diff --git a/Documentation/ceph-object-store-crd.md b/Documentation/ceph-object-store-crd.md
index 73061d3d8..e46cdbe52 100644
--- a/Documentation/ceph-object-store-crd.md
+++ b/Documentation/ceph-object-store-crd.md
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ spec:
       codingChunks: 1
   preservePoolsOnDelete: true
   gateway:
-    type: s3
     # sslCertificateRef:
     port: 80
     # securePort: 443
diff --git a/Documentation/ceph-object.md b/Documentation/ceph-object.md
index 1099a234b..6a9270425 100644
--- a/Documentation/ceph-object.md
+++ b/Documentation/ceph-object.md
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ spec:
       codingChunks: 1
   preservePoolsOnDelete: true
   gateway:
-    type: s3
     sslCertificateRef:
     port: 80
     # securePort: 443
diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-ec.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-ec.yaml
index 6d3306a26..cc0448e57 100644
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-ec.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-ec.yaml
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ spec:
   preservePoolsOnDelete: true
   # The gateway service configuration
   gateway:
-    # type of the gateway (s3)
-    type: s3
     # A reference to the secret in the rook namespace where the ssl certificate is stored
     sslCertificateRef:
     # The port that RGW pods will listen on (http)
diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite-pull-realm.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite-pull-realm.yaml
index 11045221f..2d678eb9c 100644
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite-pull-realm.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite-pull-realm.yaml
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ metadata:
   namespace: new-rook-ceph-namespace
 spec:
   gateway:
-    type: s3
     port: 80
     # securePort: 443
     instances: 1
diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite.yaml
index 3938aa966..247d825c4 100644
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-multisite.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ metadata:
   namespace: rook-ceph # namespace:cluster
 spec:
   gateway:
-    type: s3
     port: 80
     # securePort: 443
     instances: 1
diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-openshift.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-openshift.yaml
index 7c8355962..c2ce7b9ed 100644
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-openshift.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-openshift.yaml
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ spec:
   preservePoolsOnDelete: true
   # The gateway service configuration
   gateway:
-    # type of the gateway (s3)
-    type: s3
     # A reference to the secret in the rook namespace where the ssl certificate is stored
     # sslCertificateRef:
     # The port that RGW pods will listen on (http)
diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-test.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-test.yaml
index bdb182752..d53b5f346 100644
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-test.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object-test.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ spec:
       size: 1
   preservePoolsOnDelete: false
   gateway:
-    type: s3
     port: 80
     # securePort: 443
     instances: 1
diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object.yaml
index 80ba09073..430c9c60d 100644
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/object.yaml
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ spec:
   preservePoolsOnDelete: false
   # The gateway service configuration
   gateway:
-    # type of the gateway (s3)
-    type: s3
     # A reference to the secret in the rook namespace where the ssl certificate is stored
     # sslCertificateRef:
     # The port that RGW pods will listen on (http)
diff --git a/design/ceph/object/store.md b/design/ceph/object/store.md
index f19b4527e..e34316440 100644
--- a/design/ceph/object/store.md
+++ b/design/ceph/object/store.md
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ spec:
       dataChunks: 6
       codingChunks: 2
   gateway:
-    type: s3
     port: 80
     securePort: 443
     instances: 3
@@ -90,9 +89,7 @@ The RGW service can be configured to listen on both http and https by specifying
 
 ```yaml
  gateway:
-    type: s3
     sslCertificateRef: my-ssl-cert-secret
-    port: 80
     securePort: 443
     instances: 1
 ```
diff --git a/design/common/object-bucket.md b/design/common/object-bucket.md
index 2d5a3dce3..b68c410dd 100644
--- a/design/common/object-bucket.md
+++ b/design/common/object-bucket.md
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ spec:
       dataChunks: 6
       codingChunks: 2
   gateway:
-    type: s3
     port: 80
     securePort: 443
     instances: 3
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ The RGW service can be configured to listen on both http and https by specifying
 
 ```yaml
  gateway:
-    type: s3
     sslCertificateRef: my-ssl-cert-secret
     port: 80
     securePort: 443
diff --git a/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests.go b/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests.go
index 6673e845f..27bea4795 100644
--- a/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests.go
+++ b/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests.go
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@ spec:
       size: 1
       requireSafeReplicaSize: false
   gateway:
-    type: s3
     port: ` + strconv.Itoa(port) + `
     instances: ` + strconv.Itoa(replicaCount) + `
   healthCheck:
diff --git a/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests_v1.5.go b/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests_v1.5.go
index bd742dc6c..ed4d68f07 100644
--- a/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests_v1.5.go
+++ b/tests/framework/installer/ceph_manifests_v1.5.go
@@ -353,7 +353,6 @@ spec:
       size: 1
       requireSafeReplicaSize: false
   gateway:
-    type: s3
     sslCertificateRef:
     port: ` + strconv.Itoa(port) + `
     instances: ` + strconv.Itoa(replicaCount) + `
diff --git a/tests/manifests/test-object.yaml b/tests/manifests/test-object.yaml
index bdb182752..d53b5f346 100644
--- a/tests/manifests/test-object.yaml
+++ b/tests/manifests/test-object.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ spec:
       size: 1
   preservePoolsOnDelete: false
   gateway:
-    type: s3
     port: 80
     # securePort: 443
     instances: 1