diff --git a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
index c1c77bde5..28289b205 100644
--- a/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
+++ b/clients/common/nm-meta-setting-desc.c
@@ -3608,39 +3608,6 @@ _set_fcn_macsec_mode (ARGS_SET_FCN)
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-static gconstpointer
-_get_fcn_macsec_validation (ARGS_GET_FCN)
-{
-	NMSettingMacsec *s_macsec = NM_SETTING_MACSEC (setting);
-	NMSettingMacsecValidation validation;
-
-	RETURN_UNSUPPORTED_GET_TYPE ();
-
-	validation = nm_setting_macsec_get_validation (s_macsec);
-	RETURN_STR_TO_FREE (nm_utils_enum_to_str (nm_setting_macsec_validation_get_type (), validation));
-}
-
-static gboolean
-_set_fcn_macsec_validation (ARGS_SET_FCN)
-{
-	NMSettingMacsecMode validation;
-	gs_free char *options = NULL;
-
-	if (!nm_utils_enum_from_str (nm_setting_macsec_validation_get_type (), value,
-	                             (int *) &validation, NULL)) {
-		options = g_strjoinv (",",
-		                      (char **) nm_utils_enum_get_values (nm_setting_macsec_validation_get_type (),
-		                                                          G_MININT,
-		                                                          G_MAXINT));
-		g_set_error (error, 1, 0, _("invalid option '%s', use one of [%s]"),
-		             value, options);
-			return FALSE;
-	}
-
-	g_object_set (setting, property_info->property_name, validation, NULL);
-	return TRUE;
-}
-
 static gconstpointer
 _get_fcn_olpc_mesh_ssid (ARGS_GET_FCN)
 {
@@ -5757,13 +5724,13 @@ static const NMMetaPropertyInfo *const property_infos_MACSEC[] = {
 		.property_type =                &_pt_gobject_int,
 	),
 	PROPERTY_INFO_WITH_DESC (NM_SETTING_MACSEC_VALIDATION,
-		.property_type = DEFINE_PROPERTY_TYPE (
-			.get_fcn =                  _get_fcn_macsec_validation,
-			.set_fcn =                  _set_fcn_macsec_validation,
-			.values_fcn =               _values_fcn_gobject_enum,
-		),
-		.property_typ_data = DEFINE_PROPERTY_TYP_DATA_SUBTYPE (gobject_enum,
-			.get_gtype =                nm_setting_macsec_validation_get_type,
+		.property_type =                &_pt_gobject_enum,
+		.property_typ_data = DEFINE_PROPERTY_TYP_DATA (
+			PROPERTY_TYP_DATA_SUBTYPE (gobject_enum,
+				.get_gtype =            nm_setting_macsec_validation_get_type,
+			),
+			.typ_flags =                  NM_META_PROPERTY_TYP_FLAG_ENUM_GET_PARSABLE_TEXT
+			                            | NM_META_PROPERTY_TYP_FLAG_ENUM_GET_PRETTY_TEXT,
 		),
 	),
 	NULL