diff --git a/src/loki/chart/templates/peerauthentication/loki-simple-scalable.yaml b/src/loki/chart/templates/peerauthentication/loki-simple-scalable.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 12ac3e56b..000000000
--- a/src/loki/chart/templates/peerauthentication/loki-simple-scalable.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright 2024 Defense Unicorns
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later OR LicenseRef-Defense-Unicorns-Commercial
-
-{{- if .Capabilities.APIVersions.Has "security.istio.io/v1beta1" }}
-apiVersion: "security.istio.io/v1beta1"
-kind: PeerAuthentication
-metadata:
-  name: loki-simple-scalable
-  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
-spec:
-  mtls:
-    mode: STRICT
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app.kubernetes.io/name: loki
-  portLevelMtls:
-    # GRPC exception to support Loki internal communication
-    "9095":
-      mode: PERMISSIVE
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/src/vector/common/zarf.yaml b/src/vector/common/zarf.yaml
index 0468f1ccc..9054977fb 100644
--- a/src/vector/common/zarf.yaml
+++ b/src/vector/common/zarf.yaml
@@ -24,12 +24,6 @@ components:
           - ../values/values.yaml
     actions:
       onDeploy:
-        before:
-          - description: Remove Promtail Components if necessary
-            mute: true
-            cmd: |
-              ./zarf package remove core --components promtail --confirm || true # Ensure this doesn't error on installs and upgrades when Promtail no longer exists
-              ./zarf tools kubectl delete ns promtail || true # Ensure this doesn't error on installs and upgrades when Promtail no longer exists
         after:
           - description: Validate Vector Package
             maxTotalSeconds: 300