diff --git a/driver/config/config_test.go b/driver/config/config_test.go
index 99c1da66ce0d..a9e5ed0bd968 100644
--- a/driver/config/config_test.go
+++ b/driver/config/config_test.go
@@ -1104,13 +1104,6 @@ func TestCourierTemplatesConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 
-	t.Run("case=missing required body plaintext on invalid recovery template", func(t *testing.T) {
-		_, err := config.New(ctx, logrusx.New("", ""), os.Stderr,
-			configx.WithConfigFiles("stub/.kratos.courier.remote.invalid.body.yaml"))
-		assert.Error(t, err)
-		assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "missing properties: \"plaintext\"")
-	})
-
 	t.Run("case=load remote template with fallback template overrides path", func(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := config.New(ctx, logrusx.New("", ""), os.Stderr,
 			configx.WithConfigFiles("stub/.kratos.courier.remote.templates.yaml"))
diff --git a/driver/config/stub/.kratos.courier.remote.invalid.body.yaml b/driver/config/stub/.kratos.courier.remote.invalid.body.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c971e6a2d179..000000000000
--- a/driver/config/stub/.kratos.courier.remote.invalid.body.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-dsn: sqlite://foo.db?mode=memory&_fk=true
-
-selfservice:
-  default_browser_return_url: http://return-to-3-test.ory.sh/
-
-identity:
-  default_schema_id: default
-  schemas:
-    - id: default
-      url: base64: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
-
-courier:
-  smtp:
-    connection_uri: smtp://stub-url
-  templates:
-    recovery:
-      invalid:
-        email:
-          body:
-            html: base64://SGksCgp5b3UgKG9yIHNvbWVvbmUgZWxzZSkgZW50ZXJlZCB0aGlzIGVtYWlsIGFkZHJlc3Mgd2hlbiB0cnlpbmcgdG8gcmVjb3ZlciBhY2Nlc3MgdG8gYW4gYWNjb3VudC4KCkhvd2V2ZXIsIHRoaXMgZW1haWwgYWRkcmVzcyBpcyBub3Qgb24gb3VyIGRhdGFiYXNlIG9mIHJlZ2lzdGVyZWQgdXNlcnMgYW5kIHRoZXJlZm9yZSB0aGUgYXR0ZW1wdCBoYXMgZmFpbGVkLgoKSWYgdGhpcyB3YXMgeW91LCBjaGVjayBpZiB5b3Ugc2lnbmVkIHVwIHVzaW5nIGEgZGlmZmVyZW50IGFkZHJlc3MuCgpJZiB0aGlzIHdhcyBub3QgeW91LCBwbGVhc2UgaWdub3JlIHRoaXMgZW1haWwu
-            # omit plaintext to verify it is validated
-          subject: Account Access Attempted
-      valid:
-        email:
-          body:
-            plaintext: base64://e3sgZGVmaW5lIGFmLVpBIH19CkhhbGxvLAoKSGVyc3RlbCBqb3UgcmVrZW5pbmcgZGV1ciBoaWVyZGllIHNrYWtlbCB0ZSB2b2xnOgp7ey0gZW5kIC19fQoKe3sgZGVmaW5lIGVuLVVTIH19CkhpLAoKcGxlYXNlIHJlY292ZXIgYWNjZXNzIHRvIHlvdXIgYWNjb3VudCBieSBjbGlja2luZyB0aGUgZm9sbG93aW5nIGxpbms6Cnt7LSBlbmQgLX19Cgp7ey0gaWYgZXEgLmxhbmcgImFmLVpBIiAtfX0KCnt7IHRlbXBsYXRlICJhZi1aQSIgLiB9fQoKe3stIGVsc2UgLX19Cgp7eyB0ZW1wbGF0ZSAiZW4tVVMiIH19Cgp7ey0gZW5kIC19fQp7eyAuUmVjb3ZlcnlVUkwgfX0K
-            html: base64://e3sgZGVmaW5lIGFmLVpBIH19CkhhbGxvLAoKSGVyc3RlbCBqb3UgcmVrZW5pbmcgZGV1ciBoaWVyZGllIHNrYWtlbCB0ZSB2b2xnOgp7ey0gZW5kIC19fQoKe3sgZGVmaW5lIGVuLVVTIH19CkhpLAoKcGxlYXNlIHJlY292ZXIgYWNjZXNzIHRvIHlvdXIgYWNjb3VudCBieSBjbGlja2luZyB0aGUgZm9sbG93aW5nIGxpbms6Cnt7LSBlbmQgLX19Cgp7ey0gaWYgZXEgLmxhbmcgImFmLVpBIiAtfX0KCnt7IHRlbXBsYXRlICJhZi1aQSIgLiB9fQoKe3stIGVsc2UgLX19Cgp7eyB0ZW1wbGF0ZSAiZW4tVVMiIH19Cgp7ey0gZW5kIC19fQo8YSBocmVmPSJ7eyAuUmVjb3ZlcnlVUkwgfX0iPnt7IC5SZWNvdmVyeVVSTCB9fTwvYT4=
-          subject: Recover access to your account
-    # omit verification here to test templates override fallback
-  template_override_path: "../../courier/template/courier/builtin/templates"