diff --git a/nextflow.config b/nextflow.config
index acfe2a0..f5ab538 100644
--- a/nextflow.config
+++ b/nextflow.config
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ params {
     version                    = false
     validate_params            = true
     show_hidden_params         = false
-    schema_ignore_params       = 'genomes'
+    schema_ignore_params       = 'genomes,fasta'
 
 
     // Config options
diff --git a/nextflow_schema.json b/nextflow_schema.json
index 6d48671..0c7ce3d 100644
--- a/nextflow_schema.json
+++ b/nextflow_schema.json
@@ -712,15 +712,6 @@
                     "help_text": "If using a reference genome configured in the pipeline using iGenomes, use this parameter to give the ID for the reference. This is then used to build the full paths for all required reference genome files e.g. `--genome GRCh38`. \n\nSee the [nf-core website docs](https://nf-co.re/usage/reference_genomes) for more details.",
                     "hidden": true
                 },
-                "fasta": {
-                    "type": "string",
-                    "description": "Path to FASTA genome file.",
-                    "help_text": "This parameter is *mandatory* if `--genome` is not specified. If you don't have a BWA index available this will be generated for you automatically. Combine with `--save_reference` to save BWA index for future runs.",
-                    "pattern": "^\\\\S+\\\\.fn?a(sta)?(\\\\.gz)?$",
-                    "format": "file-path",
-                    "mimetype": "text/plain",
-                    "fa_icon": "far fa-file-code"
-                },
                 "igenomes_base": {
                     "type": "string",
                     "format": "directory-path",