diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 3a287e37f67..167cf72b80a 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -513,12 +513,6 @@ const (
 	// DaemonSets allow workloads to maintain availability during update per node
 	DaemonSetUpdateSurge featuregate.Feature = "DaemonSetUpdateSurge"
 
-	// owner: @m1093782566
-	// alpha: v1.17
-	//
-	// Enables topology aware service routing
-	ServiceTopology featuregate.Feature = "ServiceTopology"
-
 	// owner: @robscott
 	// kep: http://kep.k8s.io/1507
 	// alpha: v1.18
@@ -841,7 +835,6 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	PodDisruptionBudget:                            {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.25
 	CronJobControllerV2:                            {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.23
 	DaemonSetUpdateSurge:                           {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},                    // on by default in 1.22
-	ServiceTopology:                                {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	ServiceAppProtocol:                             {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.22
 	ImmutableEphemeralVolumes:                      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.24
 	HugePageStorageMediumSize:                      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},