diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/SsaoHalfRes.pass b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/SsaoHalfRes.pass
deleted file mode 100644
index d34ae4161d..0000000000
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/Passes/SsaoHalfRes.pass
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "Type": "JsonSerialization",
-    "Version": 1,
-    "ClassName": "PassAsset",
-    "ClassData": {
-        "PassTemplate": {
-            "Name": "SsaoHalfResTemplate",
-            "PassClass": "ParentPass",
-            "Slots": [
-                {
-                    "Name": "LinearDepth",
-                    "SlotType": "Input",
-                    "ScopeAttachmentUsage": "Shader"
-                },
-                {
-                    "Name": "Output",
-                    "SlotType": "Output",
-                    "ScopeAttachmentUsage": "Shader"
-                }
-            ],
-            "Connections": [
-                {
-                    "LocalSlot": "Output",
-                    "AttachmentRef": {
-                        "Pass": "Upsample",
-                        "Attachment": "Output"
-                    }
-                }
-            ],
-            "PassRequests": [
-                {
-                    "Name": "DepthDownsample",
-                    "TemplateName": "DepthDownsampleTemplate",
-                    "Connections": [
-                        {
-                            "LocalSlot": "FullResDepth",
-                            "AttachmentRef": {
-                                "Pass": "Parent",
-                                "Attachment": "LinearDepth"
-                            }
-                        }
-                    ]
-                },
-                {
-                    "Name": "DownsampledSsao",
-                    "TemplateName": "SsaoParentTemplate",
-                    "Connections": [
-                        {
-                            "LocalSlot": "LinearDepth",
-                            "AttachmentRef": {
-                                "Pass": "DepthDownsample",
-                                "Attachment": "HalfResDepth"
-                            }
-                        }
-                    ]
-                },
-                {
-                    "Name": "Upsample",
-                    "TemplateName": "DepthUpsampleTemplate",
-                    "Enabled": true,
-                    "Connections": [
-                        {
-                            "LocalSlot": "FullResDepth",
-                            "AttachmentRef": {
-                                "Pass": "Parent",
-                                "Attachment": "LinearDepth"
-                            }
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "LocalSlot": "HalfResDepth",
-                            "AttachmentRef": {
-                                "Pass": "DepthDownsample",
-                                "Attachment": "HalfResDepth"
-                            }
-                        },
-                        {
-                            "LocalSlot": "HalfResSource",
-                            "AttachmentRef": {
-                                "Pass": "DownsampledSsao",
-                                "Attachment": "Output"
-                            }
-                        }
-                    ]
-                }
-            ]
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/atom_feature_common_asset_files.cmake b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/atom_feature_common_asset_files.cmake
index 94b711e86c..c4d198fef9 100644
--- a/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/atom_feature_common_asset_files.cmake
+++ b/Gems/Atom/Feature/Common/Assets/atom_feature_common_asset_files.cmake
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ set(FILES
     Passes/SMAAEdgeDetection.pass
     Passes/SMAANeighborhoodBlending.pass
     Passes/SsaoCompute.pass
-    Passes/SsaoHalfRes.pass
     Passes/SsaoParent.pass
     Passes/SubsurfaceScattering.pass
     Passes/Taa.pass