diff --git a/packages/techdocs-common/__mocks__/@google-cloud/storage.ts b/packages/techdocs-common/__mocks__/@google-cloud/storage.ts
index e95cee11d0..b84018c089 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-common/__mocks__/@google-cloud/storage.ts
+++ b/packages/techdocs-common/__mocks__/@google-cloud/storage.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 type storageOptions = {
-  projectId?: string;
   keyFilename?: string;
 };
 
@@ -39,11 +38,9 @@ class Bucket {
 }
 
 export class Storage {
-  private readonly projectId;
   private readonly keyFilename;
 
   constructor(options: storageOptions) {
-    this.projectId = options.projectId;
     this.keyFilename = options.keyFilename;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/googleStorage.test.ts b/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/googleStorage.test.ts
index 43375b72d0..f8fb00647c 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/googleStorage.test.ts
+++ b/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/googleStorage.test.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jest.spyOn(logger, 'info').mockReturnValue(logger);
 
 let publisher: PublisherBase;
 
-beforeEach(() => {
+beforeEach(async () => {
   const mockConfig = new ConfigReader({
     techdocs: {
       requestUrl: 'http://localhost:7000',
@@ -45,14 +45,13 @@ beforeEach(() => {
         type: 'googleGcs',
         googleGcs: {
           credentials: '{}',
-          projectId: 'gcp-project-id',
           bucketName: 'bucketName',
         },
       },
     },
   });
 
-  publisher = GoogleGCSPublish.fromConfig(mockConfig, logger);
+  publisher = await GoogleGCSPublish.fromConfig(mockConfig, logger);
 });
 
 describe('GoogleGCSPublish', () => {
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/googleStorage.ts b/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/googleStorage.ts
index 20c1e96df9..ffed59b8ba 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/googleStorage.ts
+++ b/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/googleStorage.ts
@@ -56,15 +56,11 @@ export class GoogleGCSPublish implements PublisherBase {
         );
       }
     }
-    const projectId = config.getOptionalString(
-      'techdocs.publisher.googleGcs.projectId',
-    );
 
     const storageClient = new Storage({
       ...(credentials && {
         credentials: credentialsJson,
       }),
-      ...(projectId && { projectId }),
     });
 
     // Check if the defined bucket exists. Being able to connect means the configuration is good
diff --git a/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/publish.test.ts b/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/publish.test.ts
index d7cc257b89..89f2c0ffdd 100644
--- a/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/publish.test.ts
+++ b/packages/techdocs-common/src/stages/publish/publish.test.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ describe('Publisher', () => {
           type: 'googleGcs',
           googleGcs: {
             credentials: '{}',
-            projectId: 'gcp-project-id',
             bucketName: 'bucketName',
           },
         },
diff --git a/plugins/techdocs/config.d.ts b/plugins/techdocs/config.d.ts
index f1846a1e0e..49f9d396cb 100644
--- a/plugins/techdocs/config.d.ts
+++ b/plugins/techdocs/config.d.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,12 @@ export interface Config {
            * googleGcs required when 'type' is set to googleGcs
            */
           googleGcs?: {
+            /**
+             * Cloud Storage Bucket Name
+             * attr: 'bucketName' - accepts a string value
+             * @visibility secret
+             */
+            bucketName: string;
             /**
              * (Optional) API key used to write to a storage bucket.
              * If not set, environment variables will be used to authenticate.
@@ -130,18 +136,6 @@ export interface Config {
              * @visibility secret
              */
             credentials?: string;
-            /**
-             * GCP Project ID where the Cloud Storage Bucket is hosted.
-             * attr: 'projectId' - accepts a string value
-             * @visibility secret
-             */
-            projectId?: string;
-            /**
-             * Cloud Storage Bucket Name
-             * attr: 'bucketName' - accepts a string value
-             * @visibility secret
-             */
-            bucketName: string;
           };
         };
   };