diff --git a/crates/sui-config/src/node.rs b/crates/sui-config/src/node.rs
index 8f5b48c985491..4743877a59f3c 100644
--- a/crates/sui-config/src/node.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-config/src/node.rs
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ pub struct NodeConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub execution_cache: ExecutionCacheConfig,
 
+    // step 1 in removing the old state accumulator
+    #[serde(skip)]
     #[serde(default = "bool_true")]
     pub state_accumulator_v2: bool,
 
diff --git a/crates/sui-swarm-config/tests/snapshots/snapshot_tests__network_config_snapshot_matches.snap b/crates/sui-swarm-config/tests/snapshots/snapshot_tests__network_config_snapshot_matches.snap
index dac34a5429bf9..ed2fe93bcb4db 100644
--- a/crates/sui-swarm-config/tests/snapshots/snapshot_tests__network_config_snapshot_matches.snap
+++ b/crates/sui-swarm-config/tests/snapshots/snapshot_tests__network_config_snapshot_matches.snap
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ validator_configs:
       max-transaction-manager-queue-length: 100000
       max-transaction-manager-per-object-queue-length: 100
     execution-cache: passthrough-cache
-    state-accumulator-v2: true
     enable-soft-bundle: true
     enable-validator-tx-finalizer: true
   - protocol-key-pair:
@@ -330,7 +329,6 @@ validator_configs:
       max-transaction-manager-queue-length: 100000
       max-transaction-manager-per-object-queue-length: 100
     execution-cache: passthrough-cache
-    state-accumulator-v2: true
     enable-soft-bundle: true
     enable-validator-tx-finalizer: true
   - protocol-key-pair:
@@ -495,7 +493,6 @@ validator_configs:
       max-transaction-manager-queue-length: 100000
       max-transaction-manager-per-object-queue-length: 100
     execution-cache: passthrough-cache
-    state-accumulator-v2: true
     enable-soft-bundle: true
     enable-validator-tx-finalizer: true
   - protocol-key-pair:
@@ -660,7 +657,6 @@ validator_configs:
       max-transaction-manager-queue-length: 100000
       max-transaction-manager-per-object-queue-length: 100
     execution-cache: passthrough-cache
-    state-accumulator-v2: true
     enable-soft-bundle: true
     enable-validator-tx-finalizer: true
   - protocol-key-pair:
@@ -825,7 +821,6 @@ validator_configs:
       max-transaction-manager-queue-length: 100000
       max-transaction-manager-per-object-queue-length: 100
     execution-cache: passthrough-cache
-    state-accumulator-v2: true
     enable-soft-bundle: true
     enable-validator-tx-finalizer: true
   - protocol-key-pair:
@@ -990,7 +985,6 @@ validator_configs:
       max-transaction-manager-queue-length: 100000
       max-transaction-manager-per-object-queue-length: 100
     execution-cache: passthrough-cache
-    state-accumulator-v2: true
     enable-soft-bundle: true
     enable-validator-tx-finalizer: true
   - protocol-key-pair:
@@ -1155,7 +1149,6 @@ validator_configs:
       max-transaction-manager-queue-length: 100000
       max-transaction-manager-per-object-queue-length: 100
     execution-cache: passthrough-cache
-    state-accumulator-v2: true
     enable-soft-bundle: true
     enable-validator-tx-finalizer: true
 account_keys:
@@ -1165,3 +1158,4 @@ account_keys:
   - mfPjCoE6SX0Sl84MnmNS/LS+tfPpkn7I8tziuk2g0WM=
   - 5RWlYF22jS9i76zLl8jP2D3D8GC5ht+IP1dWUBGZxi8=
 genesis: "[fake genesis]"
+