diff --git a/source/extensions/common/wasm/BUILD b/source/extensions/common/wasm/BUILD
index 08d456d74ad41..37182ea34ebef 100644
--- a/source/extensions/common/wasm/BUILD
+++ b/source/extensions/common/wasm/BUILD
@@ -8,14 +8,6 @@ licenses(["notice"])  # Apache 2
 
 envoy_extension_package()
 
-envoy_cc_library(
-    name = "well_known_names",
-    hdrs = ["well_known_names.h"],
-    deps = [
-        "//source/common/singleton:const_singleton",
-    ],
-)
-
 envoy_cc_library(
     name = "wasm_runtime_factory_interface",
     hdrs = [
@@ -38,7 +30,6 @@ envoy_cc_library(
     ],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        ":well_known_names",
         "//include/envoy/http:codes_interface",
         "//include/envoy/http:filter_interface",
         "//include/envoy/server:lifecycle_notifier_interface",
@@ -51,7 +42,6 @@ envoy_cc_library(
         "//source/common/version:version_includes",
         "//source/extensions/filters/common/expr:cel_state_lib",
         "//source/extensions/filters/common/expr:evaluator_lib",
-        "//source/extensions/filters/http:well_known_names",
         "@com_google_cel_cpp//eval/public:activation",
         "@envoy_api//envoy/extensions/wasm/v3:pkg_cc_proto",
         "@proxy_wasm_cpp_host//:include",
diff --git a/source/extensions/common/wasm/context.cc b/source/extensions/common/wasm/context.cc
index 2f42f921fdd47..c44a66f226f29 100644
--- a/source/extensions/common/wasm/context.cc
+++ b/source/extensions/common/wasm/context.cc
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 #include "extensions/common/wasm/plugin.h"
 #include "extensions/common/wasm/wasm.h"
-#include "extensions/common/wasm/well_known_names.h"
 #include "extensions/filters/common/expr/context.h"
 
 #include "absl/base/casts.h"
diff --git a/source/extensions/common/wasm/plugin.cc b/source/extensions/common/wasm/plugin.cc
index b01ac0324f53f..fe773a3b1e100 100644
--- a/source/extensions/common/wasm/plugin.cc
+++ b/source/extensions/common/wasm/plugin.cc
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 #include "envoy/common/exception.h"
 
-#include "extensions/common/wasm/well_known_names.h"
-
 #include "include/proxy-wasm/wasm.h"
 
 namespace Envoy {
@@ -24,8 +22,7 @@ WasmConfig::WasmConfig(const envoy::extensions::wasm::v3::PluginConfig& config)
     // since it directly accesses Envoy's env vars and we should not modify Envoy's env vars here.
     // TODO(mathetake): Once proxy_get_map_values(type::EnvironmentVariables, ..) call is supported,
     // then remove this restriction.
-    if (config.vm_config().runtime() == WasmRuntimeNames::get().Null &&
-        !envs.key_values().empty()) {
+    if (config.vm_config().runtime() == "envoy.wasm.runtime.null" && !envs.key_values().empty()) {
       throw EnvoyException("envoy.extensions.wasm.v3.VmConfig.EnvironmentVariables.key_values must "
                            "not be set for NullVm.");
     }
diff --git a/source/extensions/common/wasm/wasm.h b/source/extensions/common/wasm/wasm.h
index a02c1b4c627c2..a44da29e56492 100644
--- a/source/extensions/common/wasm/wasm.h
+++ b/source/extensions/common/wasm/wasm.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #include "extensions/common/wasm/plugin.h"
 #include "extensions/common/wasm/wasm_extension.h"
 #include "extensions/common/wasm/wasm_vm.h"
-#include "extensions/common/wasm/well_known_names.h"
 
 #include "include/proxy-wasm/exports.h"
 #include "include/proxy-wasm/wasm.h"
diff --git a/source/extensions/common/wasm/wasm_vm.cc b/source/extensions/common/wasm/wasm_vm.cc
index c8d3fb618e45e..ca6538de5cf8b 100644
--- a/source/extensions/common/wasm/wasm_vm.cc
+++ b/source/extensions/common/wasm/wasm_vm.cc
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include "extensions/common/wasm/ext/envoy_null_vm_wasm_api.h"
 #include "extensions/common/wasm/wasm_extension.h"
 #include "extensions/common/wasm/wasm_runtime_factory.h"
-#include "extensions/common/wasm/well_known_names.h"
 
 #include "include/proxy-wasm/null_plugin.h"
 
