diff --git a/cmd/tapRunner.go b/cmd/tapRunner.go
index 19fbd91a3..441028d0b 100644
--- a/cmd/tapRunner.go
+++ b/cmd/tapRunner.go
@@ -461,8 +461,5 @@ func updateConfig(kubernetesProvider *kubernetes.Provider) {
 
 	_, _ = kubernetes.SetConfig(kubernetesProvider, kubernetes.CONFIG_AUTH_ENABLED, authEnabled)
 	_, _ = kubernetes.SetConfig(kubernetesProvider, kubernetes.CONFIG_AUTH_TYPE, config.Config.Tap.Auth.Type)
-	_, _ = kubernetes.SetConfig(kubernetesProvider, kubernetes.CONFIG_AUTH_APPROVED_EMAILS, strings.Join(config.Config.Tap.Auth.ApprovedEmails, ","))
-	_, _ = kubernetes.SetConfig(kubernetesProvider, kubernetes.CONFIG_AUTH_APPROVED_DOMAINS, strings.Join(config.Config.Tap.Auth.ApprovedDomains, ","))
-	_, _ = kubernetes.SetConfig(kubernetesProvider, kubernetes.CONFIG_AUTH_APPROVED_TENANTS, strings.Join(config.Config.Tap.Auth.ApprovedTenants, ","))
 	_, _ = kubernetes.SetConfig(kubernetesProvider, kubernetes.CONFIG_AUTH_SAML_IDP_METADATA_URL, config.Config.Tap.Auth.Saml.IdpMetadataUrl)
 }
diff --git a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
index c58a8f08a..da71a1b74 100644
--- a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
+++ b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ type SamlConfig struct {
 type AuthConfig struct {
 	Enabled         bool       `yaml:"enabled" json:"enabled" default:"false"`
 	Type            string     `yaml:"type" json:"type" default:"saml"`
-	ApprovedEmails  []string   `yaml:"approvedEmails" json:"approvedEmails"  default:"[]"`
-	ApprovedDomains []string   `yaml:"approvedDomains" json:"approvedDomains"  default:"[]"`
-	ApprovedTenants []string   `yaml:"approvedTenants" json:"approvedTenants"  default:"[]"`
 	Saml            SamlConfig `yaml:"saml" json:"saml"`
 }
 
diff --git a/helm-chart/README.md b/helm-chart/README.md
index a9a5bb452..7e086e295 100644
--- a/helm-chart/README.md
+++ b/helm-chart/README.md
@@ -224,9 +224,6 @@ tap:
   auth:
     enabled: true
     type: saml
-    approvedEmails: []
-    approvedDomains: []
-    approvedTenants: []
     saml:
       idpMetadataUrl: "https://tiptophelmet.us.auth0.com/samlp/metadata/MpWiDCMMB5ShU1HRnhdb1sHM6VWqdnDG"
       x509crt: |
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/12-config-map.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/12-config-map.yaml
index 9d13f28a0..9ef3268bf 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/12-config-map.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/12-config-map.yaml
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ data:
     PROXY_FRONT_PORT: '{{ .Values.tap.proxy.front.port }}'
     AUTH_ENABLED: '{{ .Values.tap.auth.enabled | ternary "true" "" }}'
     AUTH_TYPE: '{{ .Values.tap.auth.type }}'
-    AUTH_APPROVED_EMAILS: '{{ gt (len .Values.tap.auth.approvedEmails) 0 | ternary (join "," .Values.tap.auth.approvedEmails) "" }}'
-    AUTH_APPROVED_DOMAINS: '{{ gt (len .Values.tap.auth.approvedDomains) 0 | ternary (join "," .Values.tap.auth.approvedDomains) "" }}'
-    AUTH_APPROVED_TENANTS: '{{ gt (len .Values.tap.auth.approvedTenants) 0 | ternary (join "," .Values.tap.auth.approvedTenants) "" }}'
     AUTH_SAML_IDP_METADATA_URL: '{{ .Values.tap.auth.saml.idpMetadataUrl }}'
     AUTH_SAML_ROLE_ATTRIBUTE: '{{ .Values.tap.auth.saml.roleAttribute }}'
     AUTH_SAML_ROLES: '{{ .Values.tap.auth.saml.roles | toJson }}'
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
index a85d1ae61..bd35669b8 100644
--- a/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ tap:
   auth:
     enabled: false
     type: saml
-    approvedEmails: []
-    approvedDomains: []
-    approvedTenants: []
     saml:
       idpMetadataUrl: ""
       x509crt: ""
diff --git a/kubernetes/config.go b/kubernetes/config.go
index 587f5e91a..f8a3ba017 100644
--- a/kubernetes/config.go
+++ b/kubernetes/config.go
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ const (
 	CONFIG_PROXY_FRONT_PORT           = "PROXY_FRONT_PORT"
 	CONFIG_AUTH_ENABLED               = "AUTH_ENABLED"
 	CONFIG_AUTH_TYPE                  = "AUTH_TYPE"
-	CONFIG_AUTH_APPROVED_EMAILS       = "AUTH_APPROVED_EMAILS"
-	CONFIG_AUTH_APPROVED_DOMAINS      = "AUTH_APPROVED_DOMAINS"
-	CONFIG_AUTH_APPROVED_TENANTS      = "AUTH_APPROVED_TENANTS"
 	CONFIG_AUTH_SAML_IDP_METADATA_URL = "AUTH_SAML_IDP_METADATA_URL"
 )
 
diff --git a/manifests/complete.yaml b/manifests/complete.yaml
index 2506b5b4a..3eb70a245 100644
--- a/manifests/complete.yaml
+++ b/manifests/complete.yaml
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ data:
     PROXY_FRONT_PORT: '8899'
     AUTH_ENABLED: ''
     AUTH_TYPE: 'saml'
-    AUTH_APPROVED_EMAILS: ''
-    AUTH_APPROVED_DOMAINS: ''
-    AUTH_APPROVED_TENANTS: ''
     AUTH_SAML_IDP_METADATA_URL: ''
     AUTH_SAML_ROLE_ATTRIBUTE: 'role'
     AUTH_SAML_ROLES: '{"admin":{"canDownloadPCAP":true,"canReplayTraffic":true,"canUpdateTargetedPods":true,"canUseScripting":true,"filter":""}}'