diff --git a/config/default_rules.yaml b/config/default_rules.yaml
index 66d2741..39bed25 100644
--- a/config/default_rules.yaml
+++ b/config/default_rules.yaml
@@ -153,15 +153,6 @@
           reference_url: 
             - "http://docs.projectatomic.io/container-best-practices/#"
             - "_clear_packaging_caches_and_temporary_package_downloads" 
-        -
-          label: "no_apt-get_clean"
-          regex: /apt-get install(?!.+clean)/g
-          level: "info"
-          message: "apt-get clean is not used"
-          description: "the apt-get cache will remain in this layer making the layer unnecessarily large"
-          reference_url: 
-            - "http://docs.projectatomic.io/container-best-practices/#"
-            - "_clear_packaging_caches_and_temporary_package_downloads" 
         -
           label: "privileged_run_container"
           regex: /privileged/
diff --git a/sample_rules/basic_rules.yaml b/sample_rules/basic_rules.yaml
index 4690472..daf710d 100644
--- a/sample_rules/basic_rules.yaml
+++ b/sample_rules/basic_rules.yaml
@@ -162,15 +162,6 @@
           reference_url: 
             - "http://docs.projectatomic.io/container-best-practices/#"
             - "_clear_packaging_caches_and_temporary_package_downloads" 
-        -
-          label: "no_apt-get_clean"
-          regex: /apt-get install(?!.+clean)/g
-          level: "warn"
-          message: "apt-get clean is not used"
-          description: "the apt-get cache will remain in this layer making the layer unnecessarily large"
-          reference_url: 
-            - "http://docs.projectatomic.io/container-best-practices/#"
-            - "_clear_packaging_caches_and_temporary_package_downloads" 
         -
           label: "privileged_run_container"
           regex: /privileged/
diff --git a/sample_rules/basic_rules_atomic.yaml b/sample_rules/basic_rules_atomic.yaml
index 41dca23..ce30724 100644
--- a/sample_rules/basic_rules_atomic.yaml
+++ b/sample_rules/basic_rules_atomic.yaml
@@ -162,15 +162,6 @@
           reference_url: 
             - "http://docs.projectatomic.io/container-best-practices/#"
             - "_clear_packaging_caches_and_temporary_package_downloads" 
-        -
-          label: "no_apt-get_clean"
-          regex: /apt-get install(?!.+clean)/g
-          level: "warn"
-          message: "apt-get clean is not used"
-          description: "the apt-get cache will remain in this layer making the layer unnecessarily large"
-          reference_url: 
-            - "http://docs.projectatomic.io/container-best-practices/#"
-            - "_clear_packaging_caches_and_temporary_package_downloads" 
         -
           label: "privileged_run_container"
           regex: /privileged/
diff --git a/sample_rules/default_rules.yaml b/sample_rules/default_rules.yaml
index b45d653..f619e15 100644
--- a/sample_rules/default_rules.yaml
+++ b/sample_rules/default_rules.yaml
@@ -144,15 +144,6 @@
           reference_url: 
             - "http://docs.projectatomic.io/container-best-practices/#"
             - "_clear_packaging_caches_and_temporary_package_downloads" 
-        -
-          label: "no_apt-get_clean"
-          regex: /apt-get install(?!.+clean)/g
-          level: "info"
-          message: "apt-get clean is not used"
-          description: "the apt-get cache will remain in this layer making the layer unnecessarily large"
-          reference_url: 
-            - "http://docs.projectatomic.io/container-best-practices/#"
-            - "_clear_packaging_caches_and_temporary_package_downloads" 
         -
           label: "privileged_run_container"
           regex: /privileged/
diff --git a/sample_rules/openshift.yaml b/sample_rules/openshift.yaml
index 826b3e7..d465ad2 100644
--- a/sample_rules/openshift.yaml
+++ b/sample_rules/openshift.yaml
@@ -150,15 +150,6 @@
           reference_url: 
             - "http://docs.projectatomic.io/container-best-practices/#"
             - "_clear_packaging_caches_and_temporary_package_downloads" 
-        -
-          label: "no_apt-get_clean"
-          regex: /apt-get install(?!.+clean)/g
-          level: "warn"
-          message: "apt-get clean is not used"
-          description: "the apt-get cache will remain in this layer making the layer unnecessarily large"
-          reference_url: 
-            - "http://docs.projectatomic.io/container-best-practices/#"
-            - "_clear_packaging_caches_and_temporary_package_downloads" 
         -
           label: "privileged_run_container"
           regex: /privileged/
diff --git a/sample_rules/osbs.yaml b/sample_rules/osbs.yaml
index a0f5c06..18a3e22 100644
--- a/sample_rules/osbs.yaml
+++ b/sample_rules/osbs.yaml
@@ -149,15 +149,6 @@
           reference_url: 
             - "http://docs.projectatomic.io/container-best-practices/#"
             - "_clear_packaging_caches_and_temporary_package_downloads" 
-        -
-          label: "no_apt-get_clean"
-          regex: /apt-get install(?!.+clean)/g
-          level: "warn"
-          message: "apt-get clean is not used"
-          description: "the apt-get cache will remain in this layer making the layer unnecessarily large"
-          reference_url: 
-            - "http://docs.projectatomic.io/container-best-practices/#"
-            - "_clear_packaging_caches_and_temporary_package_downloads" 
         -
           label: "privileged_run_container"
           regex: /privileged/