diff --git a/api/src/opentrons/config/defaults_ot3.py b/api/src/opentrons/config/defaults_ot3.py
index 0b2499feaabd..9dccb1566d84 100644
--- a/api/src/opentrons/config/defaults_ot3.py
+++ b/api/src/opentrons/config/defaults_ot3.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 DEFAULT_LIQUID_PROBE_SETTINGS: Final[LiquidProbeSettings] = LiquidProbeSettings(
     starting_mount_height=100,
     max_z_distance=40,
-    min_z_distance=5,
     mount_speed=10,
     plunger_speed=5,
     sensor_threshold_pascals=40,
@@ -337,7 +336,6 @@ def _build_default_liquid_probe(
             "starting_mount_height", default.starting_mount_height
         ),
         max_z_distance=from_conf.get("max_z_distance", default.max_z_distance),
-        min_z_distance=from_conf.get("min_z_distance", default.min_z_distance),
         mount_speed=from_conf.get("mount_speed", default.mount_speed),
         plunger_speed=from_conf.get("plunger_speed", default.plunger_speed),
         sensor_threshold_pascals=from_conf.get(
diff --git a/api/src/opentrons/config/types.py b/api/src/opentrons/config/types.py
index f13d5a5e6e37..476c3181dc2d 100644
--- a/api/src/opentrons/config/types.py
+++ b/api/src/opentrons/config/types.py
@@ -130,7 +130,6 @@ class OutputOptions(int, Enum):
 class LiquidProbeSettings:
     starting_mount_height: float
     max_z_distance: float
-    min_z_distance: float
     mount_speed: float
     plunger_speed: float
     sensor_threshold_pascals: float
diff --git a/api/tests/opentrons/config/ot3_settings.py b/api/tests/opentrons/config/ot3_settings.py
index 3cfa9b7c34c6..eb15cb8efe30 100644
--- a/api/tests/opentrons/config/ot3_settings.py
+++ b/api/tests/opentrons/config/ot3_settings.py
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@
     "liquid_sense": {
         "starting_mount_height": 80,
         "max_z_distance": 20,
-        "min_z_distance": 3,
         "mount_speed": 10,
         "plunger_speed": 10,
         "sensor_threshold_pascals": 17,
diff --git a/api/tests/opentrons/hardware_control/backends/test_ot3_controller.py b/api/tests/opentrons/hardware_control/backends/test_ot3_controller.py
index fd2d04699542..b57a4b2ab4bd 100644
--- a/api/tests/opentrons/hardware_control/backends/test_ot3_controller.py
+++ b/api/tests/opentrons/hardware_control/backends/test_ot3_controller.py
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ def fake_liquid_settings() -> LiquidProbeSettings:
     return LiquidProbeSettings(
         starting_mount_height=100,
         max_z_distance=15,
-        min_z_distance=5,
         mount_speed=40,
         plunger_speed=10,
         sensor_threshold_pascals=15,
diff --git a/api/tests/opentrons/hardware_control/test_ot3_api.py b/api/tests/opentrons/hardware_control/test_ot3_api.py
index 7ab0a2f1c004..718756d5a89d 100644
--- a/api/tests/opentrons/hardware_control/test_ot3_api.py
+++ b/api/tests/opentrons/hardware_control/test_ot3_api.py
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ def fake_liquid_settings() -> LiquidProbeSettings:
     return LiquidProbeSettings(
         starting_mount_height=100,
         max_z_distance=15,
-        min_z_distance=10,
         mount_speed=40,
         plunger_speed=10,
         sensor_threshold_pascals=15,
@@ -800,7 +799,6 @@ async def test_liquid_probe(
         fake_settings_aspirate = LiquidProbeSettings(
             starting_mount_height=100,
             max_z_distance=15,
-            min_z_distance=5,
             mount_speed=40,
             plunger_speed=10,
             sensor_threshold_pascals=15,
diff --git a/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/gravimetric/config.py b/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/gravimetric/config.py
index f80d87d71243..394309b43f4d 100644
--- a/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/gravimetric/config.py
+++ b/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/gravimetric/config.py
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ class PhotometricConfig(VolumetricConfig):
         1: {
             50: {
                 "max_z_distance": 20,
-                "min_z_distance": 5,
                 "mount_speed": 11,
                 "plunger_speed": 21,
                 "sensor_threshold_pascals": 150,
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ class PhotometricConfig(VolumetricConfig):
         8: {
             50: {
                 "max_z_distance": 20,
-                "min_z_distance": 5,
                 "mount_speed": 11,
                 "plunger_speed": 21,
