diff --git a/packages/core/src/parseAWSExports.ts b/packages/core/src/parseAWSExports.ts
index 83d9df3f8af..bc17c37ba41 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/parseAWSExports.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/parseAWSExports.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ export const parseAWSExports = (
 	if (aws_appsync_graphqlEndpoint) {
 		amplifyConfig.API = {
 			AppSync: {
-				apiKey: aws_appsync_apiKey,
 				defaultAuthMode: {
 					type: authTypeMapping[aws_appsync_authenticationType],
 					apiKey: aws_appsync_apiKey,
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 1079d4cc8c6..f62c9064f81 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -12431,11 +12431,6 @@ typescript@5.1.6:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-4.9.5.tgz#095979f9bcc0d09da324d58d03ce8f8374cbe65a"
   integrity sha512-1FXk9E2Hm+QzZQ7z+McJiHL4NW1F2EzMu9Nq9i3zAaGqibafqYwCVU6WyWAuyQRRzOlxou8xZSyXLEN8oKj24g==
 
-typescript@^5.1.6:
-  version "5.2.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.2.2.tgz#5ebb5e5a5b75f085f22bc3f8460fba308310fa78"
-  integrity sha512-mI4WrpHsbCIcwT9cF4FZvr80QUeKvsUsUvKDoR+X/7XHQH98xYD8YHZg7ANtz2GtZt/CBq2QJ0thkGJMHfqc1w==
-
 typescript@~3.8.3:
   version "3.8.3"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-3.8.3.tgz#409eb8544ea0335711205869ec458ab109ee1061"