diff --git a/pkg/workflow/secrets_validation.go b/pkg/workflow/secrets_validation.go
index 5e9e3dbc83..50aee2ad6b 100644
--- a/pkg/workflow/secrets_validation.go
+++ b/pkg/workflow/secrets_validation.go
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ var secretsValidationLog = newValidationLogger("secrets")
 // This is the same pattern used in the github_token schema definition ($defs/github_token).
 var secretsExpressionPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^\$\{\{\s*secrets\.[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*(\s*\|\|\s*secrets\.[A-Za-z_][A-Za-z0-9_]*)*\s*\}\}$`)
 
-// secretNamePattern validates that a secret name follows environment variable naming conventions
-var secretNamePattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^[A-Z][A-Z0-9_]*$`)
-
 // validateSecretsExpression validates that a value is a proper GitHub Actions secrets expression.
 // Returns an error if the value is not in the format: ${{ secrets.NAME }} or ${{ secrets.NAME || secrets.NAME2 }}
 // Note: This function intentionally does not accept the secret key name as a parameter to prevent