diff --git a/source/extensions/common/wasm/well_known_names.h b/source/extensions/common/wasm/well_known_names.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 3904868bba880..0000000000000
--- a/source/extensions/common/wasm/well_known_names.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <string>
-
-#include "common/singleton/const_singleton.h"
-
-namespace Envoy {
-namespace Extensions {
-namespace Common {
-namespace Wasm {
-
-/**
- * Well-known wasm runtime names.
- * NOTE: New wasm runtimes should use the well known name: envoy.wasm.runtime.name.
- */
-class WasmRuntimeValues {
-public:
-  // Wasmtime (https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime).
-  const std::string Wasmtime = "envoy.wasm.runtime.wasmtime";
-  // WAVM (https://github.com/WAVM/WAVM) Wasm VM.
-  const std::string Wavm = "envoy.wasm.runtime.wavm";
-  // Null sandbox: modules must be compiled into envoy and registered name is given in the
-  // DataSource.inline_string.
-  const std::string Null = "envoy.wasm.runtime.null";
-  // V8-based (https://v8.dev) WebAssembly runtime.
-  const std::string V8 = "envoy.wasm.runtime.v8";
-
-  // Filter state name
-  const std::string FilterState = "envoy.wasm";
-};
-
-using WasmRuntimeNames = ConstSingleton<WasmRuntimeValues>;
-
-} // namespace Wasm
-} // namespace Common
-} // namespace Extensions
-} // namespace Envoy
diff --git a/test/extensions/access_loggers/wasm/test_data/BUILD b/test/extensions/access_loggers/wasm/test_data/BUILD
index f49006867f2f7..ca3e8f847472c 100644
--- a/test/extensions/access_loggers/wasm/test_data/BUILD
+++ b/test/extensions/access_loggers/wasm/test_data/BUILD
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ envoy_cc_library(
         "//source/common/common:c_smart_ptr_lib",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_hdr",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_lib",
-        "//source/extensions/common/wasm:well_known_names",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/test/extensions/bootstrap/wasm/test_data/BUILD b/test/extensions/bootstrap/wasm/test_data/BUILD
index 7256f0e7f0dec..ba016610e703e 100644
--- a/test/extensions/bootstrap/wasm/test_data/BUILD
+++ b/test/extensions/bootstrap/wasm/test_data/BUILD
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ envoy_cc_library(
         "//source/common/common:assert_lib",
         "//source/common/common:c_smart_ptr_lib",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_lib",
-        "//source/extensions/common/wasm:well_known_names",
         "@envoy_api//envoy/config/core/v3:pkg_cc_proto",
     ],
 )
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ envoy_cc_library(
         "//source/common/common:c_smart_ptr_lib",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_hdr",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_lib",
-        "//source/extensions/common/wasm:well_known_names",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -66,7 +64,6 @@ envoy_cc_library(
         "//source/common/common:c_smart_ptr_lib",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_hdr",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_lib",
-        "//source/extensions/common/wasm:well_known_names",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/test/extensions/common/wasm/plugin_test.cc b/test/extensions/common/wasm/plugin_test.cc
index 47c72822de1a5..2b219066935f0 100644
--- a/test/extensions/common/wasm/plugin_test.cc
+++ b/test/extensions/common/wasm/plugin_test.cc
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #include "envoy/common/exception.h"
 
 #include "extensions/common/wasm/plugin.h"
-#include "extensions/common/wasm/well_known_names.h"
 
 #include "test/test_common/environment.h"
 #include "test/test_common/utility.h"
@@ -74,7 +73,7 @@ TEST(TestWasmConfig, EnvKeyException) {
 
 TEST(TestWasmConfig, NullVMEnv) {
   envoy::extensions::wasm::v3::PluginConfig plugin_config;
-  plugin_config.mutable_vm_config()->set_runtime(WasmRuntimeNames::get().Null);
+  plugin_config.mutable_vm_config()->set_runtime("envoy.wasm.runtime.null");
   (*plugin_config.mutable_vm_config()
         ->mutable_environment_variables()
         ->mutable_key_values())["key"] = "value";
diff --git a/test/extensions/common/wasm/test_data/BUILD b/test/extensions/common/wasm/test_data/BUILD
index 9160fe94f739f..95db303869db9 100644
--- a/test/extensions/common/wasm/test_data/BUILD
+++ b/test/extensions/common/wasm/test_data/BUILD
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ envoy_cc_library(
         "//source/common/common:c_smart_ptr_lib",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_hdr",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_lib",
-        "//source/extensions/common/wasm:well_known_names",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -45,7 +44,6 @@ envoy_cc_library(
         "//source/common/common:c_smart_ptr_lib",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_hdr",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_lib",
-        "//source/extensions/common/wasm:well_known_names",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm/ext:envoy_null_plugin",
     ],
 )
@@ -63,7 +61,6 @@ envoy_cc_library(
         "//source/common/common:c_smart_ptr_lib",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_hdr",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_lib",
-        "//source/extensions/common/wasm:well_known_names",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm/ext:envoy_null_plugin",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/test/extensions/filters/http/wasm/test_data/BUILD b/test/extensions/filters/http/wasm/test_data/BUILD
index 0501db42c10b3..abee6c6247985 100644
--- a/test/extensions/filters/http/wasm/test_data/BUILD
+++ b/test/extensions/filters/http/wasm/test_data/BUILD
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ envoy_cc_library(
         "//source/common/common:c_smart_ptr_lib",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_hdr",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_lib",
-        "//source/extensions/common/wasm:well_known_names",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm/ext:envoy_null_plugin",
         "@proxy_wasm_cpp_sdk//contrib:contrib_lib",
     ],
diff --git a/test/extensions/filters/network/wasm/test_data/BUILD b/test/extensions/filters/network/wasm/test_data/BUILD
index 02fbb6028c224..fa78e6e3ce841 100644
--- a/test/extensions/filters/network/wasm/test_data/BUILD
+++ b/test/extensions/filters/network/wasm/test_data/BUILD
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ envoy_cc_library(
         "//source/common/common:c_smart_ptr_lib",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_hdr",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_lib",
-        "//source/extensions/common/wasm:well_known_names",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/test/extensions/stats_sinks/wasm/test_data/BUILD b/test/extensions/stats_sinks/wasm/test_data/BUILD
index d3458434aec87..f2dca30447bc7 100644
--- a/test/extensions/stats_sinks/wasm/test_data/BUILD
+++ b/test/extensions/stats_sinks/wasm/test_data/BUILD
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ envoy_cc_library(
     deps = [
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_hdr",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm:wasm_lib",
-        "//source/extensions/common/wasm:well_known_names",
         "//source/extensions/common/wasm/ext:envoy_null_plugin",
     ],
 )