diff --git a/pkg/desired/state.go b/pkg/desired/state.go
index a16bc9c9..dea73d43 100644
--- a/pkg/desired/state.go
+++ b/pkg/desired/state.go
@@ -234,22 +234,11 @@ func cnvrgTemplateFuncs() map[string]interface{} {
 			}
 			emailsDomains += "]"
 
-			tokenValidationRegexes := "["
-			for i, regex := range tokenValidationRegex {
-				if i == (len(tokenValidationRegex) - 1) {
-					tokenValidationRegexes += fmt.Sprintf(`"%v"`, regex)
-				} else {
-					tokenValidationRegexes += fmt.Sprintf(`"%v", `, regex)
-				}
-			}
-			tokenValidationRegexes += "]"
-
 			proxyConf := []string{
 				fmt.Sprintf(`provider = "%v"`, provider),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`http_address = "0.0.0.0:%d"`, proxyPort),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`redirect_url = "%v"`, getSSORedirectUrl(obj, svc)),
 				fmt.Sprintf("skip_auth_regex = %v", skipAuthUrls),
-				fmt.Sprintf("skip_auth_routes = [\"!=^\\/api\"]"),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`email_domains = %v`, emailsDomains),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`client_id = "%v"`, sso.ClientID),
 				fmt.Sprintf(`client_secret = "%v"`, sso.ClientSecret),