diff --git a/internal/backend/remote-state/s3/backend.go b/internal/backend/remote-state/s3/backend.go
index f15c34ca60..e79b44b76a 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote-state/s3/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote-state/s3/backend.go
@@ -235,7 +235,6 @@ func (b *Backend) ConfigSchema() *configschema.Block {
 				Type:        cty.Bool,
 				Optional:    true,
 				Description: "Use the legacy authentication workflow, preferring environment variables over backend configuration.",
-				Deprecated:  true,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/website/docs/language/settings/backends/s3.mdx b/website/docs/language/settings/backends/s3.mdx
index 6c2e26f0a0..bde248f03c 100644
--- a/website/docs/language/settings/backends/s3.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/language/settings/backends/s3.mdx
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ The following configuration is optional:
 * `skip_metadata_api_check` - (Optional) Skip usage of EC2 Metadata API.
 * `sts_endpoint` - (Optional) Custom endpoint for the AWS Security Token Service (STS) API. This can also be sourced from the `AWS_STS_ENDPOINT` environment variable.
 * `token` - (Optional) Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) token. This can also be sourced from the `AWS_SESSION_TOKEN` environment variable.
-* `use_legacy_workflow` - (Optional, **Deprecated**) Use the legacy authentication workflow, preferring environment variables over backend configuration. Defaults to `true`. This behavior does not align with authentication flow of the AWS CLI or SDK's, and will be removed in the future.
+* `use_legacy_workflow` - (Optional) Use the legacy authentication workflow, preferring environment variables over backend configuration. Defaults to `true`. This behavior does not align with the authentication flow of the AWS CLI or SDK's, and will be removed in the future.
 
 #### Assume Role Configuration