diff --git a/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/apply-component.yaml b/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/apply-component.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index c49a987ef..000000000
--- a/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/apply-component.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-# Code generated by KubeVela templates. DO NOT EDIT. Please edit the original cue file.
-# Definition source cue file: vela-templates/definitions/internal/apply-component.cue
-apiVersion: core.oam.dev/v1beta1
-kind: WorkflowStepDefinition
-metadata:
-  annotations:
-    definition.oam.dev/description: Apply components and traits for your workflow steps
-  name: apply-component
-  namespace: {{.Values.systemDefinitionNamespace}}
-spec:
-  schematic:
-    cue:
-      template: |
-        import (
-        	"vela/op"
-        )
-
-        // apply components and traits
-        apply: op.#ApplyComponent & {
-        	component: parameter.component
-        }
-        parameter: {
-        	// +usage=Declare the name of the component
-        	component: string
-        }
-
diff --git a/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/apply-remaining.yaml b/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/apply-remaining.yaml
index 44ae7ae8e..41d2401c3 100644
--- a/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/apply-remaining.yaml
+++ b/charts/vela-core/templates/defwithtemplate/apply-remaining.yaml
@@ -21,16 +21,6 @@ spec:
         }
         parameter: {
         	// +usage=Declare the name of the component
-        	exceptions?: [componentName=string]: {
-        		// +usage=skipApplyWorkload indicates whether to skip apply the workload resource
-        		skipApplyWorkload: *true | bool
-
-        		// +usage=skipAllTraits indicates to skip apply all resources of the traits.
-        		// +usage=If this is true, skipApplyTraits will be ignored
-        		skipAllTraits: *true | bool
-
-        		// +usage=skipApplyTraits specifies the names of the traits to skip apply
-        		skipApplyTraits: [...string]
-        	}
+        	exceptions?: [...string]
         }
 
diff --git a/docs/examples/workflow/apply-remaining/app.yaml b/docs/examples/workflow/apply-remaining/app.yaml
index 2ba2146d9..d364d59f0 100644
--- a/docs/examples/workflow/apply-remaining/app.yaml
+++ b/docs/examples/workflow/apply-remaining/app.yaml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@ spec:
         type: apply-remaining
         properties:
           exceptions:
-            "server1": {}
+            - "server1"
diff --git a/vela-templates/definitions/internal/apply-component.cue b/vela-templates/definitions/internal/apply-component.cue
deleted file mode 100644
index e661d35fe..000000000
--- a/vela-templates/definitions/internal/apply-component.cue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-import (
-	"vela/op"
-)
-
-"apply-component": {
-	type: "workflow-step"
-	annotations: {}
-	labels: {}
-	description: "Apply components and traits for your workflow steps"
-}
-template: {
-	// apply components and traits
-	apply: op.#ApplyComponent & {
-		component: parameter.component
-	}
-
-	parameter: {
-		// +usage=Declare the name of the component
-		component: string
-	}
-}
diff --git a/vela-templates/definitions/internal/apply-remaining.cue b/vela-templates/definitions/internal/apply-remaining.cue
index 368c8de92..966b82d2f 100644
--- a/vela-templates/definitions/internal/apply-remaining.cue
+++ b/vela-templates/definitions/internal/apply-remaining.cue
@@ -16,16 +16,6 @@ template: {
 
 	parameter: {
 		// +usage=Declare the name of the component
-		exceptions?: [componentName=string]: {
-			// +usage=skipApplyWorkload indicates whether to skip apply the workload resource
-			skipApplyWorkload: *true | bool
-
-			// +usage=skipAllTraits indicates to skip apply all resources of the traits.
-			// +usage=If this is true, skipApplyTraits will be ignored
-			skipAllTraits: *true | bool
-
-			// +usage=skipApplyTraits specifies the names of the traits to skip apply
-			skipApplyTraits: [...string]
-		}
+		exceptions?: [...string]
 	}
 }