diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 5a9d4059047..c03180a73c4 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ const (
 
 	// owner: @HirazawaUi
 	// kep: http://kep.k8s.io/4004
-	// Deprecated: v1.29 (default off)
+	// alpha: v1.29
+	// Deprecated: v1.31 (default off)
+	//
 	// DisableNodeKubeProxyVersion disable the status.nodeInfo.kubeProxyVersion field of v1.Node
 	DisableNodeKubeProxyVersion featuregate.Feature = "DisableNodeKubeProxyVersion"
 
@@ -975,12 +977,4 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	CloudControllerManagerWebhook: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 
 	InPlacePodVerticalScaling: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
-
-	// features that enable backwards compatibility but are scheduled to be removed
-	// ...
-	AllowDNSOnlyNodeCSR: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated}, // remove after 1.33
-
-	AllowInsecureKubeletCertificateSigningRequests: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated}, // remove in 1.33
-
-	DisableNodeKubeProxyVersion: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated}, // default on in 1.33
 }
diff --git a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
index 1fdaed8b446..decc2846484 100644
--- a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
@@ -34,6 +34,14 @@ import (
 //
 // Entries are alphabetized.
 var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.VersionedSpecs{
+	AllowDNSOnlyNodeCSR: {
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.31"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated},
+	},
+
+	AllowInsecureKubeletCertificateSigningRequests: {
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.31"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated},
+	},
+
 	AllowOverwriteTerminationGracePeriodSeconds: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.32"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated},
 	},
@@ -146,6 +154,11 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.31"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
 	},
 
+	DisableNodeKubeProxyVersion: {
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.29"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.31"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated},
+	},
+
 	DRAControlPlaneController: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.26"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	},
diff --git a/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/unversioned_feature_list.yaml b/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/unversioned_feature_list.yaml
index 1279e5ab647..a71560fc05c 100644
--- a/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/unversioned_feature_list.yaml
+++ b/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/unversioned_feature_list.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,3 @@
-- name: AllowDNSOnlyNodeCSR
-  versionedSpecs:
-  - default: false
-    lockToDefault: false
-    preRelease: Deprecated
-    version: ""
-- name: AllowInsecureKubeletCertificateSigningRequests
-  versionedSpecs:
-  - default: false
-    lockToDefault: false
-    preRelease: Deprecated
-    version: ""
 - name: CloudControllerManagerWebhook
   versionedSpecs:
   - default: false
@@ -28,12 +16,6 @@
     lockToDefault: false
     preRelease: Beta
     version: ""
-- name: DisableNodeKubeProxyVersion
-  versionedSpecs:
-  - default: false
-    lockToDefault: false
-    preRelease: Deprecated
-    version: ""
 - name: InPlacePodVerticalScaling
   versionedSpecs:
   - default: false
diff --git a/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml b/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
index 804cdd370d0..a4fc633517e 100644
--- a/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
+++ b/test/featuregates_linter/test_data/versioned_feature_list.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,18 @@
     lockToDefault: true
     preRelease: GA
     version: "1.30"
+- name: AllowDNSOnlyNodeCSR
+  versionedSpecs:
+  - default: false
+    lockToDefault: false
+    preRelease: Deprecated
+    version: "1.31"
+- name: AllowInsecureKubeletCertificateSigningRequests
+  versionedSpecs:
+  - default: false
+    lockToDefault: false
+    preRelease: Deprecated
+    version: "1.31"
 - name: AllowOverwriteTerminationGracePeriodSeconds
   versionedSpecs:
   - default: false
@@ -320,6 +332,16 @@
     lockToDefault: true
     preRelease: GA
     version: "1.31"
+- name: DisableNodeKubeProxyVersion
+  versionedSpecs:
+  - default: false
+    lockToDefault: false
+    preRelease: Alpha
+    version: "1.29"
+  - default: false
+    lockToDefault: false
+    preRelease: Deprecated
+    version: "1.31"
 - name: DRAControlPlaneController
   versionedSpecs:
   - default: false