diff --git a/pkg/controller/kafka/cluster/setup.go b/pkg/controller/kafka/cluster/setup.go
index 69a1f74034..4d59ad4b31 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/kafka/cluster/setup.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/kafka/cluster/setup.go
@@ -755,10 +755,10 @@ func (u *updater) update(ctx context.Context, mg cpresource.Managed) (managed.Ex
 			if !encryptionUpToDate {
 				input.EncryptionInfo = generateEncryptionInfo(wanted.EncryptionInfo)
 
-				input.EncryptionInfo.EncryptionAtRest = nil // "Updating encryption-at-rest settings on your cluster is not currently supported."
-				if input.EncryptionInfo.EncryptionInTransit != nil {
-					input.EncryptionInfo.EncryptionInTransit.InCluster = nil // "Updating the inter-broker encryption setting on your cluster is not currently supported."
-				}
+				// input.EncryptionInfo.EncryptionAtRest = nil // "Updating encryption-at-rest settings on your cluster is not currently supported."
+				// if input.EncryptionInfo.EncryptionInTransit != nil {
+				// 	input.EncryptionInfo.EncryptionInTransit.InCluster = nil // "Updating the inter-broker encryption setting on your cluster is not currently supported."
+				// }
 			}
 
 			_, err := u.client.UpdateSecurityWithContext(ctx, input)