diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.js
index 43b6fad6580..57bfa7806fe 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.js
@@ -478,18 +478,11 @@ Object.defineProperties(
       const providerConfig = this.serverless.service.provider;
       const userConfig = providerConfig.httpApi || {};
 
-      if (!userConfig.payload) {
-        this.serverless._logDeprecation(
-          'AWS_HTTP_API_VERSION',
-          'Default HTTP API Payload version will be switched to 2.0 with next major release. Configure "httpApi.payload" explicitly to hide this message.'
-        );
-      }
-
       const properties = {
         ApiId: this.getApiIdConfig(),
         IntegrationType: 'AWS_PROXY',
         IntegrationUri: resolveTargetConfig(routeTargetData),
-        PayloadFormatVersion: userConfig.payload || '1.0',
+        PayloadFormatVersion: userConfig.payload || '2.0',
       };
       if (routeTargetData.timeout) {
         properties.TimeoutInMillis = Math.round(routeTargetData.timeout * 1000);
diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.test.js b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.test.js
index ac152b23307..cc9a7e3c4ac 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.test.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/package/compile/events/httpApi/index.test.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe('HttpApiEvents', () => {
       const resource = cfResources[naming.getHttpApiIntegrationLogicalId('foo')];
       expect(resource.Type).to.equal('AWS::ApiGatewayV2::Integration');
       expect(resource.Properties.IntegrationType).to.equal('AWS_PROXY');
-      expect(resource.Properties.PayloadFormatVersion).to.equal('1.0');
+      expect(resource.Properties.PayloadFormatVersion).to.equal('2.0');
     });
     it('Should ensure higher timeout than function', () => {
       const resource = cfResources[naming.getHttpApiIntegrationLogicalId('foo')];