diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go
index 8defd6036f2..bb5470dbbef 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ const (
 	PublicKeysECDSA = "PublicKeysECDSA"
 	// RootlessControlPlane is expected to be in alpha in v1.22
 	RootlessControlPlane = "RootlessControlPlane"
-	// EtcdLearnerMode is expected to be in alpha in v1.27, beta in v1.29, ga in v1.32
-	EtcdLearnerMode = "EtcdLearnerMode"
 	// WaitForAllControlPlaneComponents is expected to be alpha in v1.30
 	WaitForAllControlPlaneComponents = "WaitForAllControlPlaneComponents"
 	// ControlPlaneKubeletLocalMode is expected to be in alpha in v1.31, beta in v1.32
@@ -55,7 +53,6 @@ var InitFeatureGates = FeatureList{
 		DeprecationMessage: "Deprecated in favor of the core kubelet feature UserNamespacesSupport which is beta since 1.30." +
 			" Once UserNamespacesSupport graduates to GA, kubeadm will start using it and RootlessControlPlane will be removed.",
 	},
-	EtcdLearnerMode:                  {FeatureSpec: featuregate.FeatureSpec{Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}},
 	WaitForAllControlPlaneComponents: {FeatureSpec: featuregate.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha}},
 	ControlPlaneKubeletLocalMode:     {FeatureSpec: featuregate.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha}},
 	NodeLocalCRISocket:               {FeatureSpec: featuregate.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha}},
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/etcd/local.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/etcd/local.go
index 9e9b19004af..b7cb697a843 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/etcd/local.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/etcd/local.go
@@ -155,11 +155,7 @@ func CreateStackedEtcdStaticPodManifestFile(client clientset.Interface, manifest
 			return err
 		}
 		klog.V(1).Infof("[etcd] Adding etcd member: %s", etcdPeerAddress)
-		if features.Enabled(cfg.FeatureGates, features.EtcdLearnerMode) {
-			cluster, err = etcdClient.AddMemberAsLearner(nodeName, etcdPeerAddress)
-		} else {
-			cluster, err = etcdClient.AddMember(nodeName, etcdPeerAddress)
-		}
+		cluster, err = etcdClient.AddMemberAsLearner(nodeName, etcdPeerAddress)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -178,15 +174,13 @@ func CreateStackedEtcdStaticPodManifestFile(client clientset.Interface, manifest
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	if features.Enabled(cfg.FeatureGates, features.EtcdLearnerMode) {
-		learnerID, err := etcdClient.GetMemberID(etcdPeerAddress)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		err = etcdClient.MemberPromote(learnerID)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	learnerID, err := etcdClient.GetMemberID(etcdPeerAddress)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	err = etcdClient.MemberPromote(learnerID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("[etcd] Waiting for the new etcd member to join the cluster. This can take up to %v\n", etcdHealthyCheckInterval*etcdHealthyCheckRetries)