diff --git a/ingest/config/defaults.yaml b/ingest/config/defaults.yaml
index e76d30312f..74f6991678 100644
--- a/ingest/config/defaults.yaml
+++ b/ingest/config/defaults.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ keep:
   - ncbi_host_name
   - ncbi_host_tax_id
   - ncbi_is_lab_host
-  - ncbi_length
   - ncbi_protein_count
   - ncbi_release_date
   - ncbi_update_date
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ column_mapping:
   Isolate Lineage: ncbi_isolate_name
   Isolate Lineage source: ncbi_isolate_source
   Lab Host: ncbi_lab_host
-  Length: ncbi_length
   Mature peptide count: ncbi_mature_peptide_count
   Molecule type: ncbi_mol_type
   Nucleotide completeness: ncbi_nucleotide_completeness
diff --git a/kubernetes/loculus/values.yaml b/kubernetes/loculus/values.yaml
index 764a60be67..6274629d98 100644
--- a/kubernetes/loculus/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/loculus/values.yaml
@@ -731,10 +731,6 @@ defaultOrganismConfig: &defaultOrganismConfig
         generateIndex: true
         autocomplete: true
         header: "Host"
-      - name: ncbi_length
-        type: int
-        header: "INSDC"
-        noInput: true
       - name: ncbi_protein_count
         type: int
         header: "INSDC"