diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 3f14c149..63255731 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ require (
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20241217172543-b2144cdd0a67
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.1
-	istio.io/api v1.22.3
-	istio.io/client-go v1.22.3
+	istio.io/api v1.24.2
+	istio.io/client-go v1.24.2
 	k8s.io/api v0.32.0
 	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.32.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.32.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 67c1758e..8cc05515 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1399,10 +1399,10 @@ honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.0-20190523083050-ea95bdfd59fc/go.mod h1:rf3lG4BRIbNafJWh
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2019.2.3/go.mod h1:a3bituU0lyd329TUQxRnasdCoJDkEUEAqEt0JzvZhAg=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.3/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
 honnef.co/go/tools v0.0.1-2020.1.4/go.mod h1:X/FiERA/W4tHapMX5mGpAtMSVEeEUOyHaw9vFzvIQ3k=
-istio.io/api v1.22.3 h1:V59wgcCm2fK2r137QBsddCDHNg0efg/DauIWEB9DFz8=
-istio.io/api v1.22.3/go.mod h1:S3l8LWqNYS9yT+d4bH+jqzH2lMencPkW7SKM1Cu9EyM=
-istio.io/client-go v1.22.3 h1:4WocGQYVTASpfn7tj1yGE8f0sgxzbxOkg56HX1LJQ5U=
-istio.io/client-go v1.22.3/go.mod h1:D/vNne1n5586423NgGXMnPgshE/99mQgnjnxK/Vw2yM=
+istio.io/api v1.24.2 h1:jYjcN6Iq0RPtQj/3KMFsybxmfqmjGN/dxhL7FGJEdIM=
+istio.io/api v1.24.2/go.mod h1:MQnRok7RZ20/PE56v0LxmoWH0xVxnCQPNuf9O7PAN1I=
+istio.io/client-go v1.24.2 h1:JTTfBV6dv+AAW+AfccyrdX4T1f9CpsXd1Yzo1s/IYAI=
+istio.io/client-go v1.24.2/go.mod h1:dgZ9EmJzh1EECzf6nQhwNL4R6RvlyeH/RXeNeNp/MRg=
 k8s.io/api v0.32.0 h1:OL9JpbvAU5ny9ga2fb24X8H6xQlVp+aJMFlgtQjR9CE=
 k8s.io/api v0.32.0/go.mod h1:4LEwHZEf6Q/cG96F3dqR965sYOfmPM7rq81BLgsE0p0=
 k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.32.0 h1:S0Xlqt51qzzqjKPxfgX1xh4HBZE+p8KKBq+k2SWNOE0=
diff --git a/pkg/resourcegenerator/istio/virtualservice/application.go b/pkg/resourcegenerator/istio/virtualservice/application.go
index be80cf9b..0e0c5e5a 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcegenerator/istio/virtualservice/application.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcegenerator/istio/virtualservice/application.go
@@ -49,13 +49,6 @@ func generateForApplication(r reconciliation.Reconciliation) error {
 				Name: "redirect-to-https",
 				Match: []*networkingv1api.HTTPMatchRequest{
 					{
-						WithoutHeaders: map[string]*networkingv1api.StringMatch{
-							":path": {
-								MatchType: &networkingv1api.StringMatch_Prefix{
-									Prefix: "/.well-known/acme-challenge/",
-								},
-							},
-						},
 						Port: 80,
 					},
 				},
diff --git a/pkg/resourcegenerator/istio/virtualservice/routing.go b/pkg/resourcegenerator/istio/virtualservice/routing.go
index 7b4683ae..63f142aa 100644
--- a/pkg/resourcegenerator/istio/virtualservice/routing.go
+++ b/pkg/resourcegenerator/istio/virtualservice/routing.go
@@ -46,13 +46,6 @@ func generateForRouting(r reconciliation.Reconciliation) error {
 			Name: "redirect-to-https",
 			Match: []*networkingv1api.HTTPMatchRequest{
 				{
-					WithoutHeaders: map[string]*networkingv1api.StringMatch{
-						":path": {
-							MatchType: &networkingv1api.StringMatch_Prefix{
-								Prefix: "/.well-known/acme-challenge/",
-							},
-						},
-					},
 					Port: 80,
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/tests/application/custom-certificate/application-duplicate-ingress-assert.yaml b/tests/application/custom-certificate/application-duplicate-ingress-assert.yaml
index 71d2fc11..e8308ced 100644
--- a/tests/application/custom-certificate/application-duplicate-ingress-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/application/custom-certificate/application-duplicate-ingress-assert.yaml
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ spec:
   http:
     - match:
         - port: 80
-          withoutHeaders:
-            ':path':
-              prefix: /.well-known/acme-challenge/
       name: redirect-to-https
       redirect:
         redirectCode: 308
diff --git a/tests/application/custom-certificate/application-duplicate-ingress-error.yaml b/tests/application/custom-certificate/application-duplicate-ingress-error.yaml
index 35072faa..49f199bc 100644
--- a/tests/application/custom-certificate/application-duplicate-ingress-error.yaml
+++ b/tests/application/custom-certificate/application-duplicate-ingress-error.yaml
@@ -38,9 +38,6 @@ spec:
   http:
     - match:
         - port: 80
-          withoutHeaders:
-            ':path':
-              prefix: /.well-known/acme-challenge/
       name: redirect-to-https
       redirect:
         redirectCode: 308
