diff --git a/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/message_registry.json b/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/message_registry.json
index 77beca9..9294aa5 100644
--- a/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/message_registry.json
+++ b/extensions/openpower-pels/registry/message_registry.json
@@ -1959,7 +1959,6 @@
             "Name": "xyz.openbmc_project.Sensor.Threshold.Error.HardShutdownAlarmHigh",
             "Subsystem": "power",
             "ComponentID": "0x2800",
-            "Severity": "unrecoverable",
             "ActionFlags": ["service_action", "report"],
 
             "SRC": {