diff --git a/e2e/tools/validator/validations.yaml b/e2e/tools/validator/validations.yaml
index a8bf2da9e4..d0878072fa 100644
--- a/e2e/tools/validator/validations.yaml
+++ b/e2e/tools/validator/validations.yaml
@@ -180,77 +180,3 @@ validations:
           }}[{rate_interval}]
         )
       )
-
-  # idle power comparison
-
-  - name: platform - idle
-    units: Watts
-    metal: |
-      rate(
-        kepler_{level}_platform_joules_total{{
-          job="{metal_job_name}",
-          {vm_selector},
-          mode="idle",
-        }}[{rate_interval}]
-      )
-    vm: |
-      rate(
-        kepler_node_platform_joules_total{{
-          job="{vm_job_name}",
-          mode="idle",
-        }}[{rate_interval}]
-      )
-
-  - name: package - idle
-    units: Watts
-    metal: |
-      rate(
-        kepler_{level}_package_joules_total{{
-          job="{metal_job_name}",
-          {vm_selector},
-          mode="idle",
-        }}[{rate_interval}]
-      )
-    vm: |
-      rate(
-        kepler_node_package_joules_total{{
-          job="{vm_job_name}",
-          mode="idle",
-        }}[{rate_interval}]
-      )
-
-  - name: core - idle
-    units: Watts
-    metal: |
-      rate(
-        kepler_{level}_core_joules_total{{
-          job="{metal_job_name}",
-          {vm_selector},
-          mode="idle",
-        }}[{rate_interval}]
-      )
-    vm: |
-      rate(
-        kepler_node_core_joules_total{{
-          job="{vm_job_name}",
-          mode="idle",
-        }}[{rate_interval}]
-      )
-
-  - name: dram - idle
-    units: Watts
-    metal: |
-      rate(
-        kepler_{level}_dram_joules_total{{
-          job="{metal_job_name}",
-          {vm_selector},
-          mode="idle",
-        }}[{rate_interval}]
-      )
-    vm: |
-      rate(
-        kepler_node_dram_joules_total{{
-          job="{vm_job_name}",
-          mode="idle",
-        }}[{rate_interval}]
-      )