diff --git a/pkg/controller/service/controller.go b/pkg/controller/service/controller.go
index 2cfc08363b1..ccfce3e72d8 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/service/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/service/controller.go
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ const (
 	// in 1.16 when the ServiceNodeExclusion gate is on.
 	labelNodeRoleExcludeBalancer = "node.kubernetes.io/exclude-from-external-load-balancers"
 
-	// labelAlphaNodeRoleExcludeBalancer specifies that the node should be
-	// exclude from load balancers created by a cloud provider. This label is deprecated and will
-	// be removed in 1.18.
-	labelAlphaNodeRoleExcludeBalancer = "alpha.service-controller.kubernetes.io/exclude-balancer"
-
 	// serviceNodeExclusionFeature is the feature gate name that
 	// enables nodes to exclude themselves from service load balancers
 	// originated from: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/28e800245e/pkg/features/kube_features.go#L178
@@ -618,10 +613,6 @@ func getNodeConditionPredicate() NodeConditionPredicate {
 			}
 		}
 		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(serviceNodeExclusionFeature) {
-			// Will be removed in 1.18
-			if _, hasExcludeBalancerLabel := node.Labels[labelAlphaNodeRoleExcludeBalancer]; hasExcludeBalancerLabel {
-				return false
-			}
 			if _, hasExcludeBalancerLabel := node.Labels[labelNodeRoleExcludeBalancer]; hasExcludeBalancerLabel {
 				return false
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/service/controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/service/controller_test.go
index 61433a8ca82..41e822d1eef 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/service/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/service/controller_test.go
@@ -1404,13 +1404,11 @@ func Test_getNodeConditionPredicate(t *testing.T) {
 		{want: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{}}}},
 		{want: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{labelNodeRoleMaster: ""}}}},
 		{want: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{labelNodeRoleExcludeBalancer: ""}}}},
-		{want: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{labelAlphaNodeRoleExcludeBalancer: ""}}}},
 
 		{want: true, enableExclusion: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{labelNodeRoleMaster: ""}}}},
 		{want: true, enableLegacy: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{labelNodeRoleExcludeBalancer: ""}}}},
 
 		{want: false, enableLegacy: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{labelNodeRoleMaster: ""}}}},
-		{want: false, enableExclusion: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{labelAlphaNodeRoleExcludeBalancer: ""}}}},
 		{want: false, enableExclusion: true, input: &v1.Node{Status: validNodeStatus, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{labelNodeRoleExcludeBalancer: ""}}}},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index b4e0daec681..458fe38ce9b 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -146,18 +146,21 @@ const (
 
 	// owner @smarterclayton
 	// alpha: v1.16
+	// beta:  v1.19
 	//
 	// Enable legacy behavior to vary cluster functionality on the node-role.kubernetes.io labels. On by default (legacy), will be turned off in 1.18.
 	LegacyNodeRoleBehavior featuregate.Feature = "LegacyNodeRoleBehavior"
 
 	// owner @brendandburns
 	// alpha: v1.9
+	// beta:  v1.19
 	//
 	// Enable nodes to exclude themselves from service load balancers
 	ServiceNodeExclusion featuregate.Feature = "ServiceNodeExclusion"
 
 	// owner @smarterclayton
 	// alpha: v1.16
+	// beta:  v1.19
 	//
 	// Enable nodes to exclude themselves from network disruption checks
 	NodeDisruptionExclusion featuregate.Feature = "NodeDisruptionExclusion"
@@ -598,8 +601,8 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	CPUManager:                     {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	CPUCFSQuotaPeriod:              {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	TopologyManager:                {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	ServiceNodeExclusion:           {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-	NodeDisruptionExclusion:        {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	ServiceNodeExclusion:           {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	NodeDisruptionExclusion:        {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	CSIDriverRegistry:              {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.20
 	CSINodeInfo:                    {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.19
 	BlockVolume:                    {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.20
@@ -675,5 +678,5 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	// features that enable backwards compatibility but are scheduled to be removed
 	// ...
 	HPAScaleToZero:         {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-	LegacyNodeRoleBehavior: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	LegacyNodeRoleBehavior: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 }