copyright (C) 2020 AT&T Intellectual Property.
 #   Modifications Copyright © 2022 Nordix Foundation
+#   Modification (C) 2023 Deutsche Telekom. All rights reserved.
 #  ================================================================================
 #  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,25 +23,13 @@
 
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}
-  namespace: {{ include "common.namespace" . }}
-  labels:
-    app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
-    chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
-    release: {{ include "common.release" . }}
-    heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
+metadata: {{- include "common.resourceMetadata" . | nindent 2 }}
 spec:
+  selector: {{- include "common.selectors" . | nindent 4 }}
   serviceName: {{ include "common.servicename" . }}
   replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
   template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
-        release: {{ include "common.release" . }}
+    metadata: {{- include "common.templateMetadata" . | nindent 6 }}
     spec:
       initContainers:
       - command:
@@ -49,10 +38,6 @@
         - -c
         - "cd /config-input && for PFILE in `ls -1`; do envsubst <${PFILE} >/config/${PFILE}; done"
         env:
-        - name: TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD
-          {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "truststore-pass" "key" "password") | indent 10 }}
-        - name: KEYSTORE_PASSWORD
-          {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "keystore-pass" "key" "password") | indent 10 }}
         - name: RESTSERVER_USER
           {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "restserver-creds" "key" "login") | indent 10 }}
         - name: RESTSERVER_PASSWORD
@@ -69,40 +54,29 @@
         image: {{ include "repositoryGenerator.image.envsubst" . }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.pullPolicy | default .Values.pullPolicy }}
         name: {{ include "common.name" . }}-update-config
-{{ include "common.certInitializer.initContainer" . | indent 6 }}
       containers:
         - name: {{ include "common.name" . }}
           image: {{ include "repositoryGenerator.repository" . }}/{{ .Values.image }}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.pullPolicy | default .Values.pullPolicy }}
           command: ["sh","-c"]
-          args: ["if [ -f {{ .Values.certInitializer.credsPath }}/.ci ]; then \
-                  . {{ .Values.certInitializer.credsPath }}/.ci; fi;\
-                  /opt/app/policy/apex-pdp/bin/apexOnapPf.sh -c /home/apexuser/config/OnapPfConfig.json"]
-          ports:
-          - containerPort: {{ .Values.service.externalPort }}
+          args: ["/opt/app/policy/apex-pdp/bin/apexOnapPf.sh -c /home/apexuser/config/OnapPfConfig.json"]
+          ports: {{ include "common.containerPorts" . | nindent 12  }}
           {{- if eq .Values.liveness.enabled true }}
           livenessProbe:
             tcpSocket:
-              port: {{ .Values.service.externalPort }}
+              port: {{ .Values.service.internalPort }}
             initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.initialDelaySeconds }}
             periodSeconds: {{ .Values.liveness.periodSeconds }}
           {{- end }}
           readinessProbe:
             tcpSocket:
-              port: {{ .Values.service.externalPort }}
+              port: {{ .Values.service.internalPort }}
             initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.readiness.initialDelaySeconds }}
             periodSeconds: {{ .Values.readiness.periodSeconds }}
           env:
           - name: REPLICAS
             value: "{{ .Values.replicaCount }}"
-{{- if not .Values.global.aafEnabled }}
-          - name: KEYSTORE_PASSWORD
-            {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "keystore-pass" "key" "password") | indent 12 }}
-          - name: TRUSTSTORE_PASSWORD
-            {{- include "common.secret.envFromSecretFast" (dict "global" . "uid" "truststore-pass" "key" "password") | indent 12 }}
-{{- end }}
           volumeMounts:
-{{ include "common.certInitializer.volumeMount" . | indent 10 }}
           - mountPath: /etc/localtime
             name: localtime
             readOnly: true
@@ -121,7 +95,6 @@
         {{- end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "common.fullname" (dict "suffix" "read" "dot" . )}}
       volumes:
-{{ include "common.certInitializer.volumes" . | indent 8 }}
         - name: localtime
           hostPath:
             path: /etc/localtime
diff --git a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/values.yaml b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/values.yaml
index 10e4da4..3ea694f 100755
--- a/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/policy/components/policy-apex-pdp/values.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #   Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
 #   Modifications Copyright (C) 2019-2021 AT&T Intellectual Property.
 #   Modifications Copyright © 2022 Nordix Foundation
+#   Modification (C) 2023 Deutsche Telekom. All rights reserved.
 #  ================================================================================
 #  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 #  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -23,7 +24,6 @@
 #################################################################
 global:
   nodePortPrefix: 302
-  aafEnabled: true
   persistence: {}
 
 #################################################################
@@ -35,16 +35,6 @@
     externalSecret: '{{ tpl (default "" .Values.restServer.credsExternalSecret) . }}'
     login: '{{ .Values.restServer.user }}'
     password: '{{ .Values.restServer.password }}'
-  - uid: truststore-pass
-    type: password
-    externalSecret: '{{ tpl (default "" .Values.certStores.trustStorePasswordExternalSecret) . }}'
-    password: '{{ .Values.certStores.trustStorePassword }}'
-    passwordPolicy: required
-  - uid: keystore-pass
-    type: password
-    externalSecret: '{{ tpl (default "" .Values.certStores.keyStorePasswordExternalSecret) . }}'
-    password: '{{ .Values.certStores.keyStorePassword }}'
-    passwordPolicy: required
   - uid: policy-kafka-user
     externalSecret: '{{ tpl (default "" .Values.config.jaasConfExternalSecret) . }}'
     type: genericKV
@@ -68,29 +58,6 @@
 restServer:
   user: healthcheck
   password: zb!XztG34
-truststore:
-  password: Pol1cy_0nap
-certStores:
-  keyStorePassword: Pol1cy_0nap
-  trustStorePassword: Pol1cy_0nap
-
-certInitializer:
-  nameOverride: policy-apex-pdp-cert-initializer
-  aafDeployFqi: deployer@people.osaaf.org
-  aafDeployPass: demo123456!
-  fqdn: policy
-  fqi: policy@policy.onap.org
-  public_fqdn: policy.onap.org
-  cadi_latitude: "0.0"
-  cadi_longitude: "0.0"
-  credsPath: /opt/app/osaaf/local
-  app_ns: org.osaaf.aaf
-  uid: 101
-  gid: 102
-  aaf_add_config: >
-    echo "export KEYSTORE='{{ .Values.credsPath }}/org.onap.policy.p12'" >> {{ .Values.credsPath }}/.ci;
-    echo "export KEYSTORE_PASSWORD='${cadi_keystore_password_p12}'" >> {{ .Values.credsPath }}/.ci;
-    chown -R {{ .Values.uid }}:{{ .Values.gid }} $(dirname {{ .Values.credsPath }});
 
 # default number of instances
 replicaCount: 1
@@ -114,10 +81,10 @@
 service:
   type: ClusterIP
   name: policy-apex-pdp
-  portName: http
-  externalPort: 6969
   internalPort: 6969
-  nodePort: 37
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 6969
 
 ingress:
   enabled: false
@@ -157,7 +124,7 @@
     enabled: true
     port: policy-apex-pdp
     interval: 60s
-    isHttps: true
+    isHttps: false
     basicAuth:
       enabled: true
       externalSecretNameSuffix: policy-apex-pdp-restserver-creds