                 "sensor_threshold_pascals": 150,
@@ -110,21 +108,18 @@ class PhotometricConfig(VolumetricConfig):
         1: {
             50: {
                 "max_z_distance": 20,
-                "min_z_distance": 5,
                 "mount_speed": 5,
                 "plunger_speed": 10,
                 "sensor_threshold_pascals": 200,
             },
             200: {
                 "max_z_distance": 20,
-                "min_z_distance": 5,
                 "mount_speed": 5,
                 "plunger_speed": 10,
                 "sensor_threshold_pascals": 200,
             },
             1000: {
                 "max_z_distance": 20,
-                "min_z_distance": 5,
                 "mount_speed": 5,
                 "plunger_speed": 11,
                 "sensor_threshold_pascals": 150,
@@ -133,21 +128,18 @@ class PhotometricConfig(VolumetricConfig):
         8: {
             50: {
                 "max_z_distance": 20,
-                "min_z_distance": 5,
                 "mount_speed": 5,
                 "plunger_speed": 10,
                 "sensor_threshold_pascals": 200,
             },
             200: {
                 "max_z_distance": 20,
-                "min_z_distance": 5,
                 "mount_speed": 5,
                 "plunger_speed": 10,
                 "sensor_threshold_pascals": 200,
             },
             1000: {
                 "max_z_distance": 20,
-                "min_z_distance": 5,
                 "mount_speed": 5,
                 "plunger_speed": 11,
                 "sensor_threshold_pascals": 150,
@@ -156,21 +148,18 @@ class PhotometricConfig(VolumetricConfig):
         96: {
             50: {
                 "max_z_distance": 20,
-                "min_z_distance": 5,
                 "mount_speed": 5,
                 "plunger_speed": 10,
                 "sensor_threshold_pascals": 200,
             },
             200: {
                 "max_z_distance": 20,
-                "min_z_distance": 5,
                 "mount_speed": 5,
                 "plunger_speed": 10,
                 "sensor_threshold_pascals": 200,
             },
             1000: {
                 "max_z_distance": 20,
-                "min_z_distance": 5,
                 "mount_speed": 5,
                 "plunger_speed": 11,
                 "sensor_threshold_pascals": 150,
@@ -189,7 +178,6 @@ def _get_liquid_probe_settings(
     return LiquidProbeSettings(
         starting_mount_height=well.top().point.z,
         max_z_distance=min(well.depth, lqid_cfg["max_z_distance"]),
-        min_z_distance=lqid_cfg["min_z_distance"],
         mount_speed=lqid_cfg["mount_speed"],
         plunger_speed=lqid_cfg["plunger_speed"],
         sensor_threshold_pascals=lqid_cfg["sensor_threshold_pascals"],
diff --git a/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/liquid_sense/execute.py b/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/liquid_sense/execute.py
index 9a61c172c8e1..05be865015f6 100644
--- a/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/liquid_sense/execute.py
+++ b/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/liquid_sense/execute.py
@@ -355,7 +355,6 @@ def _run_trial(run_args: RunArgs, tip: int, well: Well, trial: int) -> float:
         lps = LiquidProbeSettings(
             starting_mount_height=start_height,
             max_z_distance=z_dist,
-            min_z_distance=lqid_cfg["min_z_distance"],
             mount_speed=run_args.z_speed,
             plunger_speed=plunger_speed,
             sensor_threshold_pascals=lqid_cfg["sensor_threshold_pascals"],
diff --git a/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/production_qc/pipette_assembly_qc_ot3/__main__.py b/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/production_qc/pipette_assembly_qc_ot3/__main__.py
index 5e482afa6e7e..fabdb1012569 100644
--- a/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/production_qc/pipette_assembly_qc_ot3/__main__.py
+++ b/hardware-testing/hardware_testing/production_qc/pipette_assembly_qc_ot3/__main__.py
@@ -1377,7 +1377,6 @@ async def _test_liquid_probe(
             probe_settings = LiquidProbeSettings(
                 starting_mount_height=start_pos.z,
                 max_z_distance=max_z_distance_machine_coords,  # FIXME: deck coords
-                min_z_distance=0,  # FIXME: remove
                 mount_speed=probe_cfg.mount_speed,
                 plunger_speed=probe_cfg.plunger_speed,
                 sensor_threshold_pascals=probe_cfg.sensor_threshold_pascals,