diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 607dd04f8..daa0eb345 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ ADDTL_LINTERS  := goconst,gofmt,unparam
 PKG          := ./...
 TESTS        := .
 
-# coverage
-COVER        := $(SCRIPTS_DIR)/coverage_test.sh
-COVER_FILE   := cover.out
-MIN_COVERAGE := 70
-
-
 .PHONY: build
 build:
 	@CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o $(BINDIR)/$(EXECUTABLE_CLI) $(GO_FLAGS)
@@ -30,19 +24,13 @@ test: build
 test: lint
 test: TESTFLAGS += -race -v
 test: unit-tests
-test: cover
 
 .PHONY: unit-tests
 unit-tests: build
 	@echo "Performing unit test step..."
-	@go test -run $(TESTS) $(PKG) $(TESTFLAGS) -coverprofile=$(COVER_FILE) -coverpkg=$(PKG)
+	@go test -run $(TESTS) $(PKG) $(TESTFLAGS)
 	@echo "All unit tests passed"
 
-.PHONY: cover
-cover: unit-tests
-	@./$(COVER) $(COVER_FILE) $(MIN_COVERAGE)
-
-
 .PHONY: lint
 lint:
 	@echo "Performing linting step..."
@@ -52,7 +40,6 @@ lint:
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	@rm -fr $(BINDIR)
-	@rm -fr $(COVER_FILE)
 
 .PHONY: docs
 docs:
diff --git a/scripts/coverage_test.sh b/scripts/coverage_test.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 3ef6982e0..000000000
--- a/scripts/coverage_test.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-check_coverage() {
-  cover_file=$1
-  min_coverage=$2
-  sed -i -e "\,airshipctl/pkg/apis\|airshipctl/pkg/client,d" "${cover_file}"
-  coverage_float=$(go tool cover -func="${cover_file}" | awk "/^total:/ { print \$3 }")
-  coverage_int=${coverage_float%.*}
-  if (( "${coverage_int}" < "${min_coverage}" )) ; then
-    echo "Coverage is at ${coverage_float}, but the required coverage is ${min_coverage}"
-    exit 1
-  else
-    echo "Overall coverage: ${coverage_float} of statements"
-  fi
-}
-
-if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
-  echo "Usage: $0 <cover_file> <required_coverage>"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
-check_coverage "$1" "$2"