diff --git a/xos/tosca/custom_types/vbbu.m4 b/xos/tosca/custom_types/vbbu.m4
index fe5065f..7c5e814 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/custom_types/vbbu.m4
+++ b/xos/tosca/custom_types/vbbu.m4
@@ -22,7 +22,4 @@
             VBBU Tenant
         properties:
             xos_base_tenant_props
-            tenant_message:
-                type: string
-                required: false
 
diff --git a/xos/tosca/custom_types/vbbu.yaml b/xos/tosca/custom_types/vbbu.yaml
index b272a5f..f368ba3 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/custom_types/vbbu.yaml
+++ b/xos/tosca/custom_types/vbbu.yaml
@@ -92,7 +92,4 @@
                 type: string
                 required: false
                 description: Service specific ID opaque to XOS but meaningful to service
-            tenant_message:
-                type: string
-                required: false
 
diff --git a/xos/tosca/resources/vbbutenant.py b/xos/tosca/resources/vbbutenant.py
index d8cf10d..06fd852 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/resources/vbbutenant.py
+++ b/xos/tosca/resources/vbbutenant.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 class XOSVBBUTenant(XOSResource):
     provides = "tosca.nodes.VBBUTenant"
     xos_model = VBBUTenant
-    copyin_props = ("tenant_message",)
+    copyin_props = ()
     name_field = None
 
     def get_xos_args(self, throw_exception=True):