diff --git a/.github/workflows/pss_test.yaml b/.github/workflows/pss_test.yaml
index d1dac7477..ac936f3f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pss_test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pss_test.yaml
@@ -33,16 +33,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Istio CNI
       run: ./tests/gh-actions/install_istio-cni.sh
 
-    - name: Configure istio init container with seccompProfile attribute
-      run: |
-        kubectl get cm istio-sidecar-injector -n istio-system -o yaml > temporary_patch.yaml
-        sed -i '0,/runAsNonRoot: true/{s//&\n              seccompProfile:\n                type: RuntimeDefault/}' temporary_patch.yaml
-        sed -i '/runAsNonRoot: true/{N; /runAsUser: {{ .ProxyUID | default "1337" }}/a\
-                      seccompProfile:\n                type: RuntimeDefault
-        }' temporary_patch.yaml
-        kubectl apply -f temporary_patch.yaml
-        rm temporary_patch.yaml
-
     - name: Install oauth2-proxy
       run: ./tests/gh-actions/install_oauth2-proxy.sh