diff --git a/cmd/helm/push.go b/cmd/helm/push.go
index 24bd8af6b..f63b0a728 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/push.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/push.go
@@ -57,8 +57,5 @@ func newPushCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 
-	f := cmd.Flags()
-	f.BoolVar(&client.WithProv, "with-prov", false, "upload .prov file")
-
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/internal/experimental/action/push.go b/internal/experimental/action/push.go
index 3e1fd142f..cd20cedc4 100644
--- a/internal/experimental/action/push.go
+++ b/internal/experimental/action/push.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 // It provides the implementation of 'helm push'.
 type Push struct {
 	Settings *cli.EnvSettings
-	WithProv bool
 	cfg      *action.Configuration
 }
 
@@ -60,9 +59,7 @@ func (p *Push) Run(chartRef string, remote string) (string, error) {
 	c := uploader.ChartUploader{
 		Out:     &out,
 		Pushers: pusher.All(p.Settings),
-		Options: []pusher.Option{
-			pusher.WithProvenance(p.WithProv),
-		},
+		Options: []pusher.Option{},
 	}
 
 	if strings.HasPrefix(remote, "oci://") {
diff --git a/internal/experimental/pusher/ocipusher.go b/internal/experimental/pusher/ocipusher.go
index 034113634..01b1176f5 100644
--- a/internal/experimental/pusher/ocipusher.go
+++ b/internal/experimental/pusher/ocipusher.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package pusher
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -52,10 +53,9 @@ func (pusher *OCIPusher) push(chartRef, href string) error {
 	}
 
 	var pushOpts []registry.PushOption
-	var provBytes []byte
-	if pusher.opts.withProv {
-		provRef := fmt.Sprintf("%s.prov", chartRef)
-		provBytes, err = ioutil.ReadFile(provRef)
+	provRef := fmt.Sprintf("%s.prov", chartRef)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(provRef); err == nil {
+		provBytes, err := ioutil.ReadFile(provRef)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/internal/experimental/pusher/pusher.go b/internal/experimental/pusher/pusher.go
index dea8d962a..05edb8295 100644
--- a/internal/experimental/pusher/pusher.go
+++ b/internal/experimental/pusher/pusher.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 //
 // Pushers may or may not ignore these parameters as they are passed in.
 type options struct {
-	withProv       bool
 	registryClient *registry.Client
 }
 
@@ -42,13 +41,6 @@ func WithRegistryClient(client *registry.Client) Option {
 	}
 }
 
-// WithProvenance sets the withProv option.
-func WithProvenance(withProv bool) Option {
-	return func(opts *options) {
-		opts.withProv = withProv
-	}
-}
-
 // Pusher is an interface to support upload to the specified URL.
 type Pusher interface {
 	// Push file content by url string