diff --git a/imageregistry/v1/00-crd.yaml b/imageregistry/v1/00-crd.yaml
index d67d798feae..14297e9ac32 100644
--- a/imageregistry/v1/00-crd.yaml
+++ b/imageregistry/v1/00-crd.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ spec:
             description: ImageRegistrySpec defines the specs for the running registry.
             type: object
             required:
-            - logging
             - managementState
             - replicas
             properties:
diff --git a/imageregistry/v1/types.go b/imageregistry/v1/types.go
index 69be006a26d..a9988843a40 100644
--- a/imageregistry/v1/types.go
+++ b/imageregistry/v1/types.go
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ type ImageRegistrySpec struct {
 	// replicas determines the number of registry instances to run.
 	Replicas int32 `json:"replicas"`
 	// logging is deprecated, use logLevel instead.
+	// +optional
 	Logging int64 `json:"logging"`
 	// resources defines the resource requests+limits for the registry pod.
 	// +optional