diff --git a/libs/pageserver_api/src/models.rs b/libs/pageserver_api/src/models.rs
index f441d1ff1a..e334a68a1e 100644
--- a/libs/pageserver_api/src/models.rs
+++ b/libs/pageserver_api/src/models.rs
@@ -429,6 +429,7 @@ pub struct StatusResponse {
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
 #[serde(deny_unknown_fields)]
 pub struct TenantLocationConfigRequest {
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     pub tenant_id: Option<TenantShardId>,
     #[serde(flatten)]
     pub config: LocationConfig, // as we have a flattened field, we should reject all unknown fields in it
diff --git a/pageserver/client/src/mgmt_api.rs b/pageserver/client/src/mgmt_api.rs
index 3c9982ffb8..892e6c2758 100644
--- a/pageserver/client/src/mgmt_api.rs
+++ b/pageserver/client/src/mgmt_api.rs
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ impl Client {
         lazy: bool,
     ) -> Result<()> {
         let req_body = TenantLocationConfigRequest {
-            tenant_id: Some(tenant_shard_id),
+            tenant_id: None,
             config,
         };