diff --git a/router-tests/events/nats_events_test.go b/router-tests/events/nats_events_test.go
index 3a42dc1467..f7ee66c9af 100644
--- a/router-tests/events/nats_events_test.go
+++ b/router-tests/events/nats_events_test.go
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ func TestNatsEvents(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			ModifyEventsConfiguration: func(cfg *config.EventsConfiguration) {
 				for i := range cfg.Providers.Nats {
-					cfg.Providers.Nats[i].Consumers.Durable.DeleteOnShutdown = true
+					cfg.Providers.Nats[i].DeleteDurableConsumersOnShutdown = true
 				}
 			},
 		})
@@ -1270,7 +1270,7 @@ func TestNatsEvents(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			ModifyEventsConfiguration: func(cfg *config.EventsConfiguration) {
 				for i := range cfg.Providers.Nats {
-					cfg.Providers.Nats[i].Consumers.Durable.DeleteOnShutdown = false
+					cfg.Providers.Nats[i].DeleteDurableConsumersOnShutdown = false
 				}
 			},
 		})
diff --git a/router/pkg/config/config.go b/router/pkg/config/config.go
index ba52f28ba7..e40812f34a 100644
--- a/router/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/router/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -616,19 +616,11 @@ type NatsAuthentication struct {
 	NatsTokenBasedAuthentication `yaml:"token,inline"`
 }
 
-type NatsDurableConsumersConfiguration struct {
-	DeleteOnShutdown bool `yaml:"delete_on_shutdown" envDefault:"false"`
-}
-
-type NatsConsumersConfiguration struct {
-	Durable NatsDurableConsumersConfiguration `yaml:"durable,omitempty"`
-}
-
 type NatsEventSource struct {
-	ID             string                     `yaml:"id,omitempty"`
-	URL            string                     `yaml:"url,omitempty"`
-	Authentication *NatsAuthentication        `yaml:"authentication,omitempty"`
-	Consumers      NatsConsumersConfiguration `yaml:"consumers,omitempty"`
+	ID                               string              `yaml:"id,omitempty"`
+	URL                              string              `yaml:"url,omitempty"`
+	Authentication                   *NatsAuthentication `yaml:"authentication,omitempty"`
+	DeleteDurableConsumersOnShutdown bool                `yaml:"experiment_delete_durable_consumers_on_shutdown"`
 }
 
 func (n NatsEventSource) GetID() string {
diff --git a/router/pkg/config/config.schema.json b/router/pkg/config/config.schema.json
index ac01bedeb7..6cef0fc2e2 100644
--- a/router/pkg/config/config.schema.json
+++ b/router/pkg/config/config.schema.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
       "properties": {
         "token": {
           "type": "string",
-          "description": "The token used to authenticate with other component from Cosmo. Can be ommitted if the router is started with a static execution config."
+          "description": "The token used to authenticate with other component from Cosmo. Can be omitted if the router is started with a static execution config."
         },
         "sign_key": {
           "type": "string",
@@ -2581,24 +2581,10 @@
                       }
                     ]
                   },
-                  "consumers": {
-                    "type": "object",
-                    "description": "Configuration for JetStream consumers managed by this NATS provider.",
-                    "additionalProperties": false,
-                    "properties": {
-                      "durable": {
-                        "type": "object",
-                        "description": "Configuration for durable JetStream consumers managed by this NATS provider.",
-                        "additionalProperties": false,
-                        "properties": {
-                          "delete_on_shutdown": {
-                            "type": "boolean",
-                            "description": "When enabled, all durable JetStream consumers created by this provider are deleted when the router shuts down normally. Defaults to false.",
-                            "default": false
-                          }
-                        }
-                      }
-                    }
+                  "experiment_delete_durable_consumers_on_shutdown": {
+                    "type": "boolean",
+                    "description": "When enabled, all durable JetStream consumers created by this provider are deleted when the router shuts down normally. Defaults to false. NOTE: This option is experimental and may change in future versions.",
+                    "default": false
                   }
                 }
               }
diff --git a/router/pkg/config/testdata/config_full.json b/router/pkg/config/testdata/config_full.json
index e9e85f1e97..98c86135c7 100644
--- a/router/pkg/config/testdata/config_full.json
+++ b/router/pkg/config/testdata/config_full.json
@@ -657,11 +657,7 @@
           "ID": "default",
           "URL": "nats://localhost:4222",
           "Authentication": null,
-          "Consumers": {
-            "Durable": {
-              "DeleteOnShutdown": false
-            }
-          }
+          "DeleteDurableConsumersOnShutdown": false
         },
         {
           "ID": "my-nats",
@@ -673,11 +669,7 @@
             },
             "Token": null
           },
-          "Consumers": {
-            "Durable": {
-              "DeleteOnShutdown": false
-            }
-          }
+          "DeleteDurableConsumersOnShutdown": false
         }
       ],
       "Kafka": [
diff --git a/router/pkg/pubsub/nats/provider_builder.go b/router/pkg/pubsub/nats/provider_builder.go
index 17b1e4febb..8b590d7494 100644
--- a/router/pkg/pubsub/nats/provider_builder.go
+++ b/router/pkg/pubsub/nats/provider_builder.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func buildProvider(ctx context.Context, provider config.NatsEventSource, logger
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to build options for Nats provider with ID \"%s\": %w", provider.ID, err)
 	}
 
-	adapter, err := NewAdapter(ctx, logger, provider.URL, options, hostName, routerListenAddr, provider.Consumers.Durable.DeleteOnShutdown, providerOpts)
+	adapter, err := NewAdapter(ctx, logger, provider.URL, options, hostName, routerListenAddr, provider.DeleteDurableConsumersOnShutdown, providerOpts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create adapter for Nats provider with ID \"%s\": %w", provider.ID, err)
 	}