diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index c628e3eb13a..cd096d8eec8 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -132,14 +132,6 @@ const (
 	// Allows setting memory affinity for a container based on NUMA topology
 	MemoryManager featuregate.Feature = "MemoryManager"
 
-	// owner: @sjenning
-	// alpha: v1.4
-	// beta: v1.11
-	// ga: v1.21
-	//
-	// Enable pods to set sysctls on a pod
-	Sysctls featuregate.Feature = "Sysctls"
-
 	// owner: @pospispa
 	// GA: v1.11
 	//
@@ -813,7 +805,6 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	DevicePlugins:                                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	RotateKubeletServerCertificate:                 {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	LocalStorageCapacityIsolation:                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	Sysctls:                                        {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.23
 	EphemeralContainers:                            {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	QOSReserved:                                    {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	ExpandPersistentVolumes:                        {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},