diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go
index 92678008a32..c85576cd1b2 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go
@@ -46,16 +46,14 @@ const (
 	Auditing = "Auditing"
 )
 
-var v190 = version.MustParseSemantic("v1.9.0-alpha.1")
-
 // InitFeatureGates are the default feature gates for the init command
 var InitFeatureGates = FeatureList{
 	SelfHosting:         {FeatureSpec: utilfeature.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha}},
 	StoreCertsInSecrets: {FeatureSpec: utilfeature.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha}},
 	// We don't want to advertise this feature gate exists in v1.9 to avoid confusion as it is not yet working
-	HighAvailability:     {FeatureSpec: utilfeature.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha}, MinimumVersion: v190, HiddenInHelpText: true},
-	CoreDNS:              {FeatureSpec: utilfeature.FeatureSpec{Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.GA}, MinimumVersion: v190},
-	DynamicKubeletConfig: {FeatureSpec: utilfeature.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha}, MinimumVersion: v190},
+	HighAvailability:     {FeatureSpec: utilfeature.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha}, HiddenInHelpText: true},
+	CoreDNS:              {FeatureSpec: utilfeature.FeatureSpec{Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.GA}},
+	DynamicKubeletConfig: {FeatureSpec: utilfeature.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha}},
 	Auditing:             {FeatureSpec: utilfeature.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha}},
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features_test.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features_test.go
index 3e050d04650..347918d1967 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features_test.go
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func TestNewFeatureGate(t *testing.T) {
 func TestValidateVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	var someFeatures = FeatureList{
 		"feature1": {FeatureSpec: utilfeature.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta}},
-		"feature2": {FeatureSpec: utilfeature.FeatureSpec{Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha}, MinimumVersion: v190},
+		"feature2": {FeatureSpec: utilfeature.FeatureSpec{Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha}},
 	}
 
 	var tests = []struct {
@@ -133,16 +133,10 @@ func TestValidateVersion(t *testing.T) {
 			requestedFeatures: map[string]bool{"feature1": true},
 			expectedError:     false,
 		},
-		{ //min version but correct value given
+		{ //no min version
 			requestedFeatures: map[string]bool{"feature2": true},
-			requestedVersion:  "v1.9.0",
 			expectedError:     false,
 		},
-		{ //min version and incorrect value given
-			requestedFeatures: map[string]bool{"feature2": true},
-			requestedVersion:  "v1.8.2",
-			expectedError:     true,
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {