diff --git a/copy_images.tf b/copy_images.tf
index efa3598..d26e301 100644
--- a/copy_images.tf
+++ b/copy_images.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 locals {
   loki_key        = format("%v#%v", "grafana/loki", var.loki_tag)
-  kubectl_key     = format("%v#%v", "grafana/kubectl", var.kubectl_image_tag)
   provisioner_key = format("%v#%v", "grafana/enterprise-logs-provisioner", var.enterprise_logs_provisioner_tag)
   gateway_key     = format("%v#%v", "grafana/nginx-unprivileged", var.gateway_tag)
 
@@ -14,15 +13,6 @@ locals {
       source_tag      = var.loki_tag
       tag             = var.loki_tag
     },
-    {
-      enabled         = true
-      dest_path       = null
-      name            = "grafana/kubectl"
-      source_image    = "bitnami/kubectl"
-      source_registry = "docker.io"
-      source_tag      = var.kubectl_image_tag
-      tag             = var.kubectl_image_tag
-    },
     {
       enabled         = true
       dest_path       = null
diff --git a/main.tf b/main.tf
index 12ada1e..2b58b47 100644
--- a/main.tf
+++ b/main.tf
@@ -70,15 +70,15 @@ resource "helm_release" "loki" {
 
   set {
     name  = "kubectlImage.registry"
-    value = module.images.images[local.kubectl_key].dest_registry
+    value = var.kubectl_image_registry
   }
   set {
     name  = "kubectlImage.repository"
-    value = module.images.images[local.kubectl_key].dest_repository
+    value = var.kubectl_image_repository
   }
   set {
     name  = "kubectlImage.tag"
-    value = module.images.images[local.kubectl_key].tag
+    value = var.kubectl_image_tag
   }
 
   set {
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 886e7b3..958d826 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -61,6 +61,22 @@ variable "table_manager_retention_period" {
   default     = "2160h"
 }
 
+variable "kubectl_image_registry" {
+description = "The registry holding the kubectl docker image"
+type = string
+}
+
+variable "kubectl_image_repository" {
+description = "The image repository holding the kubectl docker image"
+type = string
+}
+
+variable "kubectl_image_tag" {
+description = "The image tag to use to access the kubectl docker image"
+type = string
+}
+
+
 # helm add repo grafana "https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts"
 # helm search repo grafana/loki
 variable "loki_chart_version" {
@@ -76,12 +92,6 @@ variable "loki_tag" {
   default     = "2.8.4"
 }
 
-variable "kubectl_image_tag" {
-  description = "The version of bitnami/kubectl image to use."
-  type        = string
-  default     = "1.27.1"
-}
-
 variable "enterprise_logs_provisioner_tag" {
   description = "The version of the grafana/enterprise-logs-provisioner image to use."
   type        = string