diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/key-value-processor/README.md b/data-prepper-plugins/key-value-processor/README.md
index 0f86487d87..505d0dbf91 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/key-value-processor/README.md
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/key-value-processor/README.md
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ When run, the processor will parse the message into the following output:
   * Default: `false`
   * Example: `skip_duplicate_values` is `false`. `{"key1=value1&key1=value1"}` will parse into `{"key1": ["value1", "value1"]}`
   * Example: `skip_duplicate_values` is `true`. `{"key1=value1&key1=value1"}` will parse into `{"key1": "value1"}`
-* `include_brackets` - Specify whether to treat square brackets, angle brackets, and parentheses as value "wrappers" that should be removed from the value.
-  * Default: `true`
-  * Example: `include_brackets` is `true`. `{"key1=(value1)"}` will parse into `{"key1": value1}`
-  * Example: `include_brackets` is `false`. `{"key1=(value1)"}` will parse into `{"key1": "(value1)"}`
 
 ## Developer Guide
 This plugin is compatible with Java 14. See
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugins/key-value-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/keyvalue/KeyValueProcessorConfig.java b/data-prepper-plugins/key-value-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/keyvalue/KeyValueProcessorConfig.java
index 76da8c3108..fa0cb6eac4 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugins/key-value-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/keyvalue/KeyValueProcessorConfig.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugins/key-value-processor/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugins/processor/keyvalue/KeyValueProcessorConfig.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ public class KeyValueProcessorConfig {
     static final String DEFAULT_TRANSFORM_KEY = "";
     static final String DEFAULT_WHITESPACE = "lenient";
     static final boolean DEFAULT_SKIP_DUPLICATE_VALUES = false;
-    static final boolean DEFAULT_INCLUDE_BRACKETS = false;
 
     @NotEmpty
     private String source = DEFAULT_SOURCE;
@@ -76,10 +75,6 @@ public class KeyValueProcessorConfig {
     @NotNull
     private boolean skipDuplicateValues = DEFAULT_SKIP_DUPLICATE_VALUES;
 
-    @JsonProperty("include_brackets")
-    @NotNull
-    private boolean includeBrackets = DEFAULT_INCLUDE_BRACKETS;
-
     public String getSource() {
         return source;
     }
@@ -135,8 +130,4 @@ public String getWhitespace() {
     public boolean getSkipDuplicateValues() {
         return skipDuplicateValues;
     }
-
-    public boolean getIncludeBrackets() {
-        return includeBrackets;
-    }
 }