diff --git a/tests/application/ingress/application-assert.yaml b/tests/application/ingress/application-assert.yaml
index d68e719f..ccd0cca9 100644
--- a/tests/application/ingress/application-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/application/ingress/application-assert.yaml
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ spec:
   http:
     - match:
         - port: 80
-          withoutHeaders:
-            :path:
-              prefix: /.well-known/acme-challenge/
       redirect:
         redirectCode: 308
         scheme: https
diff --git a/tests/application/ingress/application-ingress-multiple-ports-assert.yaml b/tests/application/ingress/application-ingress-multiple-ports-assert.yaml
index eda37fe8..9a334f29 100644
--- a/tests/application/ingress/application-ingress-multiple-ports-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/application/ingress/application-ingress-multiple-ports-assert.yaml
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ spec:
   http:
     - match:
         - port: 80
-          withoutHeaders:
-            :path:
-              prefix: /.well-known/acme-challenge/
       redirect:
         redirectCode: 308
         scheme: https
diff --git a/tests/application/ingress/patch-application-change-ingress-assert.yaml b/tests/application/ingress/patch-application-change-ingress-assert.yaml
index afd6b6ab..1d3635ff 100644
--- a/tests/application/ingress/patch-application-change-ingress-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/application/ingress/patch-application-change-ingress-assert.yaml
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ spec:
   http:
     - match:
         - port: 80
-          withoutHeaders:
-            :path:
-              prefix: /.well-known/acme-challenge/
       redirect:
         redirectCode: 308
         scheme: https
diff --git a/tests/routing/routes/patch-application-change-port-assert.yaml b/tests/routing/routes/patch-application-change-port-assert.yaml
index 0af43566..295fe5ba 100644
--- a/tests/routing/routes/patch-application-change-port-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/routing/routes/patch-application-change-port-assert.yaml
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ spec:
   http:
     - match:
         - port: 80
-          withoutHeaders:
-            :path:
-              prefix: /.well-known/acme-challenge/
       name: redirect-to-https
       redirect:
         redirectCode: 308
diff --git a/tests/routing/routes/patch-routing-change-hostname-assert.yaml b/tests/routing/routes/patch-routing-change-hostname-assert.yaml
index 228ca254..608c9790 100644
--- a/tests/routing/routes/patch-routing-change-hostname-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/routing/routes/patch-routing-change-hostname-assert.yaml
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ spec:
   http:
     - match:
         - port: 80
-          withoutHeaders:
-            :path:
-              prefix: /.well-known/acme-challenge/
       name: redirect-to-https
       redirect:
         redirectCode: 308
diff --git a/tests/routing/routes/patch-routing-change-path-assert.yaml b/tests/routing/routes/patch-routing-change-path-assert.yaml
index 61e4e1fb..9d852722 100644
--- a/tests/routing/routes/patch-routing-change-path-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/routing/routes/patch-routing-change-path-assert.yaml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ spec:
   http:
     - match:
         - port: 80
-          withoutHeaders:
-            :path:
-              prefix: /.well-known/acme-challenge/
       name: redirect-to-https
       redirect:
         redirectCode: 308
diff --git a/tests/routing/routes/patch-routing-remove-path-assert.yaml b/tests/routing/routes/patch-routing-remove-path-assert.yaml
index 27cce1b9..c2574e7e 100644
--- a/tests/routing/routes/patch-routing-remove-path-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/routing/routes/patch-routing-remove-path-assert.yaml
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ spec:
   http:
     - match:
         - port: 80
-          withoutHeaders:
-            :path:
-              prefix: /.well-known/acme-challenge/
       name: redirect-to-https
       redirect:
         redirectCode: 308
diff --git a/tests/routing/routes/routing-assert.yaml b/tests/routing/routes/routing-assert.yaml
index 85934909..bc238bb4 100644
--- a/tests/routing/routes/routing-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/routing/routes/routing-assert.yaml
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ spec:
   http:
     - match:
         - port: 80
-          withoutHeaders:
-            :path:
-              prefix: /.well-known/acme-challenge/
       name: redirect-to-https
       redirect:
         redirectCode: 308