diff --git a/cmd/config-current.go b/cmd/config-current.go
index 47d24be2a..dc5e2e915 100644
--- a/cmd/config-current.go
+++ b/cmd/config-current.go
@@ -100,10 +100,6 @@ func initHelp() {
 			Key:         config.PolicyOPASubSys,
 			Description: "[DEPRECATED] enable external OPA for policy enforcement",
 		},
-		config.HelpKV{
-			Key:         config.KmsVaultSubSys,
-			Description: "enable external HashiCorp Vault key management service",
-		},
 		config.HelpKV{
 			Key:         config.KmsKesSubSys,
 			Description: "enable external MinIO key encryption service",
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 6c17716b9..9cf8f6178 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ const (
 	StorageClassSubSys   = "storage_class"
 	APISubSys            = "api"
 	CompressionSubSys    = "compression"
-	KmsVaultSubSys       = "kms_vault"
 	KmsKesSubSys         = "kms_kes"
 	LoggerWebhookSubSys  = "logger_webhook"
 	AuditWebhookSubSys   = "audit_webhook"
@@ -108,7 +107,6 @@ var SubSystems = set.CreateStringSet(
 	APISubSys,
 	StorageClassSubSys,
 	CompressionSubSys,
-	KmsVaultSubSys,
 	KmsKesSubSys,
 	LoggerWebhookSubSys,
 	AuditWebhookSubSys,
@@ -146,7 +144,6 @@ var SubSystemsSingleTargets = set.CreateStringSet([]string{
 	APISubSys,
 	StorageClassSubSys,
 	CompressionSubSys,
-	KmsVaultSubSys,
 	KmsKesSubSys,
 	PolicyOPASubSys,
 	IdentityLDAPSubSys,