diff --git a/src/connector/src/sink/google_pubsub.rs b/src/connector/src/sink/google_pubsub.rs
index 6fffbc50570fa..392d7cd0f1e48 100644
--- a/src/connector/src/sink/google_pubsub.rs
+++ b/src/connector/src/sink/google_pubsub.rs
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ pub struct GooglePubSubConfig {
     /// `pubsub.publisher` [role](https://cloud.google.com/pubsub/docs/access-control#roles)
     #[serde(rename = "pubsub.credentials")]
     pub credentials: Option<String>,
-
-    // accept "append-only"
-    pub r#type: String,
 }
 
 impl GooglePubSubConfig {
diff --git a/src/connector/with_options_sink.yaml b/src/connector/with_options_sink.yaml
index 83f7d3bba3cdf..a879cd74f1c43 100644
--- a/src/connector/with_options_sink.yaml
+++ b/src/connector/with_options_sink.yaml
@@ -156,9 +156,6 @@ GooglePubSubConfig:
     field_type: String
     comments: A JSON string containing the service account credentials for authorization,  see the [service-account](https://developers.google.com/workspace/guides/create-credentials#create_credentials_for_a_service_account) credentials guide.  The provided account credential must have the  `pubsub.publisher` [role](https://cloud.google.com/pubsub/docs/access-control#roles)
     required: false
-  - name: r#type
-    field_type: String
-    required: true
 IcebergConfig:
   fields:
   - name: connector