diff --git a/utils/remove_references.sh b/utils/remove_references.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8a4b72e37a2..00000000000
--- a/utils/remove_references.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-while IFS= read -r -d '' file
-do
-	sed -i '/^\s*cis@rhel[7,8,9]:/d' "$file"
-done < <(find linux_os -name 'rule.yml' -print0)