diff --git a/bats/tests/profile/invalid-locked-k8s-version.bats b/bats/tests/profile/invalid-locked-k8s-version.bats
index 44938f63c96..1a27cfef6a5 100644
--- a/bats/tests/profile/invalid-locked-k8s-version.bats
+++ b/bats/tests/profile/invalid-locked-k8s-version.bats
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ local_teardown_file() {
 }
 
 @test 'recreate profile with a valid k8s version' {
-    remove_profile_entry kubernetes.version
     add_profile_string kubernetes.version v1.27.1
 }