diff --git a/build/yaml/samples/nsx_v1alpha1_vpcnetworkconfigurations.yaml b/build/yaml/samples/nsx_v1alpha1_vpcnetworkconfigurations.yaml
index b45221eb0..e6802178e 100644
--- a/build/yaml/samples/nsx_v1alpha1_vpcnetworkconfigurations.yaml
+++ b/build/yaml/samples/nsx_v1alpha1_vpcnetworkconfigurations.yaml
@@ -3,12 +3,8 @@ kind: VPCNetworkConfiguration
 metadata:
   name: vpc-network-config1
 spec:
-  defaultGatewayPath: /infra/tier-0s/t0
-  edgeClusterPath: /infra/sites/default/enforcement-points/default/edge-clusters/2d9df59f-6dc6-4911-8865-21fadc23d4da
   defaultSubnetSize: 32
   nsxProject: proj-1
-  externalIPv4Blocks:
-    - block1
   privateIPs:
     - 172.26.0.0/16
     - 172.36.0.0/16
diff --git a/pkg/nsx/services/vpc/vpc.go b/pkg/nsx/services/vpc/vpc.go
index 6ccb8e6be..52c5291de 100644
--- a/pkg/nsx/services/vpc/vpc.go
+++ b/pkg/nsx/services/vpc/vpc.go
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (s *VPCService) GetVPCNetworkConfigByNamespace(ns string) *common.VPCNetwor
 // TBD: for now, if network config info do not contains private cidr, we consider this is
 // incorrect configuration, and skip creating this VPC CR
 func (s *VPCService) ValidateNetworkConfig(nc common.VPCNetworkConfigInfo) bool {
-	return true
+	return nc.PrivateIPs != nil && len(nc.PrivateIPs) != 0
 }
 
 // InitializeVPC sync NSX resources