diff --git a/homeassistant/components/aws/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/aws/__init__.py
index fe57aa73db4..e25af68d550 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/aws/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/aws/__init__.py
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ async def _validate_aws_credentials(hass, credential):
 
     aws_config = credential.copy()
     del aws_config[CONF_NAME]
+    del aws_config[CONF_VALIDATE]
 
     profile = aws_config.get(CONF_PROFILE_NAME)