diff --git a/pkg/workflow/awf_config.go b/pkg/workflow/awf_config.go
index 85acbbe275..834061795f 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/awf_config.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/awf_config.go
@@ -97,13 +97,6 @@ func getCompiledAWFConfigSchema() (*jsonschema.Schema, error) {
 	return compiledAWFConfigSchema, awfConfigSchemaCompileError
 }
 
-// ValidateAWFConfigJSON validates the provided AWF config JSON string against the
-// embedded AWF config schema. Returns nil if validation passes.
-// This exported variant is used by tests in external packages.
-func ValidateAWFConfigJSON(configJSON string) error {
-	return validateAWFConfigJSON(configJSON)
-}
-
 // validateAWFConfigJSON validates the provided AWF config JSON string against the
 // embedded AWF config schema. Returns nil if validation passes.
 func validateAWFConfigJSON(configJSON string) error {