diff --git a/packages/helium-admin-cli/src/backfill-mobile-deployment-infos.ts b/packages/helium-admin-cli/src/backfill-mobile-deployment-infos.ts
index b9c83a25e..cb65d5676 100644
--- a/packages/helium-admin-cli/src/backfill-mobile-deployment-infos.ts
+++ b/packages/helium-admin-cli/src/backfill-mobile-deployment-infos.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ type WifiInfo = {
     antenna: number;
     elevation: number;
     azimuth: number;
-    mechanicalDownTilt: number;
-    electricalDownTilt: number;
+    deprecatedMechanicalDownTilt: number;
+    deprecatedElectricalDownTilt: number;
   };
 };
 
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ const hasDeploymentInfo = (wi: WifiInfo) => {
     wi.deploymentInfo.antenna ||
     wi.deploymentInfo.elevation ||
     wi.deploymentInfo.azimuth ||
-    wi.deploymentInfo.mechanicalDownTilt ||
-    wi.deploymentInfo.electricalDownTilt
+    wi.deploymentInfo.deprecatedMechanicalDownTilt ||
+    wi.deploymentInfo.deprecatedElectricalDownTilt
   );
 };
 
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ export async function run(args: any = process.argv) {
         antenna: Number(wifiInfo.antenna),
         elevation: Number(wifiInfo.elevation),
         azimuth: Number(wifiInfo.azimuth),
-        mechanicalDownTilt: Number(wifiInfo.mechanical_down_tilt),
-        electricalDownTilt: Number(wifiInfo.electrical_down_tilt),
+        deprecatedMechanicalDownTilt: Number(wifiInfo.mechanical_down_tilt),
+        deprecatedElectricalDownTilt: Number(wifiInfo.electrical_down_tilt),
       },
     })
   );
@@ -203,14 +203,16 @@ export async function run(args: any = process.argv) {
             // decodedAcc.deploymentInfo?.wifiInfoV0?.azimuth ||
             // acc.wifiInfo.deploymentInfo.azimuth ||
             // 0,
-            mechanicalDownTilt:
-              decodedAcc.deploymentInfo?.wifiInfoV0?.mechanicalDownTilt || 0,
+            deprecatedMechanicalDownTilt:
+              decodedAcc.deploymentInfo?.wifiInfoV0
+                ?.deprecatedMechanicalDownTilt || 0,
             // mechanicalDownTilt descrepency was found and backfilled so default to whats on chain
             // decodedAcc.deploymentInfo?.wifiInfoV0?.mechanicalDownTilt ||
             // acc.wifiInfo.deploymentInfo.mechanicalDownTilt ||
             // 0,
-            electricalDownTilt:
-              decodedAcc.deploymentInfo?.wifiInfoV0?.electricalDownTilt || 0,
+            deprecatedElectricalDownTilt:
+              decodedAcc.deploymentInfo?.wifiInfoV0
+                ?.deprecatedElectricalDownTilt || 0,
             // electricalDownTilt descrepency was found and backfilled so default to whats on chain
             // decodedAcc.deploymentInfo?.wifiInfoV0?.electricalDownTilt ||
             // acc.wifiInfo.deploymentInfo.electricalDownTilt ||
diff --git a/programs/helium-entity-manager/src/state.rs b/programs/helium-entity-manager/src/state.rs
index 433692082..91ce275d8 100644
--- a/programs/helium-entity-manager/src/state.rs
+++ b/programs/helium-entity-manager/src/state.rs
@@ -254,12 +254,12 @@ pub enum MobileDeploymentInfoV0 {
     antenna: u32,
     // the height of the hotspot above ground level in whole meters
     elevation: i32,
-    // integer representation of a 2-point precision decimal
+    // the azimuht of the hotspot in rounded number of degrees
     azimuth: u16,
-    // integer representation of a 2-point precision decimal
-    mechanical_down_tilt: u16,
-    // integer representation of a 2-point precision decimal
-    electrical_down_tilt: u16,
+    // deprecated: integer representation of a 2-point precision decimal
+    _deprecated_mechanical_down_tilt: u16,
+    // deprecated: integer representation of a 2-point precision decimal
+    _deprecated_electrical_down_tilt: u16,
   },
   CbrsInfoV0 {
     radio_infos: Vec<RadioInfoV0>,
diff --git a/tests/helium-entity-manager.ts b/tests/helium-entity-manager.ts
index 6c7ab1b9b..de0f1b3a1 100644
--- a/tests/helium-entity-manager.ts
+++ b/tests/helium-entity-manager.ts
@@ -1012,8 +1012,8 @@ describe("helium-entity-manager", () => {
           antenna: 1,
           elevation: 2,
           azimuth: 3,
-          mechanicalDownTilt: 4,
-          electricalDownTilt: 5,
+          deprecatedMechanicalDownTilt: 4,
+          deprecatedElectricalDownTilt: 5,
         };
 
         const method = (