diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f0765df35b7..1961e9131b6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ release.
 
 - Lay initial groundwork for file configuration
   ([#3360](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3360))
+- Move file configuration schema to `opentelemetry-configuration`.
+  ([#3412](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/pull/3412))
 
 ### Telemetry Schemas
 
diff --git a/specification/configuration/file-configuration.md b/specification/configuration/file-configuration.md
index dbe949b2c7b..802512710d9 100644
--- a/specification/configuration/file-configuration.md
+++ b/specification/configuration/file-configuration.md
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ interpreted to produce configured OpenTelemetry components.
 ## Configuration Model
 
 The configuration model is defined
-in [./schema/](./schema/opentelemetry_configuration.json) using
-the [JSON Schema](https://json-schema.org/).
+in [opentelemetry-configuration](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-configuration)
+using the [JSON Schema](https://json-schema.org/).
 
 ### Stability Definition
 
diff --git a/specification/configuration/schema/opentelemetry_configuration.json b/specification/configuration/schema/opentelemetry_configuration.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 2dc9cb04f8a..00000000000
--- a/specification/configuration/schema/opentelemetry_configuration.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "$id": "https://opentelemetry.io/otelconfig/OpenTelemetryConfiguration",
-    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-    "title": "OpenTelemetryConfiguration",
-    "type": "object",
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-        "file_format": {
-            "type": "number"
-        }
-    },
-    "required": [
-        "file_format"
-    ]
-}