1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/model/ConfigModelRepo.java b/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/model/ConfigModelRepo.java
index 4591578d7e5..8d192414871 100644
--- a/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/model/ConfigModelRepo.java
+++ b/config-model/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/model/ConfigModelRepo.java
@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ public class ConfigModelRepo implements ConfigModelRepoAdder, Serializable, Iter
 
         for (Element servicesElement : children) {
             String tagName = servicesElement.getTagName();
+            if (tagName.equals("legacy")) {
+                // for enabling legacy features from old vespa versions
+                continue;
+            }
             if (tagName.equals("config")) {
                 // TODO: disallow on Vespa 8
                 continue;