diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/lib/action_executor.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/lib/action_executor.test.ts
index 549e721ffcdd4..4175649454f71 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/lib/action_executor.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/lib/action_executor.test.ts
@@ -279,9 +279,6 @@ test('throws an error when connector is invalid', async () => {
     name: 'Test',
     minimumLicenseRequired: 'basic',
     validate: {
-      config: schema.object({
-        param1: schema.string(),
-      }),
       connector: () => {
         return 'error';
       },
@@ -311,7 +308,7 @@ test('throws an error when connector is invalid', async () => {
     actionId: '1',
     status: 'error',
     retry: false,
-    message: `error validating action type config: [param1]: expected value of type [string] but got [undefined]`,
+    message: `error validating action type connector: error`,
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/lib/action_executor.ts b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/lib/action_executor.ts
index 5da4d4c4e6c55..518d4582de2bc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/lib/action_executor.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/lib/action_executor.ts
@@ -149,12 +149,12 @@ export class ActionExecutor {
         let validatedSecrets: Record<string, unknown>;
         try {
           validatedParams = validateParams(actionType, params);
-          validatedConfig = validateConfig(actionType, config as Record<string, unknown>);
-          validatedSecrets = validateSecrets(actionType, secrets as Record<string, unknown>);
+          validatedConfig = validateConfig(actionType, config);
+          validatedSecrets = validateSecrets(actionType, secrets);
           if (actionType.validate?.connector) {
             validateConnector(actionType, {
-              config: config as Record<string, unknown>,
-              secrets: secrets as Record<string, unknown>,
+              config,
+              secrets,
             });
           }
         } catch (err) {