diff --git a/src/primaite/game/agent/actions/abstract.py b/src/primaite/game/agent/actions/abstract.py
index ef22ec54..8c332d5e 100644
--- a/src/primaite/game/agent/actions/abstract.py
+++ b/src/primaite/game/agent/actions/abstract.py
@@ -32,8 +32,3 @@ class AbstractAction(BaseModel):
     def form_request(cls, config: ConfigSchema) -> RequestFormat:
         """Return the action formatted as a request which can be ingested by the PrimAITE simulation."""
         pass
-
-    @classmethod
-    def from_config(cls, config: Dict) -> "AbstractAction":
-        """Create an action component from a config dictionary."""
-        return cls(config=cls.ConfigSchema(**config))
diff --git a/src/primaite/game/agent/actions/acl.py b/src/primaite/game/agent/actions/acl.py
index f129a82f..5cd7a355 100644
--- a/src/primaite/game/agent/actions/acl.py
+++ b/src/primaite/game/agent/actions/acl.py
@@ -79,6 +79,24 @@ class ACLRemoveRuleAbstractAction(AbstractAction, identifier="acl_remove_rule_ab
         protocol_name: str
         position: int
 
+        @field_validator(
+            src_ip,
+            mode="before",
+        )
+        @classmethod
+        def valid_ip(cls, v: str) -> str:
+            """Check that a valid IP has been provided for src and dst."""
+            return is_valid_protocol(v)
+
+        @field_validator(
+            protocol_name,
+            mode="before",
+        )
+        @classmethod
+        def is_valid_protocol(cls, v: str) -> bool:
+            """Check that we are using a valid protocol."""
+            return protocol_validator(v)
+
 
 class RouterACLAddRuleAction(ACLAddRuleAbstractAction, identifier="router_acl_add_rule"):
     """Action which adds a rule to a router's ACL."""