diff --git a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/templates/helm-config/vector.yaml b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/templates/helm-config/vector.yaml
index f56f95274..6c841d7eb 100644
--- a/plugins/scheduler-k3s/templates/helm-config/vector.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scheduler-k3s/templates/helm-config/vector.yaml
@@ -28,46 +28,18 @@ readinessProbe:
     path: /health
     port: api
 
-# Replace the chart's defaults so /vector-data-dir is backed by a host directory
-# instead of the chart-managed emptyDir. Other defaults (var-log, var-lib, procfs,
-# sysfs) are preserved as the chart ships them.
-defaultVolumes:
-  - name: data
+extraVolumes:
+  - name: vector-state
     hostPath:
       path: /var/lib/vector
       type: DirectoryOrCreate
-  - name: var-log
-    hostPath:
-      path: /var/log/
-  - name: var-lib
-    hostPath:
-      path: /var/lib/
-  - name: procfs
-    hostPath:
-      path: /proc
-  - name: sysfs
-    hostPath:
-      path: /sys
 
-defaultVolumeMounts:
-  - name: data
-    mountPath: /vector-data-dir
-    readOnly: false
-  - name: var-log
-    mountPath: /var/log/
-    readOnly: true
-  - name: var-lib
-    mountPath: /var/lib
-    readOnly: true
-  - name: procfs
-    mountPath: /host/proc
-    readOnly: true
-  - name: sysfs
-    mountPath: /host/sys
-    readOnly: true
+extraVolumeMounts:
+  - name: vector-state
+    mountPath: /var/lib/vector-state
 
 customConfig:
-  data_dir: /vector-data-dir
+  data_dir: /var/lib/vector-state
 
   api:
     enabled: true
@@ -87,9 +59,10 @@ customConfig:
       inputs:
         - kubernetes_logs
       source: |
-        .container = .kubernetes.container_name
-        .pod       = .kubernetes.pod_name
-        .namespace = .kubernetes.pod_namespace
+        .container = del(.kubernetes.container_name)
+        .pod       = del(.kubernetes.pod_name)
+        .namespace = del(.kubernetes.pod_namespace)
+        del(.kubernetes)
 
   sinks:
     default_global_sink: