diff --git a/server/etcdmain/config_test.go b/server/etcdmain/config_test.go
index e1989e0ddc8..5545c62966a 100644
--- a/server/etcdmain/config_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdmain/config_test.go
@@ -657,19 +657,28 @@ func validateClusteringFlags(t *testing.T, cfg *config) {
 }
 
 func TestConfigFileDeprecatedOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	// Define a minimal config struct with only the fields we need
+	type configFileYAML struct {
+		SnapshotCount                           uint64        `json:"snapshot-count,omitempty"`
+		MaxSnapFiles                            uint          `json:"max-snapshots,omitempty"`
+		ExperimentalCompactHashCheckEnabled     bool          `json:"experimental-compact-hash-check-enabled,omitempty"`
+		ExperimentalCompactHashCheckTime        time.Duration `json:"experimental-compact-hash-check-time,omitempty"`
+		ExperimentalWarningUnaryRequestDuration time.Duration `json:"experimental-warning-unary-request-duration,omitempty"`
+	}
+
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name           string
-		configFileYAML embed.Config
+		configFileYAML configFileYAML
 		expectedFlags  map[string]struct{}
 	}{
 		{
 			name:           "no deprecated options",
-			configFileYAML: embed.Config{},
+			configFileYAML: configFileYAML{},
 			expectedFlags:  map[string]struct{}{},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "deprecated experimental options",
-			configFileYAML: embed.Config{
+			configFileYAML: configFileYAML{
 				ExperimentalCompactHashCheckEnabled:     true,
 				ExperimentalCompactHashCheckTime:        2 * time.Minute,
 				ExperimentalWarningUnaryRequestDuration: time.Second,
@@ -677,12 +686,11 @@ func TestConfigFileDeprecatedOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedFlags: map[string]struct{}{
 				"experimental-compact-hash-check-enabled": {},
 				"experimental-compact-hash-check-time":    {},
-				// experimental-warning-unary-request-duration is handled differently
 			},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "deprecated snapshot options",
-			configFileYAML: embed.Config{
+			configFileYAML: configFileYAML{
 				SnapshotCount: 10000,
 				MaxSnapFiles:  5,
 			},
@@ -728,8 +736,6 @@ func TestConfigFileDeprecatedOptions(t *testing.T) {
 
 			// Special check for experimental-warning-unary-request-duration
 			if tc.configFileYAML.ExperimentalWarningUnaryRequestDuration != 0 {
-				// Verify that the warning was logged, but don't require it to be in FlagsExplicitlySet
-				// The warning is handled in a different way in the code
 				t.Log("Note: experimental-warning-unary-request-duration deprecation is handled separately")
 			}
 		})