diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 8bcf72ecdbc..549fb608a69 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -59,14 +59,6 @@ const (
 	// Enables support of HPA scaling to zero pods when an object or custom metric is configured.
 	HPAScaleToZero featuregate.Feature = "HPAScaleToZero"
 
-	// owner: @Huang-Wei
-	// beta: v1.13
-	// ga: v1.18
-	//
-	// Changes the logic behind evicting Pods from not ready Nodes
-	// to take advantage of NoExecute Taints and Tolerations.
-	TaintBasedEvictions featuregate.Feature = "TaintBasedEvictions"
-
 	// owner: @mikedanese
 	// alpha: v1.7
 	// beta: v1.12
@@ -690,7 +682,6 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	DynamicKubeletConfig: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	ExperimentalHostUserNamespaceDefaultingGate: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	DevicePlugins:                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	TaintBasedEvictions:            {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.19
 	RotateKubeletServerCertificate: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	RotateKubeletClientCertificate: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.20
 	LocalStorageCapacityIsolation:  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},