diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
index 33b1b2572d7..fd41a417871 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
@@ -3225,7 +3225,7 @@ func ValidatePodSpec(spec *core.PodSpec, fldPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidatePreemptionPolicy(spec.PreemptionPolicy, fldPath.Child("preemptionPolicy"))...)
 	}
 
-	if spec.Overhead != nil && utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.PodOverhead) {
+	if spec.Overhead != nil {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateOverhead(spec.Overhead, fldPath.Child("overhead"))...)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go
index 3bf035b4f21..8be54ccd507 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -6565,9 +6565,6 @@ func TestValidatePodSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	minGroupID := int64(0)
 	maxGroupID := int64(2147483647)
 
-	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.RuntimeClass, true)()
-	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.PodOverhead, true)()
-
 	successCases := []core.PodSpec{
 		{ // Populate basic fields, leave defaults for most.
 			Volumes:       []core.Volume{{Name: "vol", VolumeSource: core.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &core.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}}}},
@@ -14344,8 +14341,6 @@ func TestValidateTopologySpreadConstraints(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestValidateOverhead(t *testing.T) {
-	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.PodOverhead, true)()
-
 	successCase := []struct {
 		Name     string
 		overhead core.ResourceList
diff --git a/pkg/apis/node/validation/BUILD b/pkg/apis/node/validation/BUILD
index 233cda296f5..5439a0eb0fb 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/node/validation/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/apis/node/validation/BUILD
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/apis/core:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/core/validation:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/node:go_default_library",
-        "//pkg/features:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/node/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/node/validation/validation.go
index d329bd7fe80..64131ae9dbd 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/node/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/node/validation/validation.go
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ package validation
 import (
 	apivalidation "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	corevalidation "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/node"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 )
 
 // ValidateRuntimeClass validates the RuntimeClass
@@ -34,7 +32,7 @@ func ValidateRuntimeClass(rc *node.RuntimeClass) field.ErrorList {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(field.NewPath("handler"), rc.Handler, msg))
 	}
 
-	if rc.Overhead != nil && utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.PodOverhead) {
+	if rc.Overhead != nil {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateOverhead(rc.Overhead, field.NewPath("overhead"))...)
 	}