diff --git a/smart-connector-api/src/main/java/eu/knowledge/engine/smartconnector/api/SmartConnectorConfig.java b/smart-connector-api/src/main/java/eu/knowledge/engine/smartconnector/api/SmartConnectorConfig.java
index f7ded2fd0..5f066917f 100644
--- a/smart-connector-api/src/main/java/eu/knowledge/engine/smartconnector/api/SmartConnectorConfig.java
+++ b/smart-connector-api/src/main/java/eu/knowledge/engine/smartconnector/api/SmartConnectorConfig.java
@@ -16,16 +16,6 @@ public class SmartConnectorConfig {
 	 */
 	public static final String CONF_KEY_VALIDATE_OUTGOING_BINDINGS_WRT_INCOMING_BINDINGS = "sc.validate.outgoing.bindings.wrt.incoming.bindings";
 
-	/**
-	 * Key to configure the hostname of the machine this Knowledge Engine Runtime
-	 * (KER) runs on.
-	 * 
-	 * @deprecated Replaced by
-	 *             {@link SmartConnectorConfig#CONF_KEY_KE_RUNTIME_EXPOSED_URL}
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	public static final String CONF_KEY_KE_RUNTIME_HOSTNAME = "ke.runtime.hostname";
-
 	/**
 	 * Key to configure the URL of the Knowledge Directory where this KER can find
 	 * other KERs in the network. Note that overriding this configuration property
@@ -65,11 +55,11 @@ public class SmartConnectorConfig {
 	public static final String CONF_KEY_KE_RUNTIME_USE_EDC = "ke.runtime.use.edc";
 
 	/**
-	 * Key to configure the EDC participant ID for this KER, matching the participant ID 
-	 * of its control plane and identity hub.
+	 * Key to configure the EDC participant ID for this KER, matching the
+	 * participant ID of its control plane and identity hub.
 	 */
 	public static final String CONF_KEY_KE_EDC_PARTICIPANT_ID = "ke.edc.participant.id";
-	
+
 	/**
 	 * Key to configure where a KER can reach the protocol API of its own control
 	 * plane if using EDC.
@@ -83,7 +73,8 @@ public class SmartConnectorConfig {
 	public static final String CONF_KEY_KE_EDC_MANAGEMENT_URL = "ke.edc.management.url";
 
 	/**
-	 * Key to configure where a KER can reach its data plane public API if using EDC.
+	 * Key to configure where a KER can reach its data plane public API if using
+	 * EDC.
 	 */
 	public static final String CONF_KEY_KE_EDC_DATAPLANE_PUBLIC_URL = "ke.edc.dataplane.public.url";
 
diff --git a/smart-connector/src/main/java/eu/knowledge/engine/smartconnector/runtime/KeRuntime.java b/smart-connector/src/main/java/eu/knowledge/engine/smartconnector/runtime/KeRuntime.java
index 69d72f4e7..b626c3f72 100644
--- a/smart-connector/src/main/java/eu/knowledge/engine/smartconnector/runtime/KeRuntime.java
+++ b/smart-connector/src/main/java/eu/knowledge/engine/smartconnector/runtime/KeRuntime.java
@@ -47,18 +47,6 @@ public class KeRuntime {
 
 		Config config = ConfigProvider.getConfig();
 		ConfigValue exposedUrl = config.getConfigValue(SmartConnectorConfig.CONF_KEY_KE_RUNTIME_EXPOSED_URL);
-		ConfigValue hostname = config.getConfigValue(SmartConnectorConfig.CONF_KEY_KE_RUNTIME_HOSTNAME);
-
-		// Using MicroProfile Config's source ordinal to determine if default
-		// configuration got overridden?
-		if (exposedUrl.getSourceOrdinal() > 100 && hostname.getSourceOrdinal() > 100) {
-			LOG.error("KE runtime must be configured with {} or {}, not both.",
-					SmartConnectorConfig.CONF_KEY_KE_RUNTIME_EXPOSED_URL,
-					SmartConnectorConfig.CONF_KEY_KE_RUNTIME_HOSTNAME);
-			LOG.info("Using {} allows the use of a reverse proxy for TLS connections, which is recommended.",
-					SmartConnectorConfig.CONF_KEY_KE_RUNTIME_EXPOSED_URL);
-			System.exit(1);
-		}
 
 		// execute some validation on the EXPOSED URL, because it can have severe
 		// consequences