diff --git a/packages/terafoundation/src/schema.ts b/packages/terafoundation/src/schema.ts
index 0b85f8cef43..f36afe37161 100644
--- a/packages/terafoundation/src/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/terafoundation/src/schema.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export function foundationSchema(sysconfig: SysConfig<any>): convict.Schema<any>
             doc: 'Name of the connection type used to store assets',
             default: DEFAULT_ASSET_STORAGE_CONNECTION_TYPE,
             format(connectionTypeName: any): void {
-                const validConnectionTypes = ['elasticsearch-next', 'elasticsearch', 's3'];
+                const validConnectionTypes = ['elasticsearch-next', 's3'];
                 const connectionTypesPresent = Object.keys(sysconfig.terafoundation.connectors);
                 if (!connectionTypesPresent.includes(connectionTypeName)) {
                     throw new Error('asset_storage_connection_type not found in terafoundation.connectors');
diff --git a/packages/terafoundation/test/validate-configs-spec.ts b/packages/terafoundation/test/validate-configs-spec.ts
index a5bc3221bd1..903096a3711 100644
--- a/packages/terafoundation/test/validate-configs-spec.ts
+++ b/packages/terafoundation/test/validate-configs-spec.ts
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ describe('Validate Configs', () => {
 
         it('should throw an error', () => {
             expect(() => validateConfigs(cluster as any, config as any, configFile as any))
-                .toThrow('Error validating configuration, caused by Error: asset_storage_connection_type: Invalid asset_storage_connection_type. Valid types: elasticsearch-next,elasticsearch,s3: value was "kafka"');
+                .toThrow('Error validating configuration, caused by Error: asset_storage_connection_type: Invalid asset_storage_connection_type. Valid types: elasticsearch-next,s3: value was "kafka"');
         });
     });