diff --git a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
index 8158e71c8b9..926ad0afd9c 100644
--- a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
@@ -288,12 +288,6 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.31"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	},
 
-	genericfeatures.EfficientWatchResumption: {
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.20"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.21"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.24"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
-	},
-
 	genericfeatures.KMSv1: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.0"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.28"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated},
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 e8f18d78591..becfa026da0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -116,10 +116,6 @@ const (
 	// Enables coordinated leader election in the API server
 	CoordinatedLeaderElection featuregate.Feature = "CoordinatedLeaderElection"
 
-	//
-	// Allows for updating watchcache resource version with progress notify events.
-	EfficientWatchResumption featuregate.Feature = "EfficientWatchResumption"
-
 	// owner: @aramase
 	// kep: https://kep.k8s.io/3299
 	// deprecated: v1.28
@@ -331,12 +327,6 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.31"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	},
 
-	EfficientWatchResumption: {
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.20"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.21"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.24"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
-	},
-
 	KMSv1: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.0"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.28"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated},
diff --git a/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml b/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
index 30db7939e98..d3bf9c28d0d 100644
--- a/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
+++ b/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
@@ -462,20 +462,6 @@
     lockToDefault: false
     preRelease: Beta
     version: "1.32"
-- name: EfficientWatchResumption
-  versionedSpecs:
-  - default: false
-    lockToDefault: false
-    preRelease: Alpha
-    version: "1.20"
-  - default: true
-    lockToDefault: false
-    preRelease: Beta
-    version: "1.21"
-  - default: true
-    lockToDefault: true
-    preRelease: GA
-    version: "1.24"
 - name: ElasticIndexedJob
   versionedSpecs:
   - default: true