diff --git a/cns/Dockerfile b/cns/Dockerfile
index 7ab48d8d08..5212e2cefd 100644
--- a/cns/Dockerfile
+++ b/cns/Dockerfile
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ EXPOSE 10090
 
 # skopeo inspect docker://mcr.microsoft.com/oss/kubernetes/windows-host-process-containers-base-image:v1.0.0 --format "{{.Name}}@{{.Digest}}"
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/oss/kubernetes/windows-host-process-containers-base-image@sha256:b4c9637e032f667c52d1eccfa31ad8c63f1b035e8639f3f48a510536bf34032b as windows
-COPY --from=builder /azure-container-networking/cns/kubeconfigtemplate.yaml kubeconfigtemplate.yaml
-COPY --from=builder /azure-container-networking/npm/examples/windows/setkubeconfigpath.ps1 setkubeconfigpath.ps1
 COPY --from=builder /go/bin/azure-cns /azure-cns.exe
 ENTRYPOINT ["azure-cns.exe"]
 EXPOSE 10090
diff --git a/cns/azure-cns-windows.yaml b/cns/azure-cns-windows.yaml
index 1b0eba16cd..24d24c5932 100644
--- a/cns/azure-cns-windows.yaml
+++ b/cns/azure-cns-windows.yaml
@@ -35,17 +35,14 @@ spec:
           imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
-          command: ["powershell.exe"]
+          command: "azure-cns.exe"
           args: 
-            [ 
-              '.\setkubeconfigpath.ps1', ";",
-              'powershell.exe', '.\azure-cns.exe',
+            [
               '-c', "tcp://$(CNSIpAddress):$(CNSPort)",
               '-t', "$(CNSLogTarget)",
               '-o', "$(CNSLogDir)",
               '-storefilepath', "$(CNSStoreFilePath)",
               '-config-path', "%CONTAINER_SANDBOX_MOUNT_POINT%\\$(CNS_CONFIGURATION_PATH)",
-              '--kubeconfig', '.\kubeconfig',
             ]
           volumeMounts:
             - name: log
diff --git a/test/integration/manifests/cns/daemonset-windows.yaml b/test/integration/manifests/cns/daemonset-windows.yaml
index 04e2aaa3fa..96b8dc9c40 100644
--- a/test/integration/manifests/cns/daemonset-windows.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/manifests/cns/daemonset-windows.yaml
@@ -49,12 +49,9 @@ spec:
           securityContext:
             privileged: true
           workingDir: $env:CONTAINER_SANDBOX_MOUNT_POINT
-          command: ["powershell.exe"]
+          command: ["azure-cns.exe"]
           args:
             [
-              '.\setkubeconfigpath.ps1',
-              ";",
-              '.\azure-cns.exe',
               "-c",
               "tcp://$(CNSIpAddress):$(CNSPort)",
               "-t",
@@ -65,8 +62,6 @@ spec:
               "$(CNSStoreFilePath)",
               "-config-path",
               "%CONTAINER_SANDBOX_MOUNT_POINT%\\$(CNS_CONFIGURATION_PATH)",
-              "--kubeconfig",
-              '.\kubeconfig',
             ]
           volumeMounts:
             - name: log
@@ -111,7 +106,7 @@ spec:
           image: acnpublic.azurecr.io/cni-dropgz:latest
           imagePullPolicy: Always
           command:
-            - powershell.exe; $env:CONTAINER_SANDBOX_MOUNT_POINT/dropgz
+            - $env:CONTAINER_SANDBOX_MOUNT_POINT/dropgz
           args:
             - deploy
             - azure-vnet