diff --git a/ibm_catalog.json b/ibm_catalog.json
index 3861d0ab..5fbb538f 100644
--- a/ibm_catalog.json
+++ b/ibm_catalog.json
@@ -701,7 +701,22 @@
               "hidden": true
             },
             {
-              "key": "secrets_manager_service_plan"
+              "key": "secrets_manager_service_plan",
+              "required": true,
+              "virtual": true,
+              "type": "string",
+              "options": [
+                {
+                  "displayname": "Standard",
+                  "value": "standard"
+                },
+                {
+                  "displayname": "Trial",
+                  "value": "trial"
+                }
+              ],
+              "default_value": "__NOT_SET__",
+              "description": "The pricing plan to use when provisioning a Secrets Manager instance. Possible values: `standard`, `trial`. You can create only one Trial instance of Secrets Manager per account. Before you can create a new Trial instance, you must delete the existing Trial instance and its reclamation. [Learn more](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/secrets-manager?topic=secrets-manager-create-instance&interface=ui#upgrade-instance-standard)."
             },
             {
               "key": "skip_ocp_secrets_manager_iam_auth_policy"
diff --git a/solutions/fully-configurable/variables.tf b/solutions/fully-configurable/variables.tf
index 894c874b..edde3860 100644
--- a/solutions/fully-configurable/variables.tf
+++ b/solutions/fully-configurable/variables.tf
@@ -551,21 +551,6 @@ variable "secrets_manager_endpoint_type" {
   }
 }
 
-# tflint-ignore: all
-variable "secrets_manager_service_plan" {
-  type        = string
-  description = "The pricing plan to use when provisioning a Secrets Manager instance. Possible values: `standard`, `trial`. You can create only one Trial instance of Secrets Manager per account. Before you can create a new Trial instance, you must delete the existing Trial instance and its reclamation. [Learn more](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/secrets-manager?topic=secrets-manager-create-instance&interface=ui#upgrade-instance-standard)."
-  default     = "standard"
-  validation {
-    condition     = contains(["standard", "trial"], var.secrets_manager_service_plan)
-    error_message = "Only 'standard' and 'trial' are allowed values for 'service_plan'. Applies only if not providing a value for the 'existing_secrets_manager_instance_crn' input."
-  }
-  validation {
-    condition     = var.existing_secrets_manager_instance_crn == null && var.enable_secrets_manager_integration ? var.secrets_manager_service_plan != null : true
-    error_message = "A value for 'service_plan' is required if not providing a value for 'existing_secrets_manager_instance_crn'"
-  }
-}
-
 variable "skip_ocp_secrets_manager_iam_auth_policy" {
   type        = bool
   description = "To skip creating auth policy that allows OCP cluster 'Manager' role access in the existing Secrets Manager instance for managing ingress certificates."