diff --git a/xos/tosca/custom_types/vsm.m4 b/xos/tosca/custom_types/vsm.m4
index 2c839a8..1613c4f 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/custom_types/vsm.m4
+++ b/xos/tosca/custom_types/vsm.m4
@@ -22,6 +22,3 @@
             VSM Tenant
         properties:
             xos_base_tenant_props
-            tenant_message:
-                type: string
-                required: false
diff --git a/xos/tosca/custom_types/vsm.yaml b/xos/tosca/custom_types/vsm.yaml
index a9603fb..ff8ef88 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/custom_types/vsm.yaml
+++ b/xos/tosca/custom_types/vsm.yaml
@@ -92,6 +92,3 @@
                 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/vsmtenant.py b/xos/tosca/resources/vsmtenant.py
index e932953..4e84561 100644
--- a/xos/tosca/resources/vsmtenant.py
+++ b/xos/tosca/resources/vsmtenant.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 class XOSVSMTenant(XOSResource):
     provides = "tosca.nodes.VSMTenant"
     xos_model = VSMTenant
-    copyin_props = ("tenant_message",) 
+    copyin_props = () 
     name_field = None  
 
     def get_xos_args(self, throw_exception=True):