diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index c871150f8..18b04d234 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ const (
 	// owner: @caesarxuchao
 	// alpha: v1.15
 	// beta: v1.16
+	// stable: 1.29
 	//
 	// Allow apiservers to show a count of remaining items in the response
 	// to a chunking list request.
@@ -265,7 +266,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	OpenAPIV3: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.29
 
-	RemainingItemCount: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	RemainingItemCount: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.32
 
 	RemoveSelfLink: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go b/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go
index e110fc88b..a425684ad 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/etcd3/store.go
@@ -39,11 +39,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/audit"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd3/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/tracing"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
@@ -840,11 +838,9 @@ func (s *store) GetList(ctx context.Context, key string, opts storage.ListOption
 		// getResp.Count counts in objects that do not match the pred.
 		// Instead of returning inaccurate count for non-empty selectors, we return nil.
 		// Only set remainingItemCount if the predicate is empty.
-		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RemainingItemCount) {
-			if pred.Empty() {
-				c := int64(getResp.Count - pred.Limit)
-				remainingItemCount = &c
-			}
+		if pred.Empty() {
+			c := int64(getResp.Count - pred.Limit)
+			remainingItemCount = &c
 		}
 		return s.versioner.UpdateList(listObj, uint64(returnedRV), next, remainingItemCount)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/storage/testing/store_tests.go b/pkg/storage/testing/store_tests.go
index aa0a8559d..8b311f889 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/testing/store_tests.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/testing/store_tests.go
@@ -36,11 +36,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/example"
-	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/value"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
-	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
 	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
@@ -479,8 +476,6 @@ func RunTestPreconditionalDeleteWithSuggestion(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T
 }
 
 func RunTestList(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, store storage.Interface, compaction Compaction, ignoreWatchCacheTests bool) {
-	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.RemainingItemCount, true)()
-
 	initialRV, preset, err := seedMultiLevelData(ctx, store)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -1113,8 +1108,6 @@ func RunTestList(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, store storage.Interface, com
 }
 
 func RunTestListWithoutPaging(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, store storage.Interface) {
-	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.RemainingItemCount, true)()
-
 	_, preset, err := seedMultiLevelData(ctx, store)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)