diff --git a/rs/consensus/certification/src/certifier.rs b/rs/consensus/certification/src/certifier.rs
index 69886d36567c..3c47e72215d7 100644
--- a/rs/consensus/certification/src/certifier.rs
+++ b/rs/consensus/certification/src/certifier.rs
@@ -705,7 +705,6 @@ mod tests {
     use ic_test_utilities_logger::with_test_replica_logger;
     use ic_test_utilities_registry::SubnetRecordBuilder;
     use ic_test_utilities_types::ids::{node_test_id, subnet_test_id};
-    use ic_types::backwards_compatibility::BackwardsCompatible;
     use ic_types::consensus::{BlockPayload, HashedBlock, Payload, dkg::SplittingArgs};
     use ic_types::{
         CryptoHashOfPartialState, Height,
@@ -1675,7 +1674,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut proposal = pool.make_next_block();
         let block = proposal.content.as_mut();
         let mut payload = block.payload.as_ref().as_summary().clone();
-        payload.dkg.subnet_splitting_status = BackwardsCompatible::new_for_test_only(Some(status));
+        payload.dkg.subnet_splitting_status = status;
         block.payload = Payload::new(
             ic_types::crypto::crypto_hash,
             BlockPayload::Summary(payload),
diff --git a/rs/consensus/src/consensus/status.rs b/rs/consensus/src/consensus/status.rs
index 08f47ebb0cc3..08bf501a174c 100644
--- a/rs/consensus/src/consensus/status.rs
+++ b/rs/consensus/src/consensus/status.rs
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ mod tests {
     use ic_test_utilities_types::ids::node_test_id;
     use ic_types::{
         ReplicaVersion,
-        backwards_compatibility::BackwardsCompatible,
         consensus::{BlockPayload, Payload, dkg::SplittingArgs},
         crypto::crypto_hash,
     };
@@ -326,11 +325,12 @@ mod tests {
                 );
                 let mut last_summary_block =
                     PoolReader::new(&pool).get_highest_finalized_summary_block();
-                let mut payload = last_summary_block.payload.as_ref().as_summary().clone();
-                payload.dkg.subnet_splitting_status =
-                    BackwardsCompatible::new_for_test_only(test_case.subnet_splitting_status);
-                last_summary_block.payload =
-                    Payload::new(crypto_hash, BlockPayload::Summary(payload));
+                if let Some(subnet_splitting_status) = test_case.subnet_splitting_status {
+                    let mut payload = last_summary_block.payload.as_ref().as_summary().clone();
+                    payload.dkg.subnet_splitting_status = subnet_splitting_status;
+                    last_summary_block.payload =
+                        Payload::new(crypto_hash, BlockPayload::Summary(payload));
+                }
 
                 let status = get_status(
                     test_case.current_height,
diff --git a/rs/types/types/src/consensus/dkg.rs b/rs/types/types/src/consensus/dkg.rs
index be5154df33ee..9d9b614f9709 100644
--- a/rs/types/types/src/consensus/dkg.rs
+++ b/rs/types/types/src/consensus/dkg.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use super::*;
 use crate::{
     ReplicaVersion,
     artifact::PbArtifact,
-    backwards_compatibility::BackwardsCompatible,
     crypto::threshold_sig::ni_dkg::{
         NiDkgDealing, NiDkgId, NiDkgTag, NiDkgTargetId, NiDkgTranscript,
         config::NiDkgConfig,
@@ -279,7 +278,7 @@ pub struct DkgSummary {
     /// The number of intervals a DKG for the given remote target was attempted.
     pub remote_dkg_attempts: BTreeMap<NiDkgTargetId, RemoteDkgAttempts>,
     /// Status of the subnet splitting.
-    pub subnet_splitting_status: BackwardsCompatible<SubnetSplittingStatus, true>,
+    pub subnet_splitting_status: SubnetSplittingStatus,
 }
 
 impl DkgSummary {
@@ -307,7 +306,7 @@ impl DkgSummary {
             next_interval_length,
             height,
             remote_dkg_attempts,
-            subnet_splitting_status: BackwardsCompatible::new(SubnetSplittingStatus::NotScheduled),
+            subnet_splitting_status: SubnetSplittingStatus::NotScheduled,
         }
     }
 
@@ -393,9 +392,6 @@ impl DkgSummary {
 
     pub fn subnet_splitting_status(&self) -> SubnetSplittingStatus {
         self.subnet_splitting_status
-            .as_ref()
-            .copied()
-            .unwrap_or_default()
     }
 }
 
@@ -467,10 +463,9 @@ impl From<&DkgSummary> for pb::Summary {
                 summary.transcripts_for_remote_subnets.as_slice(),
             ),
             remote_dkg_attempts: build_remote_dkg_attempts_vec(&summary.remote_dkg_attempts),
-            subnet_splitting_status: summary
-                .subnet_splitting_status
-                .as_ref()
-                .map(pb::summary::SubnetSplittingStatus::from),
+            subnet_splitting_status: Some(pb::summary::SubnetSplittingStatus::from(
+                summary.subnet_splitting_status,
+            )),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -551,8 +546,8 @@ fn build_transcript_result(
     }
 }
 
-impl From<&SubnetSplittingStatus> for pb::summary::SubnetSplittingStatus {
-    fn from(status: &SubnetSplittingStatus) -> Self {
+impl From<SubnetSplittingStatus> for pb::summary::SubnetSplittingStatus {
+    fn from(status: SubnetSplittingStatus) -> Self {
         match status {
             SubnetSplittingStatus::NotScheduled => {
                 pb::summary::SubnetSplittingStatus::NotScheduled(())
@@ -629,8 +624,9 @@ impl TryFrom<pb::Summary> for DkgSummary {
             )
             .map_err(ProxyDecodeError::Other)?,
             remote_dkg_attempts: build_remote_dkg_attempts_map(&summary.remote_dkg_attempts),
-            subnet_splitting_status: BackwardsCompatible::try_from_proto(
+            subnet_splitting_status: try_from_option_field(
                 summary.subnet_splitting_status,
+                "Summary::subnet_splitting_status",
             )?,
         })
     }