diff --git a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
index 1ffe1777de4..4f99ad07d42 100644
--- a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 
 	genericfeatures.WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.27"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.33"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated, LockToDefault: true},
 	},
 
 	genericfeatures.WatchList: {
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 59f9a48479c..a6885cadca9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 
 	WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.27"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.33"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated, LockToDefault: true},
 	},
 
 	WatchList: {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
index 5378560a6f4..d267503cd73 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
@@ -594,27 +594,7 @@ func TestWatchCacheBypass(t *testing.T) {
 		Predicate:       storage.Everything,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("Watch with RV=0 should be served from cache: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion, false)
-	_, err = proxy.Watch(context.TODO(), "pod/ns", storage.ListOptions{
-		ResourceVersion: "",
-		Predicate:       storage.Everything,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Errorf("With WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion disabled, watch with unset RV should be served from cache: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// Inject error to underlying layer and check if cacher is not bypassed.
-	backingStorage.injectError(errDummy)
-	featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion, true)
-	_, err = proxy.Watch(context.TODO(), "pod/ns", storage.ListOptions{
-		ResourceVersion: "",
-		Predicate:       storage.Everything,
-	})
-	if !errors.Is(err, errDummy) {
-		t.Errorf("With WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion enabled, watch with unset RV should be served from storage: %v", err)
+		t.Errorf("Watch without RV=0 should be served from cache: %v", err)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml b/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
index 8dbe0a18b3b..c216c50fe8a 100644
--- a/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
+++ b/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
@@ -1482,6 +1482,10 @@
     lockToDefault: false
     preRelease: Beta
     version: "1.27"
+  - default: false
+    lockToDefault: true
+    preRelease: Deprecated
+    version: "1.33"
 - name: WatchList
   versionedSpecs:
   - default: false