diff --git a/cli/cmd/tap.go b/cli/cmd/tap.go
index effc83373..b7eb75613 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/tap.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/tap.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config"
@@ -68,7 +67,4 @@ func init() {
 	tapCmd.Flags().String(configStructs.HumanMaxEntriesDBSizeTapName, defaultTapConfig.HumanMaxEntriesDBSize, "Override the default max entries db size")
 	tapCmd.Flags().Bool(configStructs.DryRunTapName, defaultTapConfig.DryRun, "Preview of all pods matching the regex, without tapping them")
 	tapCmd.Flags().String(configStructs.EnforcePolicyFile, defaultTapConfig.EnforcePolicyFile, "Yaml file path with policy rules")
-
-	tapCmd.Flags().String(configStructs.EnforcePolicyFileDeprecated, defaultTapConfig.EnforcePolicyFileDeprecated, "Yaml file with policy rules")
-	tapCmd.Flags().MarkDeprecated(configStructs.EnforcePolicyFileDeprecated, fmt.Sprintf("Use --%s instead", configStructs.EnforcePolicyFile))
 }
diff --git a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
index 98c3ead0c..66f682f1f 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
@@ -49,15 +49,8 @@ func RunMizuTap() {
 	}
 
 	var mizuValidationRules string
-	if config.Config.Tap.EnforcePolicyFile != "" || config.Config.Tap.EnforcePolicyFileDeprecated != "" {
-		var trafficValidation string
-		if config.Config.Tap.EnforcePolicyFile != "" {
-			trafficValidation = config.Config.Tap.EnforcePolicyFile
-		} else {
-			trafficValidation = config.Config.Tap.EnforcePolicyFileDeprecated
-		}
-
-		mizuValidationRules, err = readValidationRules(trafficValidation)
+	if config.Config.Tap.EnforcePolicyFile != "" {
+		mizuValidationRules, err = readValidationRules(config.Config.Tap.EnforcePolicyFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			logger.Log.Errorf(uiUtils.Error, fmt.Sprintf("Error reading policy file: %v", errormessage.FormatError(err)))
 			return
diff --git a/cli/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go b/cli/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
index 00be5a1e5..80c15375a 100644
--- a/cli/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
+++ b/cli/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ const (
 	HumanMaxEntriesDBSizeTapName  = "max-entries-db-size"
 	DryRunTapName                 = "dry-run"
 	EnforcePolicyFile             = "traffic-validation-file"
-	EnforcePolicyFileDeprecated   = "test-rules"
 )
 
 type TapConfig struct {
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ 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,omitempty" readonly:""`
 	ApiServerResources          Resources `yaml:"api-server-resources"`
 	TapperResources             Resources `yaml:"tapper-resources"`
 }