diff --git a/common/configuration/aws_secrets_provider.go b/common/configuration/aws_secrets_provider.go
deleted file mode 100644
index cd27546b23..0000000000
--- a/common/configuration/aws_secrets_provider.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-package configuration
-
-import (
-	"context"
-	_ "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/aws"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/config"
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/secretsmanager"
-	_ "github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go-v2/service/secretsmanager"
-	"log"
-)
-
-func brainstorm() {
-	cfg, err := config.LoadDefaultConfig(context.TODO(),
-		config.WithRegion("us-west-2"),
-	)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("unable to load SDK config, %v", err)
-	}
-
-	svc := secretsmanager.NewFromConfig(cfg)
-
-	// create a secret
-	name := "test-secret"
-	secret := "hunter1"
-	_, err = svc.CreateSecret(context.TODO(), &secretsmanager.CreateSecretInput{
-		Name:         &name,
-		SecretString: &secret,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("failed to create secret, %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// get the secret
-	out, err := svc.GetSecretValue(context.TODO(), &secretsmanager.GetSecretValueInput{
-		SecretId: &name,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("failed to retrieve secret, %v", err)
-	}
-
-	log.Printf("retrieved secret: %s", *out.SecretString)
-
-}