diff --git a/api/turing/models/log_config.go b/api/turing/models/log_config.go
index a4cb2a172..2cf5265e1 100644
--- a/api/turing/models/log_config.go
+++ b/api/turing/models/log_config.go
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ type KafkaConfig struct {
 	// Serialization Format used for the messages
 	SerializationFormat SerializationFormat `json:"serialization_format"`
 	// Producer Config - Max message byte to send to broker
-	MaxMessageBytes int `json:"max_message_bytes"`
+	MaxMessageBytes int `json:"-"`
 	// Producer Config - Compression Type of message
-	CompressionType string `json:"compression_type"`
+	CompressionType string `json:"-"`
 }
 
 // LogConfig contains all log configuration necessary for a deployment
diff --git a/api/turing/models/log_config_test.go b/api/turing/models/log_config_test.go
index 0fa670876..b26b65b64 100644
--- a/api/turing/models/log_config_test.go
+++ b/api/turing/models/log_config_test.go
@@ -72,9 +72,7 @@ func TestLogConfigValue(t *testing.T) {
 				"kafka_config": {
 					"brokers": "test-brokers",
 					"topic": "test-topic",
-					"serialization_format": "test-serialization",
-					"max_message_bytes" : 10000,
-					"compression_type" : "none"
+					"serialization_format": "test-serialization"
 				}
 			}`),
 		},