diff --git a/aries_cloudagent/indy/models/cred.py b/aries_cloudagent/indy/models/cred.py
index f5d00a66b4..8875b8b436 100644
--- a/aries_cloudagent/indy/models/cred.py
+++ b/aries_cloudagent/indy/models/cred.py
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ def __init__(self, **kwargs):
         """Initialize the custom schema for a dictionary with IndyAttrValue."""
         super().__init__(
             keys=fields.Str(metadata={"description": "Attribute name"}),
-            values=fields.Nested(
-                IndyAttrValueSchema(), metadata={"description": "Attribute value"}
-            ),
+            values=fields.Nested(IndyAttrValueSchema()),
             **kwargs,
         )
 
diff --git a/open-api/openapi.json b/open-api/openapi.json
index 34a0135d58..b0ed647f71 100644
--- a/open-api/openapi.json
+++ b/open-api/openapi.json
@@ -9861,11 +9861,7 @@
           },
           "values" : {
             "additionalProperties" : {
-              "allOf" : [ {
-                "$ref" : "#/definitions/IndyAttrValue"
-              } ],
-              "description" : "Attribute value",
-              "type" : "object"
+              "$ref" : "#/components/schemas/IndyAttrValue"
             },
             "description" : "Credential attributes",
             "type" : "object"
diff --git a/open-api/swagger.json b/open-api/swagger.json
index a670cd25bb..33b4e1842a 100644
--- a/open-api/swagger.json
+++ b/open-api/swagger.json
@@ -8454,11 +8454,7 @@
           "type" : "object",
           "description" : "Credential attributes",
           "additionalProperties" : {
-            "type" : "object",
-            "description" : "Attribute value",
-            "allOf" : [ {
-              "$ref" : "#/definitions/IndyAttrValue"
-            } ]
+            "$ref" : "#/definitions/IndyAttrValue"
           }
         },
         "witness" : {