diff --git a/generic_config_updater/gu_common.py b/generic_config_updater/gu_common.py
index 743253ccaf..0d7a5281bb 100644
--- a/generic_config_updater/gu_common.py
+++ b/generic_config_updater/gu_common.py
@@ -149,9 +149,14 @@ def validate_field_operation(self, old_config, target_config):
         patch = jsonpatch.JsonPatch.from_diff(old_config, target_config)
         
         # illegal_operations_to_fields_map['remove'] yields a list of fields for which `remove` is an illegal operation 
-        illegal_operations_to_fields_map = {'add':[],
-                                            'replace': [],
-                                            'remove': ['/PFC_WD/GLOBAL/POLL_INTERVAL', '/PFC_WD/GLOBAL']}
+        illegal_operations_to_fields_map = {
+            'add':[],
+            'replace': [],
+            'remove': [
+                '/PFC_WD/GLOBAL/POLL_INTERVAL',
+                '/PFC_WD/GLOBAL',
+                '/LOOPBACK_INTERFACE/Loopback0']
+        }
         for operation, field_list in illegal_operations_to_fields_map.items():
             for field in field_list:
                 if any(op['op'] == operation and field == op['path'] for op in patch):
diff --git a/tests/generic_config_updater/gu_common_test.py b/tests/generic_config_updater/gu_common_test.py
index dc18323661..7fa471ee3b 100644
--- a/tests/generic_config_updater/gu_common_test.py
+++ b/tests/generic_config_updater/gu_common_test.py
@@ -69,18 +69,54 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.config_wrapper_mock = gu_common.ConfigWrapper()
         self.config_wrapper_mock.get_config_db_as_json=MagicMock(return_value=Files.CONFIG_DB_AS_JSON)
 
-    def test_validate_field_operation_legal(self):
+    def test_validate_field_operation_legal__pfcwd(self):
         old_config = {"PFC_WD": {"GLOBAL": {"POLL_INTERVAL": "60"}}}
         target_config = {"PFC_WD": {"GLOBAL": {"POLL_INTERVAL": "40"}}}
         config_wrapper = gu_common.ConfigWrapper()
         config_wrapper.validate_field_operation(old_config, target_config)
-    
-    def test_validate_field_operation_illegal(self):
+
+    def test_validate_field_operation_legal__rm_loopback1(self):
+        old_config = {
+            "LOOPBACK_INTERFACE": {
+                "Loopback0": {},
+                "Loopback0|10.1.0.32/32": {},
+                "Loopback1": {},
+                "Loopback1|10.1.0.33/32": {}
+            }
+        }
+        target_config = {
+            "LOOPBACK_INTERFACE": {
+                "Loopback0": {},
+                "Loopback0|10.1.0.32/32": {}
+            }
+        }
+        config_wrapper = gu_common.ConfigWrapper()
+        config_wrapper.validate_field_operation(old_config, target_config)
+
+    def test_validate_field_operation_illegal__pfcwd(self):
         old_config = {"PFC_WD": {"GLOBAL": {"POLL_INTERVAL": 60}}}
         target_config = {"PFC_WD": {"GLOBAL": {}}}
         config_wrapper = gu_common.ConfigWrapper()
         self.assertRaises(gu_common.IllegalPatchOperationError, config_wrapper.validate_field_operation, old_config, target_config)
 
+    def test_validate_field_operation_illegal__rm_loopback0(self):
+        old_config = {
+            "LOOPBACK_INTERFACE": {
+                "Loopback0": {},
+                "Loopback0|10.1.0.32/32": {},
+                "Loopback1": {},
+                "Loopback1|10.1.0.33/32": {}
+            }
+        }
+        target_config = {
+            "LOOPBACK_INTERFACE": {
+                "Loopback1": {},
+                "Loopback1|10.1.0.33/32": {}
+            }
+        }
+        config_wrapper = gu_common.ConfigWrapper()
+        self.assertRaises(gu_common.IllegalPatchOperationError, config_wrapper.validate_field_operation, old_config, target_config)
+
     def test_ctor__default_values_set(self):
         config_wrapper = gu_common.ConfigWrapper()