diff --git a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
index 02f6ef03..9a76cb58 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
+++ b/spring-cloud-openfeign-core/src/main/resources/META-INF/additional-spring-configuration-metadata.json
@@ -26,12 +26,6 @@
 			"description": "If true, Circuit Breaker ids will only contain alphanumeric characters to allow for configuration via configuration properties.",
 			"defaultValue": "false"
 		},
-		{
-			"name": "spring.cloud.openfeign.httpclient.enabled",
-			"type": "java.lang.Boolean",
-			"description": "Enables the use of the Apache HTTP Client by Feign.",
-			"defaultValue": "true"
-		},
 		{
 			"name": "spring.cloud.openfeign.httpclient.hc5.enabled",
 			"type": "java.lang.Boolean",