diff --git a/internal/schema/backends/backends.go b/internal/schema/backends/backends.go
index 081df0b6..683528a7 100644
--- a/internal/schema/backends/backends.go
+++ b/internal/schema/backends/backends.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ var (
 	v1_6_3   = version.Must(version.NewVersion("1.6.3"))
 	v1_6_4   = version.Must(version.NewVersion("1.6.4"))
 	v1_7_0   = version.Must(version.NewVersion("1.7.0"))
+	v1_8_0   = version.Must(version.NewVersion("1.8.0"))
 )
 
 func BackendTypesAsOneOfConstraint(tfVersion *version.Version) schema.OneOf {
diff --git a/internal/schema/backends/s3.go b/internal/schema/backends/s3.go
index cc67574f..8d122fb7 100644
--- a/internal/schema/backends/s3.go
+++ b/internal/schema/backends/s3.go
@@ -445,11 +445,6 @@ func s3Backend(v *version.Version) *schema.BodySchema {
 				},
 			},
 		}
-		bodySchema.Attributes["use_legacy_workflow"] = &schema.AttributeSchema{
-			Constraint:  schema.LiteralType{Type: cty.Bool},
-			IsOptional:  true,
-			Description: lang.Markdown("Use the legacy authentication workflow, preferring environment variables over backend configuration."),
-		}
 		bodySchema.Attributes["custom_ca_bundle"] = &schema.AttributeSchema{
 			Constraint:  schema.LiteralType{Type: cty.String},
 			IsOptional:  true,
@@ -541,7 +536,13 @@ func s3Backend(v *version.Version) *schema.BodySchema {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if v.GreaterThanOrEqual(v1_7_0) {
+	bodySchema.Attributes["use_legacy_workflow"] = &schema.AttributeSchema{
+		Constraint:  schema.LiteralType{Type: cty.Bool},
+		IsOptional:  true,
+		Description: lang.Markdown("Use the legacy authentication workflow, preferring environment variables over backend configuration."),
+	}
+
+	if v.GreaterThanOrEqual(v1_7_0) && v.LessThan(v1_8_0) {
 		bodySchema.Attributes["use_legacy_workflow"] = &schema.AttributeSchema{
 			Constraint:   schema.LiteralType{Type: cty.Bool},
 			IsOptional:   true,
@@ -550,5 +551,10 @@ func s3Backend(v *version.Version) *schema.BodySchema {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if v.GreaterThanOrEqual(v1_8_0) {
+		// In Terraform 1.8 the use_legacy_workflow argument is be removed to encourage consistency with the AWS SDKs
+		bodySchema.Attributes["use_legacy_workflow"] = nil
+	}
+
 	return bodySchema
 }