diff --git a/cmd/vela-kubernetes/config.go b/cmd/vela-kubernetes/config.go
index 4767f14..32adc4e 100644
--- a/cmd/vela-kubernetes/config.go
+++ b/cmd/vela-kubernetes/config.go
@@ -37,21 +37,6 @@ func (c *Config) Validate() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("no config file provided")
 	}
 
-	// verify cluster is provided
-	if len(c.Cluster) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no config cluster provided")
-	}
-
-	// verify context is provided
-	if len(c.Context) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no config context provided")
-	}
-
-	// verify namespace is provided
-	if len(c.Namespace) == 0 {
-		return fmt.Errorf("no config namespace provided")
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/vela-kubernetes/config_test.go b/cmd/vela-kubernetes/config_test.go
index b62ff11..a23689b 100644
--- a/cmd/vela-kubernetes/config_test.go
+++ b/cmd/vela-kubernetes/config_test.go
@@ -39,48 +39,6 @@ func TestKubernetes_Config_Validate_NoFile(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestKubernetes_Config_Validate_NoCluster(t *testing.T) {
-	// setup types
-	c := &Config{
-		File:      "file",
-		Context:   "context",
-		Namespace: "namespace",
-	}
-
-	err := c.Validate()
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Validate should have returned err")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestKubernetes_Config_Validate_NoContext(t *testing.T) {
-	// setup types
-	c := &Config{
-		File:      "file",
-		Cluster:   "cluster",
-		Namespace: "namespace",
-	}
-
-	err := c.Validate()
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Validate should have returned err")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestKubernetes_Config_Validate_NoNamespace(t *testing.T) {
-	// setup types
-	c := &Config{
-		File:    "file",
-		Cluster: "cluster",
-		Context: "context",
-	}
-
-	err := c.Validate()
-	if err == nil {
-		t.Errorf("Validate should have returned err")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestKubernetes_Config_Write(t *testing.T) {
 	// setup filesystem
 	appFS = afero.NewMemMapFs()