diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1/types.go
index cc2deadac0a..09f58692f48 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -775,7 +775,7 @@ type IngressRule struct {
 	// default backend, is left to the controller fulfilling the Ingress. Http is
 	// currently the only supported IngressRuleValue.
 	// +optional
-	IngressRuleValue `json:",inline,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=ingressRuleValue"`
+	IngressRuleValue `json:",inline" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=ingressRuleValue"`
 }
 
 // IngressRuleValue represents a rule to apply against incoming requests. If the
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1/types.go
index 4ae0be1a366..ea00fe4748b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1/types.go
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ type IngressRule struct {
 	// default backend, is left to the controller fulfilling the Ingress. Http is
 	// currently the only supported IngressRuleValue.
 	// +optional
-	IngressRuleValue `json:",inline,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=ingressRuleValue"`
+	IngressRuleValue `json:",inline" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=ingressRuleValue"`
 }
 
 // IngressRuleValue represents a rule to apply against incoming requests. If the
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1beta1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1beta1/types.go
index 34dfe76aa3e..8e3888a3239 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ type IngressRule struct {
 	// default backend, is left to the controller fulfilling the Ingress. Http is
 	// currently the only supported IngressRuleValue.
 	// +optional
-	IngressRuleValue `json:",inline,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=ingressRuleValue"`
+	IngressRuleValue `json:",inline" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=ingressRuleValue"`
 }
 
 // IngressRuleValue represents a rule to apply against incoming requests. If the
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/extensions/v1beta1/ingressrule.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/extensions/v1beta1/ingressrule.go
index dc0f93aaaf1..dc676f7b60c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/extensions/v1beta1/ingressrule.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/extensions/v1beta1/ingressrule.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ package v1beta1
 // with apply.
 type IngressRuleApplyConfiguration struct {
 	Host                               *string `json:"host,omitempty"`
-	IngressRuleValueApplyConfiguration `json:",omitempty,inline"`
+	IngressRuleValueApplyConfiguration `json:",inline"`
 }
 
 // IngressRuleApplyConfiguration constructs a declarative configuration of the IngressRule type for use with
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/networking/v1/ingressrule.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/networking/v1/ingressrule.go
index a8c83f8e90a..4ef871f0775 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/networking/v1/ingressrule.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/networking/v1/ingressrule.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ package v1
 // with apply.
 type IngressRuleApplyConfiguration struct {
 	Host                               *string `json:"host,omitempty"`
-	IngressRuleValueApplyConfiguration `json:",omitempty,inline"`
+	IngressRuleValueApplyConfiguration `json:",inline"`
 }
 
 // IngressRuleApplyConfiguration constructs a declarative configuration of the IngressRule type for use with
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/networking/v1beta1/ingressrule.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/networking/v1beta1/ingressrule.go
index dc0f93aaaf1..dc676f7b60c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/networking/v1beta1/ingressrule.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/networking/v1beta1/ingressrule.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ package v1beta1
 // with apply.
 type IngressRuleApplyConfiguration struct {
 	Host                               *string `json:"host,omitempty"`
-	IngressRuleValueApplyConfiguration `json:",omitempty,inline"`
+	IngressRuleValueApplyConfiguration `json:",inline"`
 }
 
 // IngressRuleApplyConfiguration constructs a declarative configuration of the IngressRule type for use with