diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/validation/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/validation/BUILD
index 77522255dff..cef98b9da58 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/validation/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/validation/BUILD
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema/defaulting:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/validation:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/features:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/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",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/webhook:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/validation/validation.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/validation/validation.go
index f570dd82a4b..cf7c9ba1e0a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/validation/validation.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/validation/validation.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	utilvalidation "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/webhook"
 
 	"k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions"
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ import (
 	apiextensionsv1beta1 "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1beta1"
 	structuralschema "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema"
 	apiservervalidation "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/validation"
-	apiextensionsfeatures "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/features"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -381,11 +379,7 @@ func validateCustomResourceConversion(conversion *apiextensions.CustomResourceCo
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateEnumStrings(fldPath.Child("strategy"), string(conversion.Strategy), []string{string(apiextensions.NoneConverter), string(apiextensions.WebhookConverter)}, true)...)
 	if conversion.Strategy == apiextensions.WebhookConverter {
 		if conversion.WebhookClientConfig == nil {
-			if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(apiextensionsfeatures.CustomResourceWebhookConversion) {
-				allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Required(fldPath.Child("webhookClientConfig"), "required when strategy is set to Webhook"))
-			} else {
-				allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Required(fldPath.Child("webhookClientConfig"), "required when strategy is set to Webhook, but not allowed because the CustomResourceWebhookConversion feature is disabled"))
-			}
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Required(fldPath.Child("webhookClientConfig"), "required when strategy is set to Webhook"))
 		} else {
 			cc := conversion.WebhookClientConfig
 			switch {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/conversion/converter.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/conversion/converter.go
index dcd5443c659..f7763a16912 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/conversion/converter.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/conversion/converter.go
@@ -44,13 +44,11 @@ var converterMetricFactorySingleton = newConverterMertricFactory()
 // NewCRConverterFactory creates a new CRConverterFactory
 func NewCRConverterFactory(serviceResolver webhook.ServiceResolver, authResolverWrapper webhook.AuthenticationInfoResolverWrapper) (*CRConverterFactory, error) {
 	converterFactory := &CRConverterFactory{}
-	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(apiextensionsfeatures.CustomResourceWebhookConversion) {
-		webhookConverterFactory, err := newWebhookConverterFactory(serviceResolver, authResolverWrapper)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		converterFactory.webhookConverterFactory = webhookConverterFactory
+	webhookConverterFactory, err := newWebhookConverterFactory(serviceResolver, authResolverWrapper)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
+	converterFactory.webhookConverterFactory = webhookConverterFactory
 	return converterFactory, nil
 }
 
@@ -66,9 +64,6 @@ func (m *CRConverterFactory) NewConverter(crd *apiextensionsv1.CustomResourceDef
 	case apiextensionsv1.NoneConverter:
 		converter = &nopConverter{}
 	case apiextensionsv1.WebhookConverter:
-		if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(apiextensionsfeatures.CustomResourceWebhookConversion) {
-			return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("webhook conversion is disabled on this cluster")
-		}
 		converter, err = m.webhookConverterFactory.NewWebhookConverter(crd)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err