diff --git a/direct-file/status/src/main/java/gov/irs/directfile/status/config/MessageQueueConfiguration.java b/direct-file/status/src/main/java/gov/irs/directfile/status/config/MessageQueueConfiguration.java
index 0d2552f..41c2fde 100644
--- a/direct-file/status/src/main/java/gov/irs/directfile/status/config/MessageQueueConfiguration.java
+++ b/direct-file/status/src/main/java/gov/irs/directfile/status/config/MessageQueueConfiguration.java
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ public class MessageQueueConfiguration {
     @NotBlank
     private final String region;
 
-    @NotBlank
-    private final String accessKey;
-
-    @NotBlank
-    private final String secretKey;
-
     private final boolean sqsMessageHandlingEnabled;
 
     private final boolean statusChangePublishEnabled;
diff --git a/direct-file/status/src/main/resources/application.yaml b/direct-file/status/src/main/resources/application.yaml
index 9c6c84b..307b6fb 100644
--- a/direct-file/status/src/main/resources/application.yaml
+++ b/direct-file/status/src/main/resources/application.yaml
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ status:
     pending-submission-queue: pending-submission-queue
     dlq-pending-submission-queue: dlq-pending-submission-queue
     region: us-west-2
-    accessKey: accessKey
-    secretKey: secretKey
     sqs-message-handling-enabled: false
     status-change-publish-enabled: false
   sns:
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ status:
 
 aws:
   enabled: false
-  default-credentials-provider-chain-enabled: false
+  default-credentials-provider-chain-enabled: true
   access-key: accessKey
   secret-key: secretKey