diff --git a/.gdn/.gdnsuppress b/.gdn/.gdnsuppress
deleted file mode 100644
index ba63410dc..000000000
--- a/.gdn/.gdnsuppress
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "tool": "credscan",
-  "suppressions": [
-    {
-      "file": "scripts/troubleshoot/TroubleshootError.ps1",
-      "line": 935,
-      "justification": "general kubectl command to get cres for troubleshooting"
-    },
-    {
-      "file": "scripts/troubleshoot/TroubleshootError_nonAzureK8s.ps1", 
-      "line": 452,
-      "justification": "general kubectl command to get creds for troubleshooting"
-    },
-    {
-      "file": "test/testkube/helm-testkube-values.yaml",
-      "line": 506,
-      "justification": "a configuration key name, not a secret"
-    },
-    {
-      "file": "test/testkube/helm-testkube-values.yaml",
-      "line": 687,
-      "justification": "used for ci testing clusters, not public accessible"
-    }
-  ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.pipelines/azure_pipeline_mergedbranches.yaml b/.pipelines/azure_pipeline_mergedbranches.yaml
index 8cdf501b9..8ac2d7b31 100644
--- a/.pipelines/azure_pipeline_mergedbranches.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/azure_pipeline_mergedbranches.yaml
@@ -58,19 +58,6 @@ extends:
             targetPath: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)'
             artifactName: drop
         steps:
-        - bash: |
-            echo "Current directory: $(pwd)"
-            echo "Contents of .gdn directory:"
-            find . -name ".gdnsuppress" -type f
-            ls -la .gdn/ || echo ".gdn directory not found"
-            echo "Build.SourcesDirectory: $(Build.SourcesDirectory)"
-            echo "System.DefaultWorkingDirectory: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)"
-            echo "Copying Guardian suppression file to workspace root..."
-            mkdir -p /mnt/vss/_work/1/.gdn
-            cp .gdn/.gdnsuppress /mnt/vss/_work/1/.gdn/.gdnsuppress
-            echo "Verification - suppression file copied:"
-            ls -la /mnt/vss/_work/1/.gdn/
-          displayName: 'copy over Guardian suppression file'
         - task: ComponentGovernanceComponentDetection@0
         - bash: |
             commit=$(git describe)