diff --git a/source/extensions/health_checkers/BUILD b/source/extensions/health_checkers/BUILD
deleted file mode 100644
index 40a5e79b39d3b..0000000000000
--- a/source/extensions/health_checkers/BUILD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-load(
-    "//bazel:envoy_build_system.bzl",
-    "envoy_cc_library",
-    "envoy_extension_package",
-)
-
-licenses(["notice"])  # Apache 2
-
-envoy_extension_package()
-
-envoy_cc_library(
-    name = "well_known_names",
-    hdrs = ["well_known_names.h"],
-    # well known names files are public as long as they exist.
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-    deps = [
-        "//source/common/singleton:const_singleton",
-    ],
-)
diff --git a/source/extensions/health_checkers/redis/BUILD b/source/extensions/health_checkers/redis/BUILD
index 8689cbecb1076..e1a9372473b43 100644
--- a/source/extensions/health_checkers/redis/BUILD
+++ b/source/extensions/health_checkers/redis/BUILD
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ envoy_cc_extension(
         "//include/envoy/registry",
         "//include/envoy/server:health_checker_config_interface",
         "//source/common/common:assert_lib",
-        "//source/extensions/health_checkers:well_known_names",
         "@envoy_api//envoy/config/core/v3:pkg_cc_proto",
         "@envoy_api//envoy/extensions/filters/network/redis_proxy/v3:pkg_cc_proto",
         "@envoy_api//envoy/extensions/health_checkers/redis/v3:pkg_cc_proto",
diff --git a/source/extensions/health_checkers/redis/config.h b/source/extensions/health_checkers/redis/config.h
index e51cb8b256cbb..919bd158be0b6 100644
--- a/source/extensions/health_checkers/redis/config.h
+++ b/source/extensions/health_checkers/redis/config.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "envoy/server/health_checker_config.h"
 
 #include "extensions/health_checkers/redis/redis.h"
-#include "extensions/health_checkers/well_known_names.h"
 
 namespace Envoy {
 namespace Extensions {
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ class RedisHealthCheckerFactory : public Server::Configuration::CustomHealthChec
   createCustomHealthChecker(const envoy::config::core::v3::HealthCheck& config,
                             Server::Configuration::HealthCheckerFactoryContext& context) override;
 
-  std::string name() const override { return HealthCheckerNames::get().RedisHealthChecker; }
+  std::string name() const override { return "envoy.health_checkers.redis"; }
   ProtobufTypes::MessagePtr createEmptyConfigProto() override {
     return ProtobufTypes::MessagePtr{new envoy::extensions::health_checkers::redis::v3::Redis()};
   }
diff --git a/source/extensions/health_checkers/well_known_names.h b/source/extensions/health_checkers/well_known_names.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e17e4a2349a40..0000000000000
--- a/source/extensions/health_checkers/well_known_names.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#pragma once
-
-#include <string>
-
-#include "common/singleton/const_singleton.h"
-
-namespace Envoy {
-namespace Extensions {
-namespace HealthCheckers {
-
-/**
- * Well-known health checker names.
- * NOTE: New health checkers should use the well known name: envoy.health_checkers.name.
- */
-class HealthCheckerNameValues {
-public:
-  // Redis health checker.
-  const std::string RedisHealthChecker = "envoy.health_checkers.redis";
-};
-
-using HealthCheckerNames = ConstSingleton<HealthCheckerNameValues>;
-
-} // namespace HealthCheckers
-} // namespace Extensions
-} // namespace Envoy