diff --git a/conf/solr/8.11.1/schema.xml b/conf/solr/8.11.1/schema.xml
index 655cf1bc3cc..9d12f0dd9d0 100644
--- a/conf/solr/8.11.1/schema.xml
+++ b/conf/solr/8.11.1/schema.xml
@@ -266,9 +266,6 @@
     <field name="cleaningOperations" type="text_en" multiValued="false" stored="true" indexed="true"/>
     <field name="collectionMode" type="text_en" multiValued="true" stored="true" indexed="true"/>
     <field name="collectorTraining" type="text_en" multiValued="false" stored="true" indexed="true"/>
-    <field name="workflowType" type="text_en" multiValued="true" stored="true" indexed="true"/>
-    <field name="workflowCodeRepository" type="text_en" multiValued="true" stored="true" indexed="true"/>
-    <field name="workflowDocumentation" type="text_en" multiValued="true" stored="true" indexed="true"/>
     <field name="contributor" type="text_en" multiValued="true" stored="true" indexed="true"/>
     <field name="contributorName" type="text_en" multiValued="true" stored="true" indexed="true"/>
     <field name="contributorType" type="text_en" multiValued="true" stored="true" indexed="true"/>
@@ -506,9 +503,6 @@
     <copyField source="cleaningOperations" dest="_text_" maxChars="3000"/>
     <copyField source="collectionMode" dest="_text_" maxChars="3000"/>
     <copyField source="collectorTraining" dest="_text_" maxChars="3000"/>
-    <copyField source="workflowType" dest="_text_" maxChars="3000"/>
-    <copyField source="workflowCodeRepository" dest="_text_" maxChars="3000"/>
-    <copyField source="workflowDocumentation" dest="_text_" maxChars="3000"/>
     <copyField source="contributor" dest="_text_" maxChars="3000"/>
     <copyField source="contributorName" dest="_text_" maxChars="3000"/>
     <copyField source="contributorType" dest="_text_" maxChars="3000"/>
diff --git a/doc/release-notes/9224-remove-workflow-fields-from-index.md b/doc/release-notes/9224-remove-workflow-fields-from-index.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b324ce7b57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release-notes/9224-remove-workflow-fields-from-index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# Optional: remove Workflow Schema fields from Solr index
+
+In Dataverse 5.12 we added a new experimental metadata schema block for workflow deposition.
+We included the fields within the standard Solr schema we provide. With this version, we
+removed it from the schema. If you are deploying the block to your installation, make sure to
+update your index.
+
+If you already added these fields, you can delete them from your index when not using the schema.
+Make sure to [reindex after changing the schema](https://guides.dataverse.org/en/latest/admin/solr-search-index.html?highlight=reindex#reindex-in-place.
+
+Remember: depending on the size of your installation, reindexing may take serious time to complete.
+You should do this in off-hours.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/user/appendix.rst b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/user/appendix.rst
index b05459b6aaf..2a7baf712cd 100755
--- a/doc/sphinx-guides/source/user/appendix.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx-guides/source/user/appendix.rst
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@ Unlike supported metadata, experimental metadata is not enabled by default in a
 
 - `Computational Workflow Metadata <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13HP-jI_cwLDHBetn9UKTREPJ_F4iHdAvhjmlvmYdSSw/edit#gid=447508596>`__ (`see .tsv version <https://github.com/IQSS/dataverse/blob/master/scripts/api/data/metadatablocks/computationalworkflow.tsv>`__): adapted from `Bioschemas Computational Workflow Profile, version 1.0 <https://bioschemas.org/profiles/ComputationalWorkflow/1.0-RELEASE>`__ and `Codemeta <https://codemeta.github.io/terms/>`__.
 
+Please note: these custom metadata schemas are not included in the Solr schema for indexing by default, you will need
+to add them as necessary for your custom metadata blocks. See "Update the Solr Schema" in :doc:`../admin/metadatacustomization`.
+
 See Also
 ~~~~~~~~