diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index c7d699d54..ed08f6ea5 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -142,15 +142,6 @@ const (
 	// in the spec returned from kube-apiserver.
 	OpenAPIEnums featuregate.Feature = "OpenAPIEnums"
 
-	// owner: @jefftree
-	// kep: https://kep.k8s.io/2896
-	// alpha: v1.23
-	// beta: v1.24
-	// stable: v1.27
-	//
-	// Enables kubernetes to publish OpenAPI v3
-	OpenAPIV3 featuregate.Feature = "OpenAPIV3"
-
 	// owner: @caesarxuchao
 	// alpha: v1.15
 	// beta: v1.16
@@ -296,8 +287,6 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	OpenAPIEnums: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 
-	OpenAPIV3: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.29
-
 	RemainingItemCount: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.32
 
 	RemoveSelfLink: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
diff --git a/pkg/server/genericapiserver.go b/pkg/server/genericapiserver.go
index e4bf674a6..450c7d4f6 100644
--- a/pkg/server/genericapiserver.go
+++ b/pkg/server/genericapiserver.go
@@ -430,11 +430,9 @@ func (s *GenericAPIServer) PrepareRun() preparedGenericAPIServer {
 	}
 
 	if s.openAPIV3Config != nil && !s.skipOpenAPIInstallation {
-		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.OpenAPIV3) {
-			s.OpenAPIV3VersionedService = routes.OpenAPI{
-				V3Config: s.openAPIV3Config,
-			}.InstallV3(s.Handler.GoRestfulContainer, s.Handler.NonGoRestfulMux)
-		}
+		s.OpenAPIV3VersionedService = routes.OpenAPI{
+			V3Config: s.openAPIV3Config,
+		}.InstallV3(s.Handler.GoRestfulContainer, s.Handler.NonGoRestfulMux)
 	}
 
 	s.installHealthz()