diff --git a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_schema.erl
index 2fad19061..6f1a13d4e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf_schema.erl
@@ -28,14 +28,8 @@
 
 -include("emqx_conf.hrl").
 
--type cipher() :: map().
-
 -behaviour(hocon_schema).
 
--reflect_type([
-    cipher/0
-]).
-
 -export([
     namespace/0, roots/0, fields/1, translations/0, translation/1, validations/0, desc/1, tags/0
 ]).