diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index a7703d3ca33..c273b5b31b6 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -1514,7 +1514,7 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 
 	MaxUnavailableStatefulSet: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.24"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.35"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.35"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	},
 
 	MemoryManager: {
diff --git a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
index d4335ebf48a..a466ea14905 100644
--- a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
+++ b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@
     lockToDefault: false
     preRelease: Alpha
     version: "1.24"
-  - default: true
+  - default: false
     lockToDefault: false
     preRelease: Beta
     version: "1.35"