diff --git a/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go b/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
index b80337763..c51e89060 100644
--- a/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
@@ -72,10 +72,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/responsewriters"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	genericapitesting "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/testing"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
-	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
 )
 
 type alwaysMutatingDeny struct{}
@@ -4041,7 +4038,6 @@ var (
 
 // TestFieldValidation tests the create, update, and patch handlers for correctness when faced with field validation errors.
 func TestFieldValidation(t *testing.T) {
-	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.ServerSideFieldValidation, true)()
 	var (
 		strictDecodingErr          = `strict decoding error: duplicate field \"other\", unknown field \"unknown\"`
 		strictDecodingWarns        = []string{`duplicate field "other"`, `unknown field "unknown"`}
@@ -4180,7 +4176,6 @@ unknown: baz`)
 // BenchmarkFieldValidation benchmarks the create, update, and patch handlers for performance distinctions between
 // strict, warn, and ignore field validation handling.
 func BenchmarkFieldValidation(b *testing.B) {
-	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(b, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.ServerSideFieldValidation, true)()
 	var (
 		validJSONDataPost = []byte(`{"kind":"Simple", "apiVersion":"test.group/version", "metadata":{"creationTimestamp":null}, "other":"foo"}`)
 		validYAMLDataPost = []byte(`apiVersion: test.group/version
diff --git a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest.go b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest.go
index f582c668f..1a9f77919 100644
--- a/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/handlers/rest.go
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/responsewriters"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/warning"
 )
 
@@ -406,13 +404,10 @@ func isDryRun(url *url.URL) bool {
 
 // fieldValidation checks that the field validation feature is enabled
 // and returns a valid directive of either
-// - Ignore (default when feature is disabled)
-// - Warn (default when feature is enabled)
+// - Ignore
+// - Warn (default)
 // - Strict
 func fieldValidation(directive string) string {
-	if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.ServerSideFieldValidation) {
-		return metav1.FieldValidationIgnore
-	}
 	if directive == "" {
 		return metav1.FieldValidationWarn
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/endpoints/installer.go b/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
index 2c4d7b957..0b8f6ef50 100644
--- a/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
@@ -622,11 +622,6 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 		}
 	}
 
-	var disabledParams []string
-	if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.ServerSideFieldValidation) {
-		disabledParams = []string{"fieldValidation"}
-	}
-
 	// Create Routes for the actions.
 	// TODO: Add status documentation using Returns()
 	// Errors (see api/errors/errors.go as well as go-restful router):
@@ -857,7 +852,7 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 				Returns(http.StatusCreated, "Created", producedObject).
 				Reads(defaultVersionedObject).
 				Writes(producedObject)
-			if err := AddObjectParams(ws, route, versionedUpdateOptions, disabledParams...); err != nil {
+			if err := AddObjectParams(ws, route, versionedUpdateOptions); err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, err
 			}
 			addParams(route, action.Params)
@@ -886,7 +881,7 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 				Returns(http.StatusCreated, "Created", producedObject).
 				Reads(metav1.Patch{}).
 				Writes(producedObject)
-			if err := AddObjectParams(ws, route, versionedPatchOptions, disabledParams...); err != nil {
+			if err := AddObjectParams(ws, route, versionedPatchOptions); err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, err
 			}
 			addParams(route, action.Params)
@@ -917,7 +912,7 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 				Returns(http.StatusAccepted, "Accepted", producedObject).
 				Reads(defaultVersionedObject).
 				Writes(producedObject)
-			if err := AddObjectParams(ws, route, versionedCreateOptions, disabledParams...); err != nil {
+			if err := AddObjectParams(ws, route, versionedCreateOptions); err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, err
 			}
 			addParams(route, action.Params)
diff --git a/pkg/endpoints/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/endpoints/metrics/metrics.go
index 4c2abfaed..61f53c18e 100644
--- a/pkg/endpoints/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/endpoints/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authentication/user"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/responsewriter"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	compbasemetrics "k8s.io/component-base/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/metrics/legacyregistry"
 )
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ var (
 	fieldValidationRequestLatencies = compbasemetrics.NewHistogramVec(
 		&compbasemetrics.HistogramOpts{
 			Name: "field_validation_request_duration_seconds",
-			Help: "Response latency distribution in seconds for each field validation value and whether field validation is enabled or not",
+			Help: "Response latency distribution in seconds for each field validation value",
 			// This metric is supplementary to the requestLatencies metric.
 			// It measures request durations for the various field validation
 			// values.
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ var (
 				4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60},
 			StabilityLevel: compbasemetrics.ALPHA,
 		},
-		[]string{"field_validation", "enabled"},
+		[]string{"field_validation"},
 	)
 	responseSizes = compbasemetrics.NewHistogramVec(
 		&compbasemetrics.HistogramOpts{
@@ -543,8 +541,7 @@ func MonitorRequest(req *http.Request, verb, group, version, resource, subresour
 	}
 	requestLatencies.WithContext(req.Context()).WithLabelValues(reportedVerb, dryRun, group, version, resource, subresource, scope, component).Observe(elapsedSeconds)
 	fieldValidation := cleanFieldValidation(req.URL)
-	fieldValidationEnabled := strconv.FormatBool(utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.ServerSideFieldValidation))
-	fieldValidationRequestLatencies.WithContext(req.Context()).WithLabelValues(fieldValidation, fieldValidationEnabled)
+	fieldValidationRequestLatencies.WithContext(req.Context()).WithLabelValues(fieldValidation)
 
 	if wd, ok := request.LatencyTrackersFrom(req.Context()); ok {
 		sliLatency := elapsedSeconds - (wd.MutatingWebhookTracker.GetLatency() + wd.ValidatingWebhookTracker.GetLatency()).Seconds()