diff --git a/cfg/cis-1.5/node.yaml b/cfg/cis-1.5/node.yaml
index 1349054..fe47d64 100644
--- a/cfg/cis-1.5/node.yaml
+++ b/cfg/cis-1.5/node.yaml
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ groups:
               compare:
                 op: bitmask
                 value: "644"
-            - flag: "$proxykubeconfig"
-              set: false
         remediation: |
           Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
           For example,
@@ -64,8 +62,6 @@ groups:
           test_items:
             - flag: root:root
               set: true
-            - flag: "$proxykubeconfig"
-              set: false
         remediation: |
           Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
           For example, chown root:root $proxykubeconfig
diff --git a/cfg/cis-1.8/node.yaml b/cfg/cis-1.8/node.yaml
index d51cb69..04f4270 100644
--- a/cfg/cis-1.8/node.yaml
+++ b/cfg/cis-1.8/node.yaml
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ groups:
               compare:
                 op: bitmask
                 value: "600"
-            - flag: "$proxykubeconfig"
-              set: false
         remediation: |
           Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
           For example,
@@ -60,8 +58,6 @@ groups:
           bin_op: or
           test_items:
             - flag: root:root
-            - flag: "$proxykubeconfig"
-              set: false
         remediation: |
           Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
           For example, chown root:root $proxykubeconfig
diff --git a/cfg/k3s-cis-1.23/node.yaml b/cfg/k3s-cis-1.23/node.yaml
index 211cdbc..80f0c5a 100644
--- a/cfg/k3s-cis-1.23/node.yaml
+++ b/cfg/k3s-cis-1.23/node.yaml
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ groups:
               compare:
                 op: bitmask
                 value: "644"
-            - flag: "$proxykubeconfig"
-              set: false
         remediation: |
           Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
           For example,
@@ -62,8 +60,6 @@ groups:
           bin_op: or
           test_items:
             - flag: root:root
-            - flag: "$proxykubeconfig"
-              set: false
         remediation: |
           Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
           For example, chown root:root $proxykubeconfig
diff --git a/cfg/rke-cis-1.23/node.yaml b/cfg/rke-cis-1.23/node.yaml
index 12d3679..3fac4fa 100644
--- a/cfg/rke-cis-1.23/node.yaml
+++ b/cfg/rke-cis-1.23/node.yaml
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ groups:
               compare:
                 op: bitmask
                 value: "644"
-            - flag: "$proxykubeconfig"
-              set: false
         remediation: |
           Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
           For example,
@@ -61,8 +59,6 @@ groups:
           bin_op: or
           test_items:
             - flag: root:root
-            - flag: "$proxykubeconfig"
-              set: false
         remediation: |
           Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
           For example, chown root:root $proxykubeconfig
diff --git a/cfg/rke2-cis-1.23/node.yaml b/cfg/rke2-cis-1.23/node.yaml
index c05fb39..596208a 100644
--- a/cfg/rke2-cis-1.23/node.yaml
+++ b/cfg/rke2-cis-1.23/node.yaml
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ groups:
               compare:
                 op: bitmask
                 value: "644"
-            - flag: "$proxykubeconfig"
-              set: false
         remediation: |
           Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
           For example,
@@ -63,8 +61,6 @@ groups:
           bin_op: or
           test_items:
             - flag: root:root
-            - flag: "$proxykubeconfig"
-              set: false
         remediation: |
           Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node.
           For example, chown root:root $proxykubeconfig