diff --git a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/configuration.py b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/configuration.py
index 725dbe580..0a889a6da 100644
--- a/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/configuration.py
+++ b/monkey/monkey_island/cc/resources/configuration.py
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 import json
-from itertools import chain
-from typing import Mapping
 
 import marshmallow
 from flask import jsonify, make_response, request
 
 from common.configuration.agent_configuration import AgentConfigurationSchema
-from common.configuration.default_agent_configuration import DEFAULT_AGENT_CONFIGURATION
 from monkey_island.cc.repository import IAgentConfigurationRepository
 from monkey_island.cc.resources.AbstractResource import AbstractResource
 from monkey_island.cc.resources.request_authentication import jwt_required
@@ -23,26 +20,12 @@ class AgentConfiguration(AbstractResource):
     def get(self):
         configuration = self._agent_configuration_repository.get_configuration()
         configuration_json = self._schema.dumps(configuration)
-        # for when the agent requests the config; it needs the exploiters' metadata
-        # Q: but this'll cause issues when the frontend requests the config?
-        AgentConfiguration._add_metadata_to_config(configuration_json)
         return jsonify(configuration_json=configuration_json)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _add_metadata_to_config(configuration_json):
-        for exploiter_type in ["brute_force", "vulnerability"]:
-            for exploiter in configuration_json["propagation"]["exploitation"][exploiter_type]:
-                # there has to be a better way to do this
-                if "supported_os" not in exploiter:
-                    exploiter["supported_os"] = DEFAULT_AGENT_CONFIGURATION["propagation"][
-                        "exploitation"
-                    ][exploiter_type]["supported_os"]
-
     @jwt_required
     def post(self):
         request_contents = json.loads(request.data)
         configuration_json = json.loads(request_contents["config"])
-        AgentConfiguration._remove_metadata_from_config(configuration_json)
 
         try:
             configuration_object = self._schema.loads(configuration_json)
@@ -56,12 +39,3 @@ class AgentConfiguration(AbstractResource):
                 },
                 400,
             )
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _remove_metadata_from_config(configuration_json: Mapping):
-        for exploiter in chain(
-            configuration_json["propagation"]["exploitation"]["brute_force"],
-            configuration_json["propagation"]["exploitation"]["vulnerability"],
-        ):
-            if "supported_os" in exploiter:
-                del exploiter["supported_os"]