diff --git a/charts/consul/test/unit/connect-inject-deployment.bats b/charts/consul/test/unit/connect-inject-deployment.bats
index bc3156fca5..f6e19262ed 100755
--- a/charts/consul/test/unit/connect-inject-deployment.bats
+++ b/charts/consul/test/unit/connect-inject-deployment.bats
@@ -1075,147 +1075,6 @@ load _helpers
   [ "${actual}" = "false" ]
 }
 
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------
-# consul sidecar resources
-
-@test "connectInject/Deployment: default consul sidecar container resources" {
-  cd `chart_dir`
-  local cmd=$(helm template \
-      -s templates/connect-inject-deployment.yaml \
-      --set 'connectInject.enabled=true' \
-      . | tee /dev/stderr |
-      yq '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].command' | tee /dev/stderr)
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-memory-request=25Mi"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-cpu-request=20m"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-memory-limit=50Mi"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-cpu-limit=20m"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
-}
-
-@test "connectInject/Deployment: consul sidecar container resources can be set" {
-  cd `chart_dir`
-  local cmd=$(helm template \
-      -s templates/connect-inject-deployment.yaml \
-      --set 'connectInject.enabled=true' \
-      --set 'global.consulSidecarContainer.resources.requests.memory=100Mi' \
-      --set 'global.consulSidecarContainer.resources.requests.cpu=100m' \
-      --set 'global.consulSidecarContainer.resources.limits.memory=200Mi' \
-      --set 'global.consulSidecarContainer.resources.limits.cpu=200m' \
-      . | tee /dev/stderr |
-      yq '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].command' | tee /dev/stderr)
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-memory-request=100Mi"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-cpu-request=100m"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-memory-limit=200Mi"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-cpu-limit=200m"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
-}
-
-@test "connectInject/Deployment: consul sidecar container resources can be set explicitly to 0" {
-  cd `chart_dir`
-  local cmd=$(helm template \
-      -s templates/connect-inject-deployment.yaml \
-      --set 'connectInject.enabled=true' \
-      --set 'global.consulSidecarContainer.resources.requests.memory=0' \
-      --set 'global.consulSidecarContainer.resources.requests.cpu=0' \
-      --set 'global.consulSidecarContainer.resources.limits.memory=0' \
-      --set 'global.consulSidecarContainer.resources.limits.cpu=0' \
-      . | tee /dev/stderr |
-      yq '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].command' | tee /dev/stderr)
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-memory-request=0"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-cpu-request=0"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-memory-limit=0"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-cpu-limit=0"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "true" ]
-}
-
-@test "connectInject/Deployment: consul sidecar container resources can be individually set to null" {
-  cd `chart_dir`
-  local cmd=$(helm template \
-      -s templates/connect-inject-deployment.yaml \
-      --set 'connectInject.enabled=true' \
-      --set 'global.consulSidecarContainer.resources.requests.memory=null' \
-      --set 'global.consulSidecarContainer.resources.requests.cpu=null' \
-      --set 'global.consulSidecarContainer.resources.limits.memory=null' \
-      --set 'global.consulSidecarContainer.resources.limits.cpu=null' \
-      . | tee /dev/stderr |
-      yq '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].command' | tee /dev/stderr)
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-memory-request"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "false" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-cpu-request"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "false" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-memory-limit"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "false" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-cpu-limit"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "false" ]
-}
-
-@test "connectInject/Deployment: consul sidecar container resources can be set to null" {
-  cd `chart_dir`
-  local cmd=$(helm template \
-      -s templates/connect-inject-deployment.yaml \
-      --set 'connectInject.enabled=true' \
-      --set 'global.consulSidecarContainer.resources=null' \
-      . | tee /dev/stderr |
-      yq '.spec.template.spec.containers[0].command' | tee /dev/stderr)
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-memory-request"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "false" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-cpu-request"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "false" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-memory-limit"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "false" ]
-
-  local actual=$(echo "$cmd" |
-    yq 'any(contains("-default-consul-sidecar-cpu-limit"))' | tee /dev/stderr)
-  [ "${actual}" = "false" ]
-}
-
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------
 # sidecarProxy.resources
 
diff --git a/charts/consul/values.yaml b/charts/consul/values.yaml
index dc5172d138..6056cfcdee 100644
--- a/charts/consul/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/values.yaml
@@ -620,28 +620,6 @@ global:
     # @type: boolean
     enableGatewayMetrics: true
 
-  # For connect-injected pods, the consul sidecar is responsible for metrics merging. For ingress/mesh/terminating
-  # gateways, it additionally ensures the Consul services are always registered with their local Consul client.
-  # @type: map
-  consulSidecarContainer:
-    # Set default resources for consul sidecar. If null, that resource won't
-    # be set.
-    # These settings can be overridden on a per-pod basis via these annotations:
-    #
-    # - `consul.hashicorp.com/consul-sidecar-cpu-limit`
-    # - `consul.hashicorp.com/consul-sidecar-cpu-request`
-    # - `consul.hashicorp.com/consul-sidecar-memory-limit`
-    # - `consul.hashicorp.com/consul-sidecar-memory-request`
-    # @recurse: false
-    # @type: map
-    resources:
-      requests:
-        memory: "25Mi"
-        cpu: "20m"
-      limits:
-        memory: "50Mi"
-        cpu: "20m"
-
   # The name (and tag) of the Envoy Docker image used for the
   # connect-injected sidecar proxies and mesh, terminating, and ingress gateways.
   # See https://www.consul.io/docs/connect/proxies/envoy for full compatibility matrix between Consul and Envoy.
@@ -2114,18 +2092,18 @@ connectInject:
     # add a listener on the Envoy sidecar to expose metrics. The exposed
     # metrics will depend on whether metrics merging is enabled:
     #   - If metrics merging is enabled:
-    #     the Consul sidecar will run a merged metrics server
+    #     the consul-dataplane will run a merged metrics server
     #     combining Envoy sidecar and Connect service metrics,
     #     i.e. if your service exposes its own Prometheus metrics.
     #   - If metrics merging is disabled:
     #     the listener will just expose Envoy sidecar metrics.
     # This will inherit from `global.metrics.enabled`.
     defaultEnabled: "-"
-    # Configures the Consul sidecar to run a merged metrics server
+    # Configures the consul-dataplane to run a merged metrics server
     # to combine and serve both Envoy and Connect service metrics.
     # This feature is available only in Consul v1.10.0 or greater.
     defaultEnableMerging: false
-    # Configures the port at which the Consul sidecar will listen on to return
+    # Configures the port at which the consul-dataplane will listen on to return
     # combined metrics. This port only needs to be changed if it conflicts with
     # the application's ports.
     defaultMergedMetricsPort: 20100