diff --git a/api/krusty/baseandoverlaymedium_test.go b/api/krusty/baseandoverlaymedium_test.go
index 569dc6c27..19bd3d8da 100644
--- a/api/krusty/baseandoverlaymedium_test.go
+++ b/api/krusty/baseandoverlaymedium_test.go
@@ -154,9 +154,8 @@ LEGUME=chickpea
 `)
 	th.WriteF("/app/overlay/configmap/dummy.txt",
 		`Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
- 		 
-adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor		
-incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.   
+adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
+incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. 
 `)
 	th.WriteF("/app/overlay/deployment/deployment.yaml", `
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -293,11 +292,8 @@ metadata:
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 data:
-  nonsense: |
-    Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur
-
-    adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor
-    incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.
+  nonsense: "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur\nadipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod
+    tempor\nincididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. \n"
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   annotations:
@@ -306,6 +302,6 @@ metadata:
     app: mungebot
     org: kubernetes
     repo: test-infra
-  name: test-infra-app-config-hh272bg5d4
+  name: test-infra-app-config-f462h769f9
 `)
 }
diff --git a/api/kv/kv.go b/api/kv/kv.go
index 7bda10fd7..b887e583c 100644
--- a/api/kv/kv.go
+++ b/api/kv/kv.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"unicode"
 	"unicode/utf8"
@@ -86,17 +85,11 @@ func (kvl *loader) keyValuesFromFileSources(sources []string) ([]types.Pair, err
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		kvs = append(kvs, types.Pair{Key: k, Value: trimTrailingSpacesInLines(string(content))})
+		kvs = append(kvs, types.Pair{Key: k, Value: string(content)})
 	}
 	return kvs, nil
 }
 
-// trimTrailingSpacesInLines takes string with multiple lines and trims the trailing white spaces and tabs from each line.
-func trimTrailingSpacesInLines(str string) string {
-	re := regexp.MustCompile(`[ \t]*\n`)
-	return re.ReplaceAllString(str, "\n")
-}
-
 func (kvl *loader) keyValuesFromEnvFiles(paths []string) ([]types.Pair, error) {
 	var kvs []types.Pair
 	for _, p := range paths {
diff --git a/api/kv/kv_test.go b/api/kv/kv_test.go
index 7241fcd98..bc362adce 100644
--- a/api/kv/kv_test.go
+++ b/api/kv/kv_test.go
@@ -95,12 +95,3 @@ func TestKeyValuesFromFileSources(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func TestTrimTrailingSpacesInLines(t *testing.T) {
-	input := "\"fooKey\": \"fooValue\"   \t\n \t\t  \n\t\"barKey\": \"barValue\""
-	expected := "\"fooKey\": \"fooValue\"\n\n\t\"barKey\": \"barValue\""
-	res := trimTrailingSpacesInLines(input)
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(res, expected) {
-		t.Errorf("Trim trailing spaces in lines should succeed, got: %s exptected: %s", res, expected)
-	}
-}