diff --git a/modules/structs/runner.go b/modules/structs/runner.go
index cecbb72400..5ac88f0488 100644
--- a/modules/structs/runner.go
+++ b/modules/structs/runner.go
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ type RegisterRunnerOptions struct {
 // RegisterRunnerResponse contains the details of the just registered runner.
 // swagger:model
 type RegisterRunnerResponse struct {
-	ID        int64  `json:"id" binding:"Required"`
-	UUID      string `json:"uuid" binding:"Required"`
-	Token     string `json:"token" binding:"Required"`
-	Ephemeral bool   `json:"ephemeral" binding:"Required"`
+	ID    int64  `json:"id" binding:"Required"`
+	UUID  string `json:"uuid" binding:"Required"`
+	Token string `json:"token" binding:"Required"`
 }
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/shared/runners.go b/routers/api/v1/shared/runners.go
index ad470215e9..a96a10ad30 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/shared/runners.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/shared/runners.go
@@ -170,10 +170,9 @@ func RegisterRunner(ctx *context.APIContext, ownerID, repoID int64) {
 	}
 
 	response := &structs.RegisterRunnerResponse{
-		ID:        runner.ID,
-		UUID:      runner.UUID,
-		Token:     runner.Token,
-		Ephemeral: runner.Ephemeral,
+		ID:    runner.ID,
+		UUID:  runner.UUID,
+		Token: runner.Token,
 	}
 	ctx.JSON(http.StatusCreated, response)
 }
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 976c25afa7..7e83814a2d 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -28538,10 +28538,6 @@
       "type": "object",
       "title": "RegisterRunnerResponse contains the details of the just registered runner.",
       "properties": {
-        "ephemeral": {
-          "type": "boolean",
-          "x-go-name": "Ephemeral"
-        },
         "id": {
           "type": "integer",
           "format": "int64",
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_admin_actions_test.go b/tests/integration/api_admin_actions_test.go
index 02644401fd..c935d352f9 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_admin_actions_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_admin_actions_test.go
@@ -376,7 +376,6 @@ func TestAPIAdminActionsRunnerOperations(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Positive(t, registerRunnerResponse.ID)
 		assert.Equal(t, gouuid.Version(4), gouuid.MustParse(registerRunnerResponse.UUID).Version())
 		assert.Regexp(t, "(?i)^[0-9a-f]{40}$", registerRunnerResponse.Token)
-		assert.False(t, registerRunnerResponse.Ephemeral)
 
 		registeredRunner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &actions_model.ActionRunner{UUID: registerRunnerResponse.UUID})
 		assert.Equal(t, registerRunnerResponse.ID, registeredRunner.ID)
@@ -402,8 +401,6 @@ func TestAPIAdminActionsRunnerOperations(t *testing.T) {
 		var registerRunnerResponse *api.RegisterRunnerResponse
 		DecodeJSON(t, response, &registerRunnerResponse)
 
-		assert.True(t, registerRunnerResponse.Ephemeral)
-
 		registeredRunner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &actions_model.ActionRunner{UUID: registerRunnerResponse.UUID})
 		assert.Equal(t, registerRunnerResponse.UUID, registeredRunner.UUID)
 		assert.True(t, registeredRunner.Ephemeral)
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_org_actions_test.go b/tests/integration/api_org_actions_test.go
index f21723a751..35183306c2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_org_actions_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_org_actions_test.go
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ func TestAPIOrgActionsRunnerOperations(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Positive(t, registerRunnerResponse.ID)
 		assert.Equal(t, gouuid.Version(4), gouuid.MustParse(registerRunnerResponse.UUID).Version())
 		assert.Regexp(t, "(?i)^[0-9a-f]{40}$", registerRunnerResponse.Token)
-		assert.False(t, registerRunnerResponse.Ephemeral)
 
 		registeredRunner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &actions_model.ActionRunner{UUID: registerRunnerResponse.UUID})
 		assert.Equal(t, registerRunnerResponse.ID, registeredRunner.ID)
@@ -276,8 +275,6 @@ func TestAPIOrgActionsRunnerOperations(t *testing.T) {
 		var registerRunnerResponse *api.RegisterRunnerResponse
 		DecodeJSON(t, response, &registerRunnerResponse)
 
-		assert.True(t, registerRunnerResponse.Ephemeral)
-
 		registeredRunner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &actions_model.ActionRunner{UUID: registerRunnerResponse.UUID})
 		assert.Equal(t, registerRunnerResponse.UUID, registeredRunner.UUID)
 		assert.True(t, registeredRunner.Ephemeral)
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_repo_actions_test.go b/tests/integration/api_repo_actions_test.go
index 35cbc5d864..dfe33379d4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_repo_actions_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_repo_actions_test.go
@@ -532,7 +532,6 @@ func TestAPIRepoActionsRunnerOperations(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Positive(t, registerRunnerResponse.ID)
 		assert.Equal(t, gouuid.Version(4), gouuid.MustParse(registerRunnerResponse.UUID).Version())
 		assert.Regexp(t, "(?i)^[0-9a-f]{40}$", registerRunnerResponse.Token)
-		assert.False(t, registerRunnerResponse.Ephemeral)
 
 		registeredRunner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &actions_model.ActionRunner{UUID: registerRunnerResponse.UUID})
 		assert.Equal(t, registerRunnerResponse.ID, registeredRunner.ID)
@@ -559,8 +558,6 @@ func TestAPIRepoActionsRunnerOperations(t *testing.T) {
 		var registerRunnerResponse *api.RegisterRunnerResponse
 		DecodeJSON(t, response, &registerRunnerResponse)
 
-		assert.True(t, registerRunnerResponse.Ephemeral)
-
 		registeredRunner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &actions_model.ActionRunner{UUID: registerRunnerResponse.UUID})
 		assert.Equal(t, registerRunnerResponse.UUID, registeredRunner.UUID)
 		assert.True(t, registeredRunner.Ephemeral)
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_user_actions_test.go b/tests/integration/api_user_actions_test.go
index bdb763d5b2..304004659c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_user_actions_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_user_actions_test.go
@@ -248,7 +248,6 @@ func TestAPIUserActionsRunnerOperations(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Positive(t, registerRunnerResponse.ID)
 		assert.Equal(t, gouuid.Version(4), gouuid.MustParse(registerRunnerResponse.UUID).Version())
 		assert.Regexp(t, "(?i)^[0-9a-f]{40}$", registerRunnerResponse.Token)
-		assert.False(t, registerRunnerResponse.Ephemeral)
 
 		registeredRunner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &actions_model.ActionRunner{UUID: registerRunnerResponse.UUID})
 		assert.Equal(t, registerRunnerResponse.ID, registeredRunner.ID)
@@ -274,8 +273,6 @@ func TestAPIUserActionsRunnerOperations(t *testing.T) {
 		var registerRunnerResponse *api.RegisterRunnerResponse
 		DecodeJSON(t, response, &registerRunnerResponse)
 
-		assert.True(t, registerRunnerResponse.Ephemeral)
-
 		registeredRunner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &actions_model.ActionRunner{UUID: registerRunnerResponse.UUID})
 		assert.Equal(t, registerRunnerResponse.UUID, registeredRunner.UUID)
 		assert.True(t, registeredRunner.Ephemeral)