diff --git a/source/_components/aws.markdown b/source/_components/aws.markdown
index 39d18724df7..c76f01ffb67 100644
--- a/source/_components/aws.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/aws.markdown
@@ -59,11 +59,6 @@ profile_name:
   description: A credentials profile name.
   required: false
   type: string
-region_name:
-  description: The region identifier to connect to.
-  required: true
-  default: "`us-east-1`"
-  type: string
 name:
   description: Setting the optional parameter `name` allows multiple notifiers to be created. The notifier will bind to the service `notify.NOTIFIER_NAME`.
   required: false