diff --git a/helmfile/apps/element/values-element.yaml.gotmpl b/helmfile/apps/element/values-element.yaml.gotmpl
index 65731dc8..6cb19596 100644
--- a/helmfile/apps/element/values-element.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/helmfile/apps/element/values-element.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -145,8 +145,4 @@ resources:
 theme:
   {{ .Values.theme | toYaml | nindent 2 }}
 
-presence:
-  enabled: {{ .Values.functional.dataProtection.matrixPresence.enabled }}
-use_presence: 
-  enabled: {{ .Values.functional.dataProtection.usePresence.enabled }}
 ...
diff --git a/helmfile/apps/element/values-synapse.yaml.gotmpl b/helmfile/apps/element/values-synapse.yaml.gotmpl
index afc48d31..f7c991d8 100644
--- a/helmfile/apps/element/values-synapse.yaml.gotmpl
+++ b/helmfile/apps/element/values-synapse.yaml.gotmpl
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ configuration:
               regex: "@.*"
         url: null
         sender_localpart: intercom-service
-    presence: {{ .Values.functional.dataProtection.matrixPresence.enabled }}
-    use_presence: {{ .Values.functional.dataProtection.usePresence.enabled }}
+    use_presence: {{ .Values.functional.dataProtection.usePresence }}
+    presence: 
+      enabled: {{ .Values.functional.dataProtection.matrixPresence.enabled }}
+    
     
 
     smtp:
diff --git a/helmfile/environments/default/functional.yaml b/helmfile/environments/default/functional.yaml
index d2dd28f2..891d0256 100644
--- a/helmfile/environments/default/functional.yaml
+++ b/helmfile/environments/default/functional.yaml
@@ -47,12 +47,13 @@ functional:
         # yamllint enable rule:line-length
         
   dataProtection:
+    # Enable to allow information about the user presence status to be shared.
+    # Using this for older Element versions. Deprecated and should be removed, when updating Element. 
+    usePresence: false
+     
     matrixPresence:
       # Enable to allow information about the user presence status to be shared.
       # Ref.: https://element-hq.github.io/synapse/latest/usage/configuration/config_documentation.html#presence
       enabled: false
-    usePresence:
-      # Enable to allow information about the user presence status to be shared.
-      # Use this for older Element-Versions 
-      enabled: false
+  
 ...