diff --git a/api/v1/runtime_types.go b/api/v1/runtime_types.go
index 1ab41cbe..39137abf 100644
--- a/api/v1/runtime_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/runtime_types.go
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ type RuntimeShoot struct {
 	Kubernetes          Kubernetes             `json:"kubernetes,omitempty"`
 	Provider            Provider               `json:"provider"`
 	Networking          Networking             `json:"networking"`
-	ControlPlane        *gardener.ControlPlane `json:"controlPlane"`
+	ControlPlane        *gardener.ControlPlane `json:"controlPlane,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Kubernetes struct {
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io_runtimes.yaml b/config/crd/bases/infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io_runtimes.yaml
index 5ca78a3b..034516ab 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io_runtimes.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/infrastructuremanager.kyma-project.io_runtimes.yaml
@@ -997,7 +997,6 @@ spec:
                   secretBindingName:
                     type: string
                 required:
-                - controlPlane
                 - name
                 - networking
                 - platformRegion
diff --git a/internal/gardener/shoot/converter_test.go b/internal/gardener/shoot/converter_test.go
index b6ad26ee..78dbb54f 100644
--- a/internal/gardener/shoot/converter_test.go
+++ b/internal/gardener/shoot/converter_test.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func fixRuntime() imv1.Runtime {
 					Nodes:    "10.250.0.0/16",
 					Services: "100.104.0.0/13",
 				},
-				ControlPlane: gardener.ControlPlane{
+				ControlPlane: &gardener.ControlPlane{
 					HighAvailability: &gardener.HighAvailability{
 						FailureTolerance: gardener.FailureTolerance{
 							Type: gardener.FailureToleranceTypeZone,