diff --git a/opentelemetry/ecs-ec2/CHANGELOG.md b/opentelemetry/ecs-ec2/CHANGELOG.md
index 67bb6744..444b9cc3 100644
--- a/opentelemetry/ecs-ec2/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/opentelemetry/ecs-ec2/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
+### 0.0.11 / 2024-04-05
+- Remove deprecated PrivateKey Param from ecs-ec2 otel deployment
+
 ### 0.0.10 / 2024-03-21
 - [cds-1099] set default force_flush_period parameter to 0 for ecs-ec2 otel filelog receiver
 
diff --git a/opentelemetry/ecs-ec2/README.md b/opentelemetry/ecs-ec2/README.md
index 4fb059c1..1ecd4b4b 100644
--- a/opentelemetry/ecs-ec2/README.md
+++ b/opentelemetry/ecs-ec2/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ A GRPC(*4317*) and HTTP(*4318*) endpoint is exposed for sending traces to the lo
 | ApplicationName  | You application name                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                              | :heavy_check_mark: |
 | SubsystemName    | You Subsystem name                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | AWS Account ID                                                               | :heavy_check_mark: |
 | CoralogixApiKey | The Send-Your-Data API key for your Coralogix account. See: https://coralogix.com/docs/send-your-data-api-key/ |                                                                              | :heavy_check_mark: |
-| PrivateKey :warning::no_entry:__Deprecated__.:no_entry::warning: | :warning::no_entry:__Deprecated__.:no_entry::warning: Do not use. Hard-replaced by `CoralogixApiKey`. Must be null. Formerly: Your Coralogix Private Key. |                                                                              | :no_entry: |
 | Metrics          | Enable/Disable Metrics                                                                                                                                                                                                               | disable                                                                      |                    |
 | OtelConfig       | The Base64 encoded Open Telemetry configuration yaml to use. This parameter allows you to pass your own Open Telemetry configuration. This will be used instead of the embedded configuration if specified.                          |                                                                              |                    |
 
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ aws cloudformation deploy --template-file template.yaml --stack-name <stack_name
         DefaultApplicationName=<application name> \
         CDOTImageVersion=<image tag> \
         ClusterName=<ecs cluster name> \
-        PrivateKey=<your-private-key> \
+        CoralogixApiKey=<your-private-key> \
         CoralogixRegion=<coralogix-region>
 ```
 
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ aws cloudformation deploy --template-file cfn_template.yaml --stack-name <stack_
         DefaultApplicationName=<application name> \
         ClusterName=<ecs cluster name> \
         CDOTImageVersion=<image tag> \
-        PrivateKey=<your-private-key> \
+        CoralogixApiKey=<your-private-key> \
         OtelConfig=$(cat path/to/otelconfig.yaml | base64) \
         CoralogixRegion=<coralogix-region>
 ```
diff --git a/opentelemetry/ecs-ec2/template.yaml b/opentelemetry/ecs-ec2/template.yaml
index 69fa4a25..39d96a94 100644
--- a/opentelemetry/ecs-ec2/template.yaml
+++ b/opentelemetry/ecs-ec2/template.yaml
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ Parameters:
     AllowedPattern: ".+"
     ConstraintDescription: "API Key required."
 
-  PrivateKey:
-    Type: String
-    Description: "Deprecated. Do not use. Hard-replaced by \"CoralogixApiKey\". Formerly: The Coralogix private key which is used to validate your authenticity."
-    Default: "DO-NOT-USE"
-    AllowedPattern: "^DO-NOT-USE$" # hard-deprecate.
-    NoEcho: true
-
   Metrics:
     Type: String
     Description: If true, cadivisor will be deployed on each node to collect metrics