diff --git a/examples/complete/replication.tf b/examples/complete/replication.tf
index 1b408344..c21b78ef 100644
--- a/examples/complete/replication.tf
+++ b/examples/complete/replication.tf
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ locals {
       prefix             = "/extra"
       priority           = 5
       destination_bucket = module.s3_bucket_replication_target_extra[0].bucket_arn
-      destination = null
     },
     {
       id       = "replication-test-metrics"
diff --git a/examples/complete/replication.us-east-2.tfvars b/examples/complete/replication.us-east-2.tfvars
index 3e9646ef..c4398ecd 100644
--- a/examples/complete/replication.us-east-2.tfvars
+++ b/examples/complete/replication.us-east-2.tfvars
@@ -25,6 +25,5 @@ s3_replication_rules = [
     id     = "replication-test"
     status = "Enabled"
     prefix = "/main"
-    destination = null
   }
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index d1a725c4..a8718b2a 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ variable "s3_replication_rules" {
   #   })
   # }))
 
-  type        = list(any)
+  type        = any
   default     = null
   description = "Specifies the replication rules for S3 bucket replication if enabled. You must also set s3_replication_enabled to true."
 }