diff --git a/nextflow_schema.json b/nextflow_schema.json
index f7f61b7caa7f166028b6c8e08b034cefd70819ae..ffd2c0bce59dd59382295e1e96799ad9570237e2 100644
--- a/nextflow_schema.json
+++ b/nextflow_schema.json
@@ -112,12 +112,6 @@
                     "description": "If generated by the pipeline save the annotation and indexes in the results directory.",
                     "help_text": "Use this parameter to save all annotations to your results folder. These can then be used for future pipeline runs, reducing processing times.",
                     "fa_icon": "fas fa-save"
-                },
-                "save_nonvalid_pairs": {
-                    "type": "boolean",
-                    "description": "Save the non valid pairs detected by HiC-Pro.",
-                    "help_text": "Use this parameter to save non valid pairs detected by HiC-Pro (dangling-end, self-circle, re-ligation, filtered).",
-                    "fa_icon": "fas fa-save"
                 }
             }
         },