diff --git a/pkg/oci/client/config.go b/pkg/oci/client/config.go
index 55906e4..3f4fbb9 100644
--- a/pkg/oci/client/config.go
+++ b/pkg/oci/client/config.go
@@ -165,9 +165,6 @@ func validateAuthConfig(c *Config, fldPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
 	errList := field.ErrorList{}
 
 	if c.UseInstancePrincipals {
-		if c.Auth.Region != "" {
-			errList = append(errList, field.Forbidden(fldPath.Child("region"), "cannot be used when useInstancePrincipals is enabled"))
-		}
 		if c.Auth.TenancyOCID != "" {
 			errList = append(errList, field.Forbidden(fldPath.Child("tenancy"), "cannot be used when useInstancePrincipals is enabled"))
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/oci/client/config_test.go b/pkg/oci/client/config_test.go
index 88272a5..9766c18 100644
--- a/pkg/oci/client/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/oci/client/config_test.go
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ func TestValidateConfig(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			errs: field.ErrorList{
-				&field.Error{Type: field.ErrorTypeForbidden, Field: "auth.region", Detail: "cannot be used when useInstancePrincipals is enabled", BadValue: ""},
 				&field.Error{Type: field.ErrorTypeForbidden, Field: "auth.tenancy", Detail: "cannot be used when useInstancePrincipals is enabled", BadValue: ""},
 				&field.Error{Type: field.ErrorTypeForbidden, Field: "auth.user", Detail: "cannot be used when useInstancePrincipals is enabled", BadValue: ""},
 				&field.Error{Type: field.ErrorTypeForbidden, Field: "auth.key", Detail: "cannot be used when useInstancePrincipals is enabled", BadValue: ""},