diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5773d8b..cabf83e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -135,9 +135,6 @@ metadata:
   name: openstack-lightspeed
   namespace: openstack
 spec:
-$(if [ -n "$RHOS_LS_IMAGE" ]; then
-  echo "  ragImage: $RHOS_LS_IMAGE"
-fi)
   llmEndpoint: $LLM_ENDPOINT
   llmEndpointType: openai
   llmCredentials: openstack-lightspeed-apitoken
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/openstacklightspeed_types.go b/api/v1beta1/openstacklightspeed_types.go
index 79cb143..60edb29 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/openstacklightspeed_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/openstacklightspeed_types.go
@@ -95,10 +95,6 @@ type DatabaseSpec struct {
 type OpenStackLightspeedSpec struct {
 	OpenStackLightspeedCore `json:",inline"`
 
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
-	// ContainerImage for the OpenStack Lightspeed RAG container (will be set to environmental default if empty)
-	RAGImage string `json:"ragImage"`
-
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	// +kubebuilder:default=false
 	// Enables automatic OCP documentation based on cluster version
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/lightspeed.openstack.org_openstacklightspeeds.yaml b/bundle/manifests/lightspeed.openstack.org_openstacklightspeeds.yaml
index 8176063..038034d 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/lightspeed.openstack.org_openstacklightspeeds.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/lightspeed.openstack.org_openstacklightspeeds.yaml
@@ -178,10 +178,6 @@ spec:
                       When false, uses reference_url (online).
                     type: boolean
                 type: object
-              ragImage:
-                description: ContainerImage for the OpenStack Lightspeed RAG container
-                  (will be set to environmental default if empty)
-                type: string
               tlsCACertBundle:
                 description: Configmap name containing a CA Certificates bundle
                 type: string
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/openstack-lightspeed-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/openstack-lightspeed-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index a98f96a..54e5d3c 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/openstack-lightspeed-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/openstack-lightspeed-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ metadata:
       ]
     capabilities: Basic Install
     categories: AI/Machine Learning
-    createdAt: "2026-06-22T19:14:00Z"
+    createdAt: "2026-07-03T16:05:52Z"
     description: AI-powered virtual assistant for Red Hat OpenStack Services on OpenShift
     features.operators.openshift.io/cnf: "false"
     features.operators.openshift.io/cni: "false"
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/lightspeed.openstack.org_openstacklightspeeds.yaml b/config/crd/bases/lightspeed.openstack.org_openstacklightspeeds.yaml
index 2612ab5..88f534e 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/lightspeed.openstack.org_openstacklightspeeds.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/lightspeed.openstack.org_openstacklightspeeds.yaml
@@ -178,10 +178,6 @@ spec:
                       When false, uses reference_url (online).
                     type: boolean
                 type: object
-              ragImage:
-                description: ContainerImage for the OpenStack Lightspeed RAG container
-                  (will be set to environmental default if empty)
-                type: string
               tlsCACertBundle:
                 description: Configmap name containing a CA Certificates bundle
                 type: string
diff --git a/internal/controller/lcore_deployment.go b/internal/controller/lcore_deployment.go
index eeb1356..26cd48c 100644
--- a/internal/controller/lcore_deployment.go
+++ b/internal/controller/lcore_deployment.go
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func buildInitContainers(
 	var containers []corev1.Container
 	containers = append(containers, corev1.Container{
 		Name:  "vector-database-collect",
-		Image: instance.Spec.RAGImage,
+		Image: apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeedDefaultValues.RAGImageURL,
 		Command: func() []string {
 			cmd := []string{
 				"sh", VectorDBScriptsMountPath + "/" + VectorDBCollectScriptKey,
diff --git a/internal/controller/ocp_version.go b/internal/controller/ocp_version.go
index 169b3ec..c731940 100644
--- a/internal/controller/ocp_version.go
+++ b/internal/controller/ocp_version.go
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ func BuildRAGConfigs(instance *apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeed, ocpVersion string
 	rags := []interface{}{
 		// OpenStack RAG
 		map[string]interface{}{
-			"image":     instance.Spec.RAGImage,
+			"image":     apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeedDefaultValues.RAGImageURL,
 			"indexPath": OpenStackLightspeedVectorDBPath,
 		},
 	}
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ func BuildRAGConfigs(instance *apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeed, ocpVersion string
 	// Add OCP RAG if enabled
 	if ocpVersion != "" {
 		rags = append(rags, map[string]interface{}{
-			"image":     instance.Spec.RAGImage,
+			"image":     apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeedDefaultValues.RAGImageURL,
 			"indexPath": GetOCPVectorDBPath(ocpVersion),
 			"indexID":   GetOCPIndexName(ocpVersion),
 		})
diff --git a/internal/controller/ocp_version_test.go b/internal/controller/ocp_version_test.go
index 17f90d5..e9c7339 100644
--- a/internal/controller/ocp_version_test.go
+++ b/internal/controller/ocp_version_test.go
@@ -234,12 +234,10 @@ func TestResolveOCPVersion(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestBuildRAGConfigs(t *testing.T) {
+	apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeedDefaultValues.RAGImageURL = testRAGImage
+
 	t.Run("OCP RAG disabled (empty version)", func(t *testing.T) {
-		instance := &apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeed{
-			Spec: apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeedSpec{
-				RAGImage: testRAGImage,
-			},
-		}
+		instance := &apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeed{}
 
 		configs := BuildRAGConfigs(instance, "")
 
@@ -268,11 +266,7 @@ func TestBuildRAGConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("OCP RAG enabled", func(t *testing.T) {
-		instance := &apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeed{
-			Spec: apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeedSpec{
-				RAGImage: testRAGImage,
-			},
-		}
+		instance := &apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeed{}
 
 		configs := BuildRAGConfigs(instance, "4.16")
 
@@ -332,11 +326,7 @@ func TestBuildRAGConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("OCP RAG with latest version", func(t *testing.T) {
-		instance := &apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeed{
-			Spec: apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeedSpec{
-				RAGImage: testRAGImage,
-			},
-		}
+		instance := &apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeed{}
 
 		configs := BuildRAGConfigs(instance, "latest")
 
diff --git a/internal/controller/openstacklightspeed_controller.go b/internal/controller/openstacklightspeed_controller.go
index 6f5f871..1610bc8 100644
--- a/internal/controller/openstacklightspeed_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/openstacklightspeed_controller.go
@@ -159,10 +159,6 @@ func (r *OpenStackLightspeedReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	}
 
-	if instance.Spec.RAGImage == "" {
-		instance.Spec.RAGImage = apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeedDefaultValues.RAGImageURL
-	}
-
 	if instance.Spec.MaxTokensForResponse == 0 {
 		instance.Spec.MaxTokensForResponse = apiv1beta1.OpenStackLightspeedDefaultValues.MaxTokensForResponse
 	}