diff --git a/cloudbuild.yaml b/cloudbuild.yaml
index 49aa0ff1df..0f22d7c36b 100644
--- a/cloudbuild.yaml
+++ b/cloudbuild.yaml
@@ -313,10 +313,6 @@ steps:
             fi
             testClusterLocation="${region}"
 
-            if [ "$1" = 'local' ]
-            then
-              gcloud auth login
-            fi
             gcloud container clusters get-credentials "$testCluster" --region="$testClusterLocation" --project="$PROJECT_ID"
 
             if [ "$cloudProduct" = gke-autopilot ] ; then