diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index c97972b9008..550870e9425 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	genericfeatures.OpenAPIEnums:                        {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	genericfeatures.CustomResourceValidationExpressions: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	genericfeatures.OpenAPIV3:                           {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	genericfeatures.ServerSideFieldValidation:           {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	genericfeatures.ServerSideFieldValidation:           {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	// features that enable backwards compatibility but are scheduled to be removed
 	// ...
 	HPAScaleToZero: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 985fcdca5b6..01820d127af 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ const (
 	// owner: @kevindelgado
 	// kep: http://kep.k8s.io/2885
 	// alpha: v1.23
-	// beta: v1.24
 	//
 	// Enables server-side field validation.
 	ServerSideFieldValidation featuregate.Feature = "ServerSideFieldValidation"
@@ -207,5 +206,5 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	OpenAPIEnums:                        {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	CustomResourceValidationExpressions: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	OpenAPIV3:                           {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	ServerSideFieldValidation:           {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	ServerSideFieldValidation:           {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 }