diff --git a/specification/azurestackhci/resource-manager/Microsoft.AzureStackHCI/StackHCI/preview/2025-11-01-preview/deploymentSettings.json b/specification/azurestackhci/resource-manager/Microsoft.AzureStackHCI/StackHCI/preview/2025-11-01-preview/deploymentSettings.json
index 03c362ce3001..8aca5a8a667b 100644
--- a/specification/azurestackhci/resource-manager/Microsoft.AzureStackHCI/StackHCI/preview/2025-11-01-preview/deploymentSettings.json
+++ b/specification/azurestackhci/resource-manager/Microsoft.AzureStackHCI/StackHCI/preview/2025-11-01-preview/deploymentSettings.json
@@ -323,8 +323,7 @@
         },
         "hardwareClass": {
           "$ref": "./hciCommon.json#/definitions/HardwareClass",
-          "description": "Hardware class of the cluster.",
-          "readOnly": true
+          "description": "Hardware class of the cluster."
         },
         "clusterPattern": {
           "$ref": "./hciCommon.json#/definitions/ClusterPattern",