diff --git a/hudi-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/aws/transaction/lock/DynamoDBBasedLockProvider.java b/hudi-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/aws/transaction/lock/DynamoDBBasedLockProvider.java
index f13a8ac07..140e8ea2a 100644
--- a/hudi-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/aws/transaction/lock/DynamoDBBasedLockProvider.java
+++ b/hudi-aws/src/main/java/org/apache/hudi/aws/transaction/lock/DynamoDBBasedLockProvider.java
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ public class DynamoDBBasedLockProvider implements LockProvider<LockItem> {
   }
 
   private void checkRequiredProps(final LockConfiguration config) {
-    ValidationUtils.checkArgument(config.getConfig().getString(DynamoDbBasedLockConfig.DYNAMODB_LOCK_BILLING_MODE.key()) != null);
     ValidationUtils.checkArgument(config.getConfig().getString(DynamoDbBasedLockConfig.DYNAMODB_LOCK_TABLE_NAME.key()) != null);
     ValidationUtils.checkArgument(config.getConfig().getString(DynamoDbBasedLockConfig.DYNAMODB_LOCK_REGION.key()) != null);
     ValidationUtils.checkArgument(config.getConfig().getString(DynamoDbBasedLockConfig.DYNAMODB_LOCK_PARTITION_KEY.key()) != null);