diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
index aab7fad4ff..20d7df7136 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ protected InformerConfiguration(
       ItemStore<R> itemStore,
       Long informerListLimit,
       FieldSelector fieldSelector,
-      Boolean comparableResourceVersions) {
+      Boolean comparableResourceVersions,
+      // TODO for removal in major release
+      Duration ghostResourceCacheCheckInterval) {
     this(resourceClass);
     this.name = name;
     this.namespaces = namespaces;
@@ -118,7 +120,8 @@ public static <R extends HasMetadata> InformerConfiguration<R>.Builder builder(
             original.itemStore,
             original.informerListLimit,
             original.fieldSelector,
-            original.comparableResourceVersions)
+            original.comparableResourceVersions,
+            null)
         .builder;
   }