diff --git a/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh b/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
index 49676c711b..5ff96237e4 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/scenarios/scalability/run-test.sh
@@ -101,14 +101,12 @@ create_args+=("--set spec.kubeAPIServer.maxMutatingRequestsInflight=400")
 create_args+=("--set spec.kubeAPIServer.enableProfiling=true")
 create_args+=("--set spec.kubeAPIServer.enableContentionProfiling=true")
 create_args+=("--set spec.kubeAPIServer.logLevel=2")
-create_args+=("--set spec.kubeAPIServer.featureGates=ServiceTrafficDistribution=false")
 # this is required for Prometheus server to scrape metrics endpoint on APIServer
 create_args+=("--set spec.kubeAPIServer.anonymousAuth=true")
 # this is required for kindnet to use nftables
 create_args+=("--set spec.kubeProxy.proxyMode=${KUBE_PROXY_MODE:-iptables}")
 # this is required for prometheus to scrape kube-proxy metrics endpoint
 create_args+=("--set spec.kubeProxy.metricsBindAddress=0.0.0.0:10249")
-create_args+=("--set spec.kubeProxy.featureGates=ServiceTrafficDistribution=false")
 create_args+=("--node-count=${KUBE_NODE_COUNT:-100}")
 # TODO: track failures of tests (HostPort & OIDC) when using `--dns=none`
 create_args+=("--dns=none")