diff --git a/lab/us-gov-east-1/vpc/mcmCluster/eks-istio/providers.tf b/lab/us-gov-east-1/vpc/mcmCluster/eks-istio/providers.tf
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--- a/lab/us-gov-east-1/vpc/mcmCluster/eks-istio/providers.tf
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@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-
-
-provider "aws" {
-  profile = var.profile
-  region  = var.region
-}
-
-data "aws_eks_cluster" "cluster" {
-  name = var.cluster_name
-}
-
-data "aws_eks_cluster_auth" "cluster" {
-  name = var.cluster_name
-}
-
-provider "kubernetes" {
-  host = data.aws_eks_cluster.cluster.endpoint
-
-  cluster_ca_certificate = base64decode(data.aws_eks_cluster.cluster.certificate_authority[0].data)
-  token                  = data.aws_eks_cluster_auth.cluster.token
-}
-
-provider "helm" {
-  kubernetes {
-    host = data.aws_eks_cluster.cluster.endpoint
-
-    cluster_ca_certificate = base64decode(data.aws_eks_cluster.cluster.certificate_authority[0].data)
-    token                  = data.aws_eks_cluster_auth.cluster.token
-  }
-}