diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
index 8bd1da1f9..e922fc1b8 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/emqx_schema.erl
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ fields("cache") ->
                 boolean(),
                 #{
                     default => true,
+                    required => true,
                     desc => ?DESC(fields_cache_enable)
                 }
             )},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_api_settings.erl b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_api_settings.erl
index c5409b16b..905dbe223 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_api_settings.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_authz/src/emqx_authz_api_settings.erl
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ settings(put, #{
         [authorization, deny_action], DenyAction
     ),
     {ok, _} = emqx_authz_utils:update_config([authorization, cache], Cache),
-    ok = emqx_authz_cache:drain_cache(),
     {200, authorization_settings()}.
 
 authorization_settings() ->