diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index c042bbed3a6..6b6689c761e 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -770,6 +770,7 @@ const (
 	// owner: @jiahuif
 	// alpha: v1.21
 	// beta:  v1.22
+	// GA:    v1.24
 	//
 	// Enables Leader Migration for kube-controller-manager and cloud-controller-manager
 	ControllerManagerLeaderMigration featuregate.Feature = "ControllerManagerLeaderMigration"
@@ -993,7 +994,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	KubeletInUserNamespace:                         {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	MemoryQoS:                                      {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	CPUManagerPolicyOptions:                        {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	ControllerManagerLeaderMigration:               {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	ControllerManagerLeaderMigration:               {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.26
 	CPUManagerPolicyAlphaOptions:                   {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	CPUManagerPolicyBetaOptions:                    {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	JobMutableNodeSchedulingDirectives:             {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index a26686c36cc..d39713d1b3b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const (
 	// owner: @jiahuif
 	// alpha: v1.21
 	// beta:  v1.22
+	// GA:    v1.24
 	//
 	// Enables Leader Migration for kube-controller-manager and cloud-controller-manager
 	// copied and sync'ed from k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -51,5 +52,5 @@ func SetupCurrentKubernetesSpecificFeatureGates(featuregates featuregate.Mutable
 // To add a new feature, define a key for it at k8s.io/api/pkg/features and add it here.
 var cloudPublicFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureSpec{
 	IPv6DualStack:                    {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
-	ControllerManagerