diff --git a/api/pkg/filtermanager/filtermanager.go b/api/pkg/filtermanager/filtermanager.go
index 7b85cbf4..fcb34536 100644
--- a/api/pkg/filtermanager/filtermanager.go
+++ b/api/pkg/filtermanager/filtermanager.go
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ func (p *FilterManagerConfigParser) Merge(parent interface{}, child interface{})
 }
 
 type filterManager struct {
-	filters         []*model.FilterWrapper
-	consumerFilters []*model.FilterWrapper
+	filters                 []*model.FilterWrapper
+	filtersNotAfterConsumer []*model.FilterWrapper
 
 	decodeRequestNeeded bool
 	decodeIdx           int
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ type filterManager struct {
 
 func (m *filterManager) Reset() {
 	m.filters = nil
-	m.consumerFilters = nil
+	m.filtersNotAfterConsumer = nil
 
 	m.decodeRequestNeeded = false
 	m.decodeIdx = -1
@@ -539,8 +539,8 @@ func FilterManagerFactory(c interface{}) capi.StreamFilterFactory {
 
 		if conf.consumerFiltersEndAt != 0 {
 			consumerFiltersEndAt := conf.consumerFiltersEndAt
-			consumerFilters := filters[:consumerFiltersEndAt]
-			fm.consumerFilters = consumerFilters
+			filtersNotAfterConsumer := filters[:consumerFiltersEndAt]
+			fm.filtersNotAfterConsumer = filtersNotAfterConsumer
 			fm.filters = filters[consumerFiltersEndAt:]
 		}
 
@@ -645,9 +645,9 @@ func (m *filterManager) DecodeHeaders(headers capi.RequestHeaderMap, endStream b
 			RequestHeaderMap: headers,
 		}
 		m.reqHdr = headers
-		if len(m.consumerFilters) > 0 {
-			for _, f := range m.consumerFilters {
-				// Consumer plugins only use DecodeHeaders for now
+		if len(m.filtersNotAfterConsumer) > 0 {
+			for _, f := range m.filtersNotAfterConsumer {
+				// these filters only use DecodeHeaders for now
 				res = f.DecodeHeaders(headers, endStream)
 				if m.handleAction(res, phaseDecodeHeaders) {
 					return
diff --git a/api/pkg/plugins/plugins.go b/api/pkg/plugins/plugins.go
index 10547263..81f9315c 100644
--- a/api/pkg/plugins/plugins.go
+++ b/api/pkg/plugins/plugins.go
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ const (
 	errInvalidGoPluginOrder       = "invalid plugin order position: Go plugin should not use OrderPositionOuter or OrderPositionInner"
 	errInvalidNativePluginOrder   = "invalid plugin order position: Native plugin should use OrderPositionOuter or OrderPositionInner"
 	errInvalidConsumerPluginOrder = "invalid plugin order position: Consumer plugin should use OrderPositionAuthn"
-	errAuthnPluginOrder           = "Authn plugin should run in the DecodeHeaders phase"
 	errDecodeRequestUnsatified    = "DecodeRequest is run only after DecodeHeaders returns WaitAllData. So DecodeHeaders should be defined in this plugin."
 	errEncodeResponseUnsatified   = "EncodeResponse is run only after EncodeHeaders returns WaitAllData. So EncodeHeaders should be defined in this plugin."
 )
diff --git a/controller/tests/integration/controller/httpfilterpolicy_controller_gateway_test.go b/controller/tests/integration/controller/httpfilterpolicy_controller_gateway_test.go
index 899d36c2..040f250e 100644
--- a/controller/tests/integration/controller/httpfilterpolicy_controller_gateway_test.go
+++ b/controller/tests/integration/controller/httpfilterpolicy_controller_gateway_test.go
@@ -186,11 +186,7 @@ var _ = Describe("HTTPFilterPolicy controller, for gateway", func() {
 					if len(policy.Status.Conditions) == 0 {
 						return false
 					}
-					if policy.Name == "policy" {
-						if policy.Status.Conditions[0].Reason != string(gwapiv1a2.PolicyReasonAccepted) {
-							return false
-						}
-					} else {
+					if policy.Name != "policy" {
 						if policy.Status.Conditions[0].Reason != string(gwapiv1a2.PolicyReasonTargetNotFound) {
 							return false
 						}
@@ -263,10 +259,6 @@ var _ = Describe("HTTPFilterPolicy controller, for gateway", func() {
 						if policy.Status.Conditions[0].Reason != string(gwapiv1a2.PolicyReasonTargetNotFound) {
 							return false
 						}
-					} else {
-						if policy.Status.Conditions[0].Reason != string(gwapiv1a2.PolicyReasonAccepted) {
-							return false
-						}
 					}
 				}
 				return true
@@ -391,11 +383,7 @@ var _ = Describe("HTTPFilterPolicy controller, for gateway", func() {
 					if len(policy.Status.Conditions) == 0 {
 						return false
 					}
-					if policy.Name == "policy" {
-						if policy.Status.Conditions[0].Reason != string(gwapiv1a2.PolicyReasonAccepted) {
-							return false
-						}
-					} else {
+					if policy.Name != "policy" {
 						if policy.Status.Conditions[0].Reason != string(gwapiv1a2.PolicyReasonTargetNotFound) {
 							return false
 						}
@@ -469,10 +457,6 @@ var _ = Describe("HTTPFilterPolicy controller, for gateway", func() {
 						if policy.Status.Conditions[0].Reason != string(gwapiv1a2.PolicyReasonTargetNotFound) {
 							return false
 						}
-					} else {
-						if policy.Status.Conditions[0].Reason != string(gwapiv1a2.PolicyReasonAccepted) {
-							return false
-						}
 					}
 				}
 				return true
diff --git a/types/apis/v1/validation.go b/types/apis/v1/validation.go
index e1fef00b..695e6ef1 100644
--- a/types/apis/v1/validation.go
+++ b/types/apis/v1/validation.go
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func ValidateConsumer(c *Consumer) error {
 
 		pos := p.Order().Position
 		if pos <= plugins.OrderPositionAuthn || pos >= plugins.OrderPositionInner {
-			return errors.New("http filter should not in authn/pre/post position: " + name)
+			return errors.New("this http filter can not be added by the consumer: " + name)
 		}
 
 		data := filter.Config.Raw
diff --git a/types/apis/v1/validation_test.go b/types/apis/v1/validation_test.go
index 68ef7410..64d61944 100644
--- a/types/apis/v1/validation_test.go
+++ b/types/apis/v1/validation_test.go
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ func TestValidateConsumer(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			err: "http filter should not in authn/pre/post position: keyAuth",
+			err: "this http filter can not be added by the consumer: keyAuth",
 		},
 	}