diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 8af3f0826ad..4113e7b7603 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -439,11 +439,6 @@ steps:
   - go run scripts/modowners/modowners.go check go.mod
   image: golang:1.20.10-alpine
   name: validate-modfile
-- commands:
-  - apk add --update make
-  - make swagger-validate
-  image: golang:1.20.10-alpine
-  name: validate-openapi-spec
 trigger:
   event:
   - pull_request
@@ -1628,11 +1623,6 @@ steps:
   - go run scripts/modowners/modowners.go check go.mod
   image: golang:1.20.10-alpine
   name: validate-modfile
-- commands:
-  - apk add --update make
-  - make swagger-validate
-  image: golang:1.20.10-alpine
-  name: validate-openapi-spec
 - commands:
   - ./bin/build verify-drone
   depends_on:
@@ -4607,6 +4597,6 @@ kind: secret
 name: gcr_credentials
 ---
 kind: signature
-hmac: a7032573772937b59787f5c01c113b02afb07a9febf15664a68cbcee1458acc9
+hmac: 6902e2345a71b70a8e051aa8caf053188deeb2bcaac1a92dae561a0d56653ffc
 
 ...
diff --git a/scripts/drone/pipelines/lint_backend.star b/scripts/drone/pipelines/lint_backend.star
index 1dd1f6e8833..d675436cdc2 100644
--- a/scripts/drone/pipelines/lint_backend.star
+++ b/scripts/drone/pipelines/lint_backend.star
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ load(
     "lint_backend_step",
     "lint_drone_step",
     "validate_modfile_step",
-    "validate_openapi_spec_step",
     "wire_install_step",
 )
 load(
@@ -47,7 +46,8 @@ def lint_backend_pipeline(trigger, ver_mode):
     test_steps = [
         lint_backend_step(),
         validate_modfile_step(),
-        validate_openapi_spec_step(),
+        # OpenAPI spec validation is disabled for versions below 10.2.x.
+        # validate_openapi_spec_step(),
     ]
 
     if ver_mode == "main":