diff --git a/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConfig.cpp b/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConfig.cpp
index 2e7046819e8a..837d18aeeb4b 100644
--- a/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConfig.cpp
+++ b/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConfig.cpp
@@ -139,10 +139,6 @@ std::string HiveConfig::gcsEndpoint() const {
   return config_->get<std::string>(kGCSEndpoint, std::string(""));
 }
 
-std::string HiveConfig::gcsScheme() const {
-  return config_->get<std::string>(kGCSScheme, std::string("https"));
-}
-
 std::string HiveConfig::gcsCredentialsPath() const {
   return config_->get<std::string>(kGCSCredentialsPath, std::string(""));
 }
diff --git a/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConfig.h b/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConfig.h
index 2888125b2167..800bf498ac0b 100644
--- a/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConfig.h
+++ b/velox/connectors/hive/HiveConfig.h
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ class HiveConfig {
   /// The GCS storage endpoint server.
   static constexpr const char* kGCSEndpoint = "hive.gcs.endpoint";
 
-  /// The GCS storage scheme, https for default credentials.
-  static constexpr const char* kGCSScheme = "hive.gcs.scheme";
-
   /// The GCS service account configuration JSON key file.
   static constexpr const char* kGCSCredentialsPath =
       "hive.gcs.json-key-file-path";
@@ -296,8 +293,6 @@ class HiveConfig {
 
   std::string gcsEndpoint() const;
 
-  std::string gcsScheme() const;
-
   std::string gcsCredentialsPath() const;
 
   std::optional<int> gcsMaxRetryCount() const;
diff --git a/velox/connectors/hive/storage_adapters/gcs/GCSFileSystem.cpp b/velox/connectors/hive/storage_adapters/gcs/GCSFileSystem.cpp
index 583a25c291e8..07d85f5746b5 100644
--- a/velox/connectors/hive/storage_adapters/gcs/GCSFileSystem.cpp
+++ b/velox/connectors/hive/storage_adapters/gcs/GCSFileSystem.cpp
@@ -266,13 +266,23 @@ class GCSFileSystem::Impl {
 
   // Use the input Config parameters and initialize the GCSClient.
   void initializeClient() {
+    constexpr std::string_view kHttpsScheme{"https://"};
     auto options = gc::Options{};
-    auto scheme = hiveConfig_->gcsScheme();
-    if (scheme == "https") {
+    auto endpointOverride = hiveConfig_->gcsEndpoint();
+    // Use secure credentials by default.
+    if (!endpointOverride.empty()) {
+      options.set<gcs::RestEndpointOption>(endpointOverride);
+      // Use Google default credentials if endpoint has https scheme.
+      if (endpointOverride.find(kHttpsScheme) == 0) {
+        options.set<gc::UnifiedCredentialsOption>(
+            gc::MakeGoogleDefaultCredentials());
+      } else {
+        options.set<gc::UnifiedCredentialsOption>(
+            gc::MakeInsecureCredentials());
+      }
+    } else {
       options.set<gc::UnifiedCredentialsOption>(
           gc::MakeGoogleDefaultCredentials());
-    } else {
-      options.set<gc::UnifiedCredentialsOption>(gc::MakeInsecureCredentials());
     }
     options.set<gcs::UploadBufferSizeOption>(kUploadBufferSize);
 
@@ -290,11 +300,6 @@ class GCSFileSystem::Impl {
           gcs::LimitedTimeRetryPolicy(retry_time).clone());
     }
 
-    auto endpointOverride = hiveConfig_->gcsEndpoint();
-    if (!endpointOverride.empty()) {
-      options.set<gcs::RestEndpointOption>(scheme + "://" + endpointOverride);
-    }
-
     auto credFile = hiveConfig_->gcsCredentialsPath();
     if (!credFile.empty() && std::filesystem::exists(credFile)) {
       std::ifstream jsonFile(credFile, std::ios::in);
diff --git a/velox/connectors/hive/tests/HiveConfigTest.cpp b/velox/connectors/hive/tests/HiveConfigTest.cpp
index 511191176612..875002dbd0b1 100644
--- a/velox/connectors/hive/tests/HiveConfigTest.cpp
+++ b/velox/connectors/hive/tests/HiveConfigTest.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ TEST(HiveConfigTest, defaultConfig) {
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.s3IAMRole(), std::nullopt);
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.s3IAMRoleSessionName(), "velox-session");
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.gcsEndpoint(), "");
-  ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.gcsScheme(), "https");
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.gcsCredentialsPath(), "");
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.isOrcUseColumnNames(emptySession.get()), false);
   ASSERT_EQ(
@@ -96,7 +95,6 @@ TEST(HiveConfigTest, overrideConfig) {
       {HiveConfig::kS3IamRole, "hello"},
       {HiveConfig::kS3IamRoleSessionName, "velox"},
       {HiveConfig::kGCSEndpoint, "hey"},
-      {HiveConfig::kGCSScheme, "http"},
       {HiveConfig::kGCSCredentialsPath, "hey"},
       {HiveConfig::kOrcUseColumnNames, "true"},
       {HiveConfig::kFileColumnNamesReadAsLowerCase, "true"},
@@ -136,7 +134,6 @@ TEST(HiveConfigTest, overrideConfig) {
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.s3IAMRole(), std::optional("hello"));
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.s3IAMRoleSessionName(), "velox");
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.gcsEndpoint(), "hey");
-  ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.gcsScheme(), "http");
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.gcsCredentialsPath(), "hey");
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.isOrcUseColumnNames(emptySession.get()), true);
   ASSERT_EQ(
@@ -211,7 +208,6 @@ TEST(HiveConfigTest, overrideSession) {
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.s3IAMRole(), std::nullopt);
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.s3IAMRoleSessionName(), "velox-session");
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.gcsEndpoint(), "");
-  ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.gcsScheme(), "https");
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.gcsCredentialsPath(), "");
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.isOrcUseColumnNames(session.get()), true);
   ASSERT_EQ(hiveConfig.isFileColumnNamesReadAsLowerCase(session.get()), true);
diff --git a/velox/docs/configs.rst b/velox/docs/configs.rst
index bfaffe622a19..6728ccf1d318 100644
--- a/velox/docs/configs.rst
+++ b/velox/docs/configs.rst
@@ -638,10 +638,6 @@ Each query can override the config by setting corresponding query session proper
      - string
      -
      - The GCS storage endpoint server.
-   * - hive.gcs.scheme
-     - string
-     -
-     - The GCS storage scheme, https for default credentials.
    * - hive.gcs.json-key-file-path
      - string
      -