diff --git a/lib/readers/system_reader.rb b/lib/readers/system_reader.rb
index 4a6910cfd..dfc5c299d 100644
--- a/lib/readers/system_reader.rb
+++ b/lib/readers/system_reader.rb
@@ -105,14 +105,12 @@ class SystemReader
           if access == ''
             access = 'all'
           end
-          access_element = input_value.xpath('@access_element').to_s
           access_json = input_value.xpath('@access_json').to_s
           variable = input_value.xpath('../@into').to_s
           value = input_value.text
           Print.verbose "  -- datastore: #{variable} = #{value}"
           (module_selector.received_datastores[variable] ||= []).push('variablename'   => value,
                                                                       'access'         => access,
-                                                                      'access_element' => access_element,
                                                                       'access_json'    => access_json)
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/schemas/scenario_schema.xsd b/lib/schemas/scenario_schema.xsd
index 33c1957b9..25291a7bd 100644
--- a/lib/schemas/scenario_schema.xsd
+++ b/lib/schemas/scenario_schema.xsd
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@
     <xs:simpleContent>
       <xs:extension base="xs:string">
         <xs:attribute name="access" type="xs:string" default="next"/>
-        <xs:attribute name="access_element" type="xs:integer"/>
         <xs:attribute name="access_json" type="xs:string"/>
       </xs:extension>
     </xs:simpleContent>