diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c514213..8e170c9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ module "apiary" {
     {
         schema_name = "db_s3_versioning_enabled",
         s3_versioning_enabled = "Enabled", // Enabled/Disabled/Suspended. Once enabled it can only be suspended
-        s3_versioning_expiration_days = 2, // If Enabled, default 7
-        s3_versioning_max_versions_allowed = 1
+        s3_versioning_expiration_days = 2  // If Enabled, default 7
     },
   ]
   apiary_customer_accounts = ["aws_account_no_1", "aws_account_no_2"]
diff --git a/VARIABLES.md b/VARIABLES.md
index d6cb578..bb95ff2 100644
--- a/VARIABLES.md
+++ b/VARIABLES.md
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@
 | hms\_ecs\_metrics\_readwrite\_namespace                                 | ECS readonly metrics namespace                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `string`                 | `hmsreadwritelegacy`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |    no    |
 | hms\_k8s\_metrics\_readonly\_namespace                                  | K8s readwrite metrics namespace                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `string`                 | `hms_readonly`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |    no    |
 | s3\_versioning\_expiration\_days                                 | Number of days (TTL) before objects are expired. Bucket need to have versioning enabled.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `number`                 | `7`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |    no    |
-| s3\_versioning\_max\_versions\_retained                                 | Number of noncurrent versions Amazon S3 will retain. Must be a non-zero positive integer. Bucket need to have versioning enabled.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `number`                 | `3`                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |    no    |
 
 ### apiary_assume_roles
 
diff --git a/s3.tf b/s3.tf
index 03938d0..54b7c5a 100644
--- a/s3.tf
+++ b/s3.tf
@@ -92,22 +92,12 @@ resource "aws_s3_bucket_lifecycle_configuration" "apiary_data_bucket_versioning_
   # Rule enabled when expiration max days is set
   rule {
     id     = "expire-noncurrent-versions-days"
-    status = lookup(each.value, "s3_versioning_expiration_days", "") != "" && lookup(each.value, "s3_versioning_max_versions_retained", "") == "" ? "Enabled" : "Disabled"
+    status = lookup(each.value, "s3_versioning_expiration_days", "") != "" ? "Enabled" : "Disabled"
 
     noncurrent_version_expiration {
       noncurrent_days = tonumber(lookup(each.value, "s3_versioning_expiration_days", var.s3_versioning_expiration_days))
     }
   }
-  # Rule enabled when expiration max days and versions are set
-  rule {
-    id     = "expire-noncurrent-versions-number-and-days"
-    status = lookup(each.value, "s3_versioning_max_versions_retained", "") != "" ? "Enabled" : "Disabled"
-
-    noncurrent_version_expiration {
-      newer_noncurrent_versions = tonumber(lookup(each.value, "s3_versioning_max_versions_retained", var.s3_versioning_max_versions_retained))
-      noncurrent_days           = tonumber(lookup(each.value, "s3_versioning_expiration_days", var.s3_versioning_expiration_days))
-    }
-  }
 } 
 
 resource "aws_s3_bucket_inventory" "apiary_bucket" {
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index d3529bf..e9d82a2 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -1101,12 +1101,6 @@ variable "s3_versioning_expiration_days" {
   default     = 7
 }
 
-variable "s3_versioning_max_versions_retained" {
-  description = "Number of noncurrent versions Amazon S3 will retain. Must be a non-zero positive integer. Bucket need to have versioning enabled."
-  type        = number
-  default     = 3
-}
-
 variable "hms_ro_tolerations" {
   description = <<EOF
   Adds a list of tolerations for the HMS readonly pods. For example if you