diff --git a/samtranslator/schema/sam.schema.json b/samtranslator/schema/sam.schema.json
index 2d93693a0..55ba18fb2 100644
--- a/samtranslator/schema/sam.schema.json
+++ b/samtranslator/schema/sam.schema.json
@@ -2016,9 +2016,7 @@
       "title": "OAuth2Authorizer",
       "type": "object"
     },
-    "PassThroughProp": {
-      "title": "PassThroughProp"
-    },
+    "PassThroughProp": {},
     "PrimaryKey": {
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
diff --git a/samtranslator/schema/schema.json b/samtranslator/schema/schema.json
index b5c6e2e6f..340c0e7ba 100644
--- a/samtranslator/schema/schema.json
+++ b/samtranslator/schema/schema.json
@@ -155547,9 +155547,7 @@
       ],
       "type": "object"
     },
-    "PassThroughProp": {
-      "title": "PassThroughProp"
-    },
+    "PassThroughProp": {},
     "PrimaryKey": {
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "properties": {
diff --git a/samtranslator/schema/schema.py b/samtranslator/schema/schema.py
index cbd84fdfe..8f705a24c 100644
--- a/samtranslator/schema/schema.py
+++ b/samtranslator/schema/schema.py
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ def get_schema(model: Type[pydantic.BaseModel]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
     # Validated in https://github.com/aws/serverless-application-model/blob/5c82f5d2ae95adabc9827398fba8ccfc3dbe101a/tests/schema/test_validate_schema.py#L91
     obj["$schema"] = "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#"
 
+    # Pydantic automatically adds title to model (https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic/issues/1051),
+    # and the YAML extension for VS Code then shows 'PassThroughProp' as title for pass-through
+    # properties (instead of the title of the property itself)... so manually deleting it.
+    del obj["definitions"]["PassThroughProp"]["title"]
+
     return obj