diff --git a/internal/controller/watcher_common.go b/internal/controller/watcher_common.go
index adb3b4b5..e66033ae 100644
--- a/internal/controller/watcher_common.go
+++ b/internal/controller/watcher_common.go
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ func GenerateConfigsGeneric(
 	customData map[string]string,
 	cmLabels map[string]string,
 	scripts bool,
+	commonTemplates []string,
 ) error {
 
 	extraTemplates := map[string]string{
@@ -327,6 +328,7 @@ func GenerateConfigsGeneric(
 			CustomData:         customData,
 			Labels:             cmLabels,
 			AdditionalTemplate: extraTemplates,
+			CommonTemplates:    commonTemplates,
 		},
 	}
 	if scripts {
diff --git a/internal/controller/watcher_controller.go b/internal/controller/watcher_controller.go
index f9bb2e00..ee92a00f 100644
--- a/internal/controller/watcher_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/watcher_controller.go
@@ -948,7 +948,7 @@ func (r *WatcherReconciler) generateServiceConfigDBJobs(
 		templateParameters["ACSecret"] = acData.Secret
 	}
 
-	return GenerateConfigsGeneric(ctx, helper, instance, envVars, templateParameters, customData, labels, true)
+	return GenerateConfigsGeneric(ctx, helper, instance, envVars, templateParameters, customData, labels, true, []string{})
 }
 
 func (r *WatcherReconciler) ensureDBSync(
diff --git a/internal/controller/watcherapi_controller.go b/internal/controller/watcherapi_controller.go
index 68cb4b94..605fe705 100644
--- a/internal/controller/watcherapi_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/watcherapi_controller.go
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func (r *WatcherAPIReconciler) generateServiceConfigs(
 	}
 	templateParameters["VHosts"] = httpdVhostConfig
 
-	return GenerateConfigsGeneric(ctx, helper, instance, envVars, templateParameters, customData, labels, false)
+	return GenerateConfigsGeneric(ctx, helper, instance, envVars, templateParameters, customData, labels, false, []string{"ssl.conf"})
 }
 
 func (r *WatcherAPIReconciler) ensureDeployment(
diff --git a/internal/controller/watcherapplier_controller.go b/internal/controller/watcherapplier_controller.go
index 58afb6ba..cd448d97 100644
--- a/internal/controller/watcherapplier_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/watcherapplier_controller.go
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func (r *WatcherApplierReconciler) generateServiceConfigs(
 		templateParameters["MemcachedAuthCa"] = fmt.Sprint(memcachedv1.CaMountPath())
 	}
 
-	return GenerateConfigsGeneric(ctx, helper, instance, envVars, templateParameters, customData, labels, false)
+	return GenerateConfigsGeneric(ctx, helper, instance, envVars, templateParameters, customData, labels, false, []string{})
 }
 
 // SetupWithManager sets up the controller with the Manager.
diff --git a/internal/controller/watcherdecisionengine_controller.go b/internal/controller/watcherdecisionengine_controller.go
index 47f75ae9..a6fa6d79 100644
--- a/internal/controller/watcherdecisionengine_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/watcherdecisionengine_controller.go
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ func (r *WatcherDecisionEngineReconciler) generateServiceConfigs(
 		templateParameters["MemcachedAuthCa"] = fmt.Sprint(memcachedv1.CaMountPath())
 	}
 
-	return GenerateConfigsGeneric(ctx, helper, instance, envVars, templateParameters, customData, labels, false)
+	return GenerateConfigsGeneric(ctx, helper, instance, envVars, templateParameters, customData, labels, false, []string{})
 }
 
 func (r *WatcherDecisionEngineReconciler) ensureDeployment(
diff --git a/templates/watcherapi/config/ssl.conf b/templates/watcherapi/config/ssl.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index e3da4ecb..00000000
--- a/templates/watcherapi/config/ssl.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
-  SSLRandomSeed startup builtin
-  SSLRandomSeed startup file:/dev/urandom 512
-  SSLRandomSeed connect builtin
-  SSLRandomSeed connect file:/dev/urandom 512
-
-  AddType application/x-x509-ca-cert .crt
-  AddType application/x-pkcs7-crl    .crl
-
-  SSLPassPhraseDialog builtin
-  SSLSessionCache "shmcb:/var/cache/mod_ssl/scache(512000)"
-  SSLSessionCacheTimeout 300
-  Mutex default
-  SSLCryptoDevice builtin
-  SSLHonorCipherOrder On
-  SSLUseStapling Off
-  SSLStaplingCache "shmcb:/run/httpd/ssl_stapling(32768)"
-  SSLCipherSuite HIGH:MEDIUM:!aNULL:!MD5:!RC4:!3DES
-  SSLProtocol all -SSLv2 -SSLv3 -TLSv1
-  SSLOptions StdEnvVars
-</IfModule>