diff --git a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/auth_manager/cli/avp_commands.py b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/auth_manager/cli/avp_commands.py
index 1ee9d90692e6d..5caf5a48ab82f 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/auth_manager/cli/avp_commands.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/auth_manager/cli/avp_commands.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def _create_policy_store(client: BaseClient, args) -> tuple[str | None, bool]:
 
         response = client.create_policy_store(
             validationSettings={
-                "mode": "OFF",
+                "mode": "STRICT",
             },
             description=args.policy_store_description,
         )
@@ -138,30 +138,6 @@ def _set_schema(client: BaseClient, policy_store_id: str, args) -> None:
         print(f"Dry run, not updating the schema of the policy store with ID '{policy_store_id}'.")
         return
 
-    if args.verbose:
-        log.debug("Getting the policy store details")
-
-    details = client.get_policy_store(
-        policyStoreId=policy_store_id,
-    )
-
-    if args.verbose:
-        log.debug("Response from get_policy_store: %s", details)
-
-    if args.verbose:
-        log.debug("Disabling schema validation before updating schema")
-
-    response = client.update_policy_store(
-        policyStoreId=policy_store_id,
-        validationSettings={
-            "mode": "OFF",
-        },
-        description=details["description"],
-    )
-
-    if args.verbose:
-        log.debug("Response from update_policy_store: %s", response)
-
     schema_path = Path(__file__).parents[0].joinpath("schema.json").resolve()
     with open(schema_path) as schema_file:
         response = client.put_schema(
@@ -175,17 +151,3 @@ def _set_schema(client: BaseClient, policy_store_id: str, args) -> None:
             log.debug("Response from put_schema: %s", response)
 
     print("Policy store schema updated.")
-
-    if args.verbose:
-        log.debug("Enabling schema validation after updating schema")
-
-    response = client.update_policy_store(
-        policyStoreId=policy_store_id,
-        validationSettings={
-            "mode": "STRICT",
-        },
-        description=details["description"],
-    )
-
-    if args.verbose:
-        log.debug("Response from update_policy_store: %s", response)
diff --git a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/auth_manager/cli/test_avp_commands.py b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/auth_manager/cli/test_avp_commands.py
index 8787c22fa81be..c9bf7ffe2f129 100644
--- a/tests/providers/amazon/aws/auth_manager/cli/test_avp_commands.py
+++ b/tests/providers/amazon/aws/auth_manager/cli/test_avp_commands.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ def test_init_avp_with_no_existing_resources(self, mock_get_client, dry_run, ver
 
         mock_boto3.get_paginator.return_value = paginator
         mock_boto3.create_policy_store.return_value = {"policyStoreId": policy_store_id}
-        mock_boto3.get_policy_store.return_value = {"description": policy_store_description}
 
         with conf_vars({("database", "check_migrations"): "False"}):
             params = [
@@ -82,16 +81,14 @@ def test_init_avp_with_no_existing_resources(self, mock_get_client, dry_run, ver
 
         if dry_run:
             mock_boto3.create_policy_store.assert_not_called()
-            mock_boto3.update_policy_store.assert_not_called()
             mock_boto3.put_schema.assert_not_called()
         else:
             mock_boto3.create_policy_store.assert_called_once_with(
                 validationSettings={
-                    "mode": "OFF",
+                    "mode": "STRICT",
                 },
                 description=policy_store_description,
             )
-            assert mock_boto3.update_policy_store.call_count == 2
             mock_boto3.put_schema.assert_called_once_with(
                 policyStoreId=policy_store_id,
                 definition={
@@ -164,10 +161,8 @@ def test_update_schema(self, mock_get_client, dry_run, verbose):
             update_schema(self.arg_parser.parse_args(params))
 
         if dry_run:
-            mock_boto3.update_policy_store.assert_not_called()
             mock_boto3.put_schema.assert_not_called()
         else:
-            assert mock_boto3.update_policy_store.call_count == 2
             mock_boto3.put_schema.assert_called_once_with(
                 policyStoreId=policy_store_id,
                 definition={