diff --git a/pkg/k8s/util.go b/pkg/k8s/util.go
index 9c3ec13c..68b5366d 100644
--- a/pkg/k8s/util.go
+++ b/pkg/k8s/util.go
@@ -2,14 +2,9 @@ package k8s
 
 import (
 	"embed"
-	"fmt"
 	"github.com/cnoe-io/idpbuilder/pkg/util"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/util/homedir"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
@@ -62,30 +57,3 @@ func applyOverrides(filePath string, originalFiles [][]byte, scheme *runtime.Sch
 
 	return ConvertYamlToObjectsWithOverride(scheme, originalFiles, rendered)
 }
-
-func GetKubeConfig(kubeConfigPath ...string) (*rest.Config, error) {
-	// Set default path if no path is provided
-	path := filepath.Join(homedir.HomeDir(), ".kube", "config")
-
-	if len(kubeConfigPath) > 0 {
-		path = kubeConfigPath[0]
-	}
-
-	kubeConfig, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error building kubeconfig from kind cluster: %w", err)
-	}
-	return kubeConfig, nil
-}
-
-func GetKubeClient(kubeConfigPath ...string) (client.Client, error) {
-	kubeCfg, err := GetKubeConfig(kubeConfigPath...)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error getting kubeconfig: %w", err)
-	}
-	kubeClient, err := client.New(kubeCfg, client.Options{Scheme: GetScheme()})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error creating kubernetes client: %w", err)
-	}
-	return kubeClient, nil
-}