diff --git a/cli/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go b/cli/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
index 861acea01..5bf777d28 100644
--- a/cli/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
+++ b/cli/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type TapConfig struct {
 	HumanMaxEntriesDBSize        string    `yaml:"max-entries-db-size" default:"200MB"`
 	DryRun                       bool      `yaml:"dry-run" default:"false"`
 	EnforcePolicyFile            string    `yaml:"traffic-validation-file"`
-	EnforcePolicyFileDeprecated  string    `yaml:"test-rules"`
+	EnforcePolicyFileDeprecated  string    `yaml:"test-rules,omitempty" readonly:""`
 	ApiServerResources           Resources `yaml:"api-server-resources"`
 	TapperResources              Resources `yaml:"tapper-resources"`
 }