diff --git a/controllers/rate_limiting_istio_wasmplugin_controller.go b/controllers/rate_limiting_istio_wasmplugin_controller.go
index cebd6f218..24d83b311 100644
--- a/controllers/rate_limiting_istio_wasmplugin_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/rate_limiting_istio_wasmplugin_controller.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	istioclientgoextensionv1alpha1 "istio.io/client-go/pkg/apis/extensions/v1alpha1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/utils/env"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/handler"
@@ -44,10 +43,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kuadrant/kuadrant-operator/pkg/rlptools/wasm"
 )
 
-var (
-	WASMFilterImageURL = env.GetString("RELATED_IMAGE_WASMSHIM", "oci://quay.io/kuadrant/wasm-shim:latest")
-)
-
 func WASMPluginName(gw *gatewayapiv1.Gateway) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("kuadrant-%s", gw.Name)
 }
@@ -118,7 +113,7 @@ func (r *RateLimitingIstioWASMPluginReconciler) desiredRateLimitingWASMPlugin(ct
 		},
 		Spec: istioextensionsv1alpha1.WasmPlugin{
 			TargetRef:    kuadrantistioutils.PolicyTargetRefFromGateway(gw),
-			Url:          WASMFilterImageURL,
+			Url:          wasm.WASMFilterImageURL,
 			PluginConfig: nil,
 			// Insert plugin before Istio stats filters and after Istio authorization filters.
 			Phase: istioextensionsv1alpha1.PluginPhase_STATS,
diff --git a/tests/envoygateway/wasm_controller_test.go b/tests/envoygateway/wasm_controller_test.go
index 636d8d67d..d63e77144 100644
--- a/tests/envoygateway/wasm_controller_test.go
+++ b/tests/envoygateway/wasm_controller_test.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ var _ = Describe("wasm controller", func() {
 			Expect(ext.Spec.Wasm).To(HaveLen(1))
 			Expect(ext.Spec.Wasm[0].Code.Type).To(Equal(egv1alpha1.ImageWasmCodeSourceType))
 			Expect(ext.Spec.Wasm[0].Code.Image).To(Not(BeNil()))
-			Expect(ext.Spec.Wasm[0].Code.Image.URL).To(Equal(controllers.WASMFilterImageURL))
+			Expect(ext.Spec.Wasm[0].Code.Image.URL).To(Equal(wasm.WASMFilterImageURL))
 			existingWASMConfig, err := wasm.ConfigFromJSON(ext.Spec.Wasm[0].Config)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(existingWASMConfig).To(Equal(&wasm.Config{
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ var _ = Describe("wasm controller", func() {
 			Expect(ext.Spec.Wasm).To(HaveLen(1))
 			Expect(ext.Spec.Wasm[0].Code.Type).To(Equal(egv1alpha1.ImageWasmCodeSourceType))
 			Expect(ext.Spec.Wasm[0].Code.Image).To(Not(BeNil()))
-			Expect(ext.Spec.Wasm[0].Code.Image.URL).To(Equal(controllers.WASMFilterImageURL))
+			Expect(ext.Spec.Wasm[0].Code.Image.URL).To(Equal(wasm.WASMFilterImageURL))
 			existingWASMConfig, err := wasm.ConfigFromJSON(ext.Spec.Wasm[0].Config)
 			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 			Expect(existingWASMConfig).To(Equal(&wasm.Config{