diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index ace72de0fea..e0b09608030 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -84,11 +84,6 @@ const (
 	// Enable nodes to change CPUCFSQuotaPeriod
 	CPUCFSQuotaPeriod featuregate.Feature = "CustomCPUCFSQuotaPeriod"
 
-	// owner: @ConnorDoyle, @fromanirh (only for GA graduation)
-	//
-	// Alternative container-level CPU affinity policies.
-	CPUManager featuregate.Feature = "CPUManager"
-
 	// owner: @fromanirh
 	// beta: see below.
 	//
@@ -1046,12 +1041,6 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.12"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	},
 
-	CPUManager: {
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.8"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.10"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.26"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // GA in 1.26
-	},
-
 	CPUManagerPolicyAlphaOptions: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.23"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	},
diff --git a/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go b/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
index 306ef725a1f..60ea7d11952 100644
--- a/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
+++ b/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
@@ -66516,7 +66516,7 @@ func schema_k8sio_kubelet_config_v1beta1_KubeletConfiguration(ref common.Referen
 					},
 					"cpuManagerPolicy": {
 						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
-							Description: "cpuManagerPolicy is the name of the policy to use. Requires the CPUManager feature gate to be enabled. Default: \"None\"",
+							Description: "cpuManagerPolicy is the name of the policy to use. Default: \"None\"",
 							Type:        []string{"string"},
 							Format:      "",
 						},
@@ -66546,7 +66546,7 @@ func schema_k8sio_kubelet_config_v1beta1_KubeletConfiguration(ref common.Referen
 					},
 					"cpuManagerReconcilePeriod": {
 						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
-							Description: "cpuManagerReconcilePeriod is the reconciliation period for the CPU Manager. Requires the CPUManager feature gate to be enabled. Default: \"10s\"",
+							Description: "cpuManagerReconcilePeriod is the reconciliation period for the CPU Manager. Default: \"10s\"",
 							Ref:         ref("k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1.Duration"),
 						},
 					},
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/types.go b/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/types.go
index 4a04856ce16..3a3da8db5ed 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/types.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/types.go
@@ -253,13 +253,11 @@ type KubeletConfiguration struct {
 	// a group. It means that if true, the behavior aligns with the behavior of cgroups v1.
 	SingleProcessOOMKill *bool
 	// CPUManagerPolicy is the name of the policy to use.
-	// Requires the CPUManager feature gate to be enabled.
 	CPUManagerPolicy string
 	// CPUManagerPolicyOptions is a set of key=value which 	allows to set extra options
 	// to fine tune the behaviour of the cpu manager policies.
 	CPUManagerPolicyOptions map[string]string
 	// CPU Manager reconciliation period.
-	// Requires the CPUManager feature gate to be enabled.
 	CPUManagerReconcilePeriod metav1.Duration
 	// MemoryManagerPolicy is the name of the policy to use.
 	// Requires the MemoryManager feature gate to be enabled.
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index fedf14af503..71068f0e7ed 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -2867,12 +2867,10 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) HandlePodSyncs(pods []*v1.Pod) {
 // otherwise.
 func (kl *Kubelet) canResizePod(pod *v1.Pod) (bool, string, string) {
 	if v1qos.GetPodQOS(pod) == v1.PodQOSGuaranteed && !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.InPlacePodVerticalScalingExclusiveCPUs) {
-		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.CPUManager) {
-			if kl.containerManager.GetNodeConfig().CPUManagerPolicy == "static" {
-				msg := "Resize is infeasible for Guaranteed Pods alongside CPU Manager static policy"
-				klog.V(3).InfoS(msg, "pod", format.Pod(pod))
-				return false, v1.PodReasonInfeasible, msg
-			}
+		if kl.containerManager.GetNodeConfig().CPUManagerPolicy == "static" {
+			msg := "Resize is infeasible for Guaranteed Pods alongside CPU Manager static policy"
+			klog.V(3).InfoS(msg, "pod", format.Pod(pod))
+			return false, v1.PodReasonInfeasible, msg
 		}
 		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.MemoryManager) {
 			if kl.containerManager.GetNodeConfig().MemoryManagerPolicy == "Static" {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/config/v1beta1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/config/v1beta1/types.go
index 710dd50e770..474c5c0c91e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/config/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/config/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ type KubeletConfiguration struct {
 	// +optional
 	CgroupDriver string `json:"cgroupDriver,omitempty"`
 	// cpuManagerPolicy is the name of the policy to use.
-	// Requires the CPUManager feature gate to be enabled.
 	// Default: "None"
 	// +optional
 	CPUManagerPolicy string `json:"cpuManagerPolicy,omitempty"`
@@ -410,7 +409,6 @@ type KubeletConfiguration struct {
 	// +optional
 	CPUManagerPolicyOptions map[string]string `json:"cpuManagerPolicyOptions,omitempty"`
 	// cpuManagerReconcilePeriod is the reconciliation period for the CPU Manager.
-	// Requires the CPUManager feature gate to be enabled.
 	// Default: "10s"
 	// +optional
 	CPUManagerReconcilePeriod metav1.Duration `json:"cpuManagerReconcilePeriod,omitempty"`
diff --git a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
index 658daa9c738..1b748bcc5fd 100644
--- a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
+++ b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
@@ -267,20 +267,6 @@
     lockToDefault: false
     preRelease: Alpha
     version: "1.12"
-- name: CPUManager
-  versionedSpecs:
-  - default: false
-    lockToDefault: false
-    preRelease: Alpha
-    version: "1.8"
-  - default: true
-    lockToDefault: false
-    preRelease: Beta
-    version: "1.10"
-  - default: true
-    lockToDefault: true
-    preRelease: GA
-    version: "1.26"
 - name: CPUManagerPolicyAlphaOptions
   versionedSpecs:
   - default: false