diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/saved_objects_tagging/server/usage/schema.ts b/x-pack/plugins/saved_objects_tagging/server/usage/schema.ts
index 1879b5652ce0f5..e01f4256fec9cc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/saved_objects_tagging/server/usage/schema.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/saved_objects_tagging/server/usage/schema.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const perTypeSchema: MakeSchemaFrom<ByTypeTaggingUsageData> = {
 };
 
 export const tagUsageCollectorSchema: MakeSchemaFrom<TaggingUsageData> = {
-  totalTags: { type: 'integer' },
   usedTags: { type: 'integer' },
   taggedObjects: { type: 'integer' },
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack/schema/xpack_plugins.json b/x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack/schema/xpack_plugins.json
index 06c2eb20eb4c09..5d28e3e7cf4ca9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack/schema/xpack_plugins.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack/schema/xpack_plugins.json
@@ -3138,9 +3138,6 @@
     },
     "saved_objects_tagging": {
       "properties": {
-        "totalTags": {
-          "type": "integer"
-        },
         "usedTags": {
           "type": "integer"
         },