diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/permissions/server/utils.py b/sdk/python/feast/permissions/server/utils.py
index ac70f187ce..9a8b319dbc 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/permissions/server/utils.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/permissions/server/utils.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
     AuthManager,
     set_auth_manager,
 )
-from feast.permissions.auth.kubernetes_token_parser import KubernetesTokenParser
 from feast.permissions.auth.oidc_token_parser import OidcTokenParser
 from feast.permissions.auth.token_extractor import TokenExtractor
 from feast.permissions.auth.token_parser import TokenParser
@@ -116,6 +115,10 @@ def init_auth_manager(
             raise ValueError(f"Unmanaged server type {server_type}")
 
         if auth_type == AuthManagerType.KUBERNETES:
+            from feast.permissions.auth.kubernetes_token_parser import (
+                KubernetesTokenParser,
+            )
+
             token_parser = KubernetesTokenParser()
         elif auth_type == AuthManagerType.OIDC:
             assert isinstance(auth_config, OidcAuthConfig)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 6da5e8226a..f763fb3f1d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@
     "psutil",
     "bigtree>=0.19.2",
     "pyjwt",
-    "kubernetes<=20.13.0",
 ]
 
 GCP_REQUIRED = [