diff --git a/spras/config/config.py b/spras/config/config.py
index d032e126e..a62649186 100644
--- a/spras/config/config.py
+++ b/spras/config/config.py
@@ -168,9 +168,6 @@ def process_algorithms(self, raw_config: RawConfig):
                 # Do not parse the rest of the parameters for this algorithm if it is not included
                 continue
 
-            if cur_params.directed is not None:
-                warnings.warn("UPDATE: we no longer use the directed key in the config file", stacklevel=2)
-
             cur_params = cur_params.__pydantic_extra__
             if cur_params is None:
                 raise RuntimeError("An internal error occurred: ConfigDict extra should be set on AlgorithmParams.")
diff --git a/spras/config/schema.py b/spras/config/schema.py
index 2b46aaf1c..144e28f60 100644
--- a/spras/config/schema.py
+++ b/spras/config/schema.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 """
 
 import re
-from typing import Annotated, Optional
+from typing import Annotated
 
 from pydantic import AfterValidator, BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ class ContainerRegistry(BaseModel):
 
 class AlgorithmParams(BaseModel):
     include: bool
-    directed: Optional[bool] = None
 
     # TODO: use array of runs instead. We currently rely on the
     # extra parameters here to extract the algorithm parameter information,