diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index d13699e9ef..f053c8809f 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ gem 'rswag-api'
 gem 'rswag-ui'
 
 gem 'angularjs-rails', '1.8.0'
-gem 'aws-sdk', '1.67.0'
 gem 'bugsnag'
 gem 'haml'
 gem 'redcarpet'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 82d904dadf..50d3e4c6aa 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ GEM
     awesome_print (1.9.2)
     aws-eventstream (1.2.0)
     aws-partitions (1.570.0)
-    aws-sdk (1.67.0)
-      aws-sdk-v1 (= 1.67.0)
     aws-sdk-core (3.130.0)
       aws-eventstream (~> 1, >= 1.0.2)
       aws-partitions (~> 1, >= 1.525.0)
@@ -179,9 +177,6 @@ GEM
       aws-sdk-core (~> 3, >= 3.127.0)
       aws-sdk-kms (~> 1)
       aws-sigv4 (~> 1.4)
-    aws-sdk-v1 (1.67.0)
-      json (~> 1.4)
-      nokogiri (~> 1)
     aws-sigv4 (1.4.0)
       aws-eventstream (~> 1, >= 1.0.2)
     axlsx_styler (1.1.0)
@@ -716,7 +711,6 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   arel-helpers (~> 2.12)
   awesome_nested_set
   awesome_print
-  aws-sdk (= 1.67.0)
   aws-sdk-s3
   bigdecimal (= 3.0.2)
   bootsnap
diff --git a/config/initializers/aws_sdk.rb b/config/initializers/aws_sdk.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index cf49dc9bb5..0000000000
--- a/config/initializers/aws_sdk.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: false
-
-if AWS::VERSION == "1.67.0"
-  module AWS
-    module Core
-      module Signers
-        # @api private
-        class S3
-          module URI
-            def self.escape(string)
-              ::URI::RFC2396_Parser.new.escape(string)
-            end
-          end
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-else
-  Rails.logger.warn "The aws-sdk patch needs updating or removing."
-end