diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/lib/domain.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/lib/domain.ts
index a712e6091fbf4..e8808958929fc 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/lib/domain.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/lib/domain.ts
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ export class Domain extends DomainBase implements IDomain, ec2.IConnectable {
     return new class extends DomainBase {
       public readonly domainArn = domainArn;
       public readonly domainName = domainName;
-      public readonly domainEndpoint = domainEndpoint;
+      public readonly domainEndpoint = domainEndpoint.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '');
 
       constructor() { super(scope, id); }
     };
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/domain.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/domain.test.ts
index 4b1a935800d42..5fc9035dc92f7 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/domain.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-elasticsearch/test/domain.test.ts
@@ -928,11 +928,13 @@ describe('import', () => {
 
   test('static fromDomainEndpoint(endpoint) allows importing an external/existing domain', () => {
     const domainName = 'test-domain-2w2x2u3tifly';
-    const domainEndpoint = `https://${domainName}-jcjotrt6f7otem4sqcwbch3c4u.testregion.es.amazonaws.com`;
+    const domainEndpointWithoutHttps = `${domainName}-jcjotrt6f7otem4sqcwbch3c4u.testregion.es.amazonaws.com`;
+    const domainEndpoint = `https://${domainEndpointWithoutHttps}`;
     const imported = Domain.fromDomainEndpoint(stack, 'Domain', domainEndpoint);
 
     expect(imported.domainName).toEqual(domainName);
     expect(imported.domainArn).toMatch(RegExp(`es:testregion:1234:domain/${domainName}$`));
+    expect(imported.domainEndpoint).toEqual(domainEndpointWithoutHttps);
 
     expect(stack).not.toHaveResource('AWS::Elasticsearch::Domain');
   });
@@ -940,7 +942,8 @@ describe('import', () => {
   test('static fromDomainAttributes(attributes) allows importing an external/existing domain', () => {
     const domainName = 'test-domain-2w2x2u3tifly';
     const domainArn = `arn:aws:es:testregion:1234:domain/${domainName}`;
-    const domainEndpoint = `https://${domainName}-jcjotrt6f7otem4sqcwbch3c4u.testregion.es.amazonaws.com`;
+    const domainEndpointWithoutHttps = `${domainName}-jcjotrt6f7otem4sqcwbch3c4u.testregion.es.amazonaws.com`;
+    const domainEndpoint = `https://${domainEndpointWithoutHttps}`;
     const imported = Domain.fromDomainAttributes(stack, 'Domain', {
       domainArn,
       domainEndpoint,
@@ -948,6 +951,7 @@ describe('import', () => {
 
     expect(imported.domainName).toEqual(domainName);
     expect(imported.domainArn).toEqual(domainArn);
+    expect(imported.domainEndpoint).toEqual(domainEndpointWithoutHttps);
 
     expect(stack).not.toHaveResource('AWS::Elasticsearch::Domain');
   });
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-opensearchservice/lib/domain.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-opensearchservice/lib/domain.ts
index 8ac9ace6ba0de..aadf9e011b827 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-opensearchservice/lib/domain.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-opensearchservice/lib/domain.ts
@@ -1148,7 +1148,7 @@ export class Domain extends DomainBase implements IDomain, ec2.IConnectable {
       public readonly domainArn = domainArn;
       public readonly domainName = domainName;
       public readonly domainId = domainName;
-      public readonly domainEndpoint = domainEndpoint;
+      public readonly domainEndpoint = domainEndpoint.replace(/^https?:\/\//, '');
 
       constructor() { super(scope, id); }
     };
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-opensearchservice/test/domain.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-opensearchservice/test/domain.test.ts
index f714fade3f4e5..2389c30ab7c29 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-opensearchservice/test/domain.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-opensearchservice/test/domain.test.ts
@@ -930,11 +930,13 @@ describe('import', () => {
 
   test('static fromDomainEndpoint(endpoint) allows importing an external/existing domain', () => {
     const domainName = 'test-domain-2w2x2u3tifly';
-    const domainEndpoint = `https://${domainName}-jcjotrt6f7otem4sqcwbch3c4u.testregion.es.amazonaws.com`;
+    const domainEndpointWithoutHttps = `${domainName}-jcjotrt6f7otem4sqcwbch3c4u.testregion.es.amazonaws.com`;
+    const domainEndpoint = `https://${domainEndpointWithoutHttps}`;
     const imported = Domain.fromDomainEndpoint(stack, 'Domain', domainEndpoint);
 
     expect(imported.domainName).toEqual(domainName);
     expect(imported.domainArn).toMatch(RegExp(`es:testregion:1234:domain/${domainName}$`));
+    expect(imported.domainEndpoint).toEqual(domainEndpointWithoutHttps);
 
     expect(stack).not.toHaveResource('AWS::OpenSearchService::Domain');
   });
@@ -942,7 +944,8 @@ describe('import', () => {
   test('static fromDomainAttributes(attributes) allows importing an external/existing domain', () => {
     const domainName = 'test-domain-2w2x2u3tifly';
     const domainArn = `arn:aws:es:testregion:1234:domain/${domainName}`;
-    const domainEndpoint = `https://${domainName}-jcjotrt6f7otem4sqcwbch3c4u.testregion.es.amazonaws.com`;
+    const domainEndpointWithoutHttps = `${domainName}-jcjotrt6f7otem4sqcwbch3c4u.testregion.es.amazonaws.com`;
+    const domainEndpoint = `https://${domainEndpointWithoutHttps}`;
     const imported = Domain.fromDomainAttributes(stack, 'Domain', {
       domainArn,
       domainEndpoint,
@@ -950,6 +953,7 @@ describe('import', () => {
 
     expect(imported.domainName).toEqual(domainName);
     expect(imported.domainArn).toEqual(domainArn);
+    expect(imported.domainEndpoint).toEqual(domainEndpointWithoutHttps);
 
     expect(stack).not.toHaveResource('AWS::OpenSearchService::Domain');
   });