diff --git a/charts/stable/redis/values.yaml b/charts/stable/redis/values.yaml
index 241f036e8be..a5d2de882e7 100644
--- a/charts/stable/redis/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/stable/redis/values.yaml
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ workload:
             REDIS_REPLICATION_MODE: master
             ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD: "yes"
             REDIS_PORT: "{{ .Values.service.main.ports.main.targetPort }}"
-            REDIS_PASSWORD:
-              secretKeyRef:
-                expandObjectName: "{{ if .Values.redisPassword }}true{{ else }}false{{ end }}"
-                name: '{{ if .Values.redisPassword }}credentials{{ else if .Values.existingSecret }}{{ .Values.existingSecret }}{{ else }}{{ printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name "rediscreds" }}{{ end }}'
-                key: "redis-password"
+            REDIS_PASSWORD: "{{ if .Values.password }}"
           probes:
             liveness:
               enabled: true
@@ -126,10 +122,10 @@ secret:
   credentials:
     enabled: true
     data:
-      redis-password: '{{ ( .Values.redisPassword | default "nothing" ) }}'
+      redis-password: '{{ ( .Values.password | default "nothing" ) }}'
 # -- Secret or password
 # One of these options is required, unless used as a dependency for another TrueCharts chart.
-redisPassword: ""
+password: "placeholderpassword"
 existingSecret: ""
 service:
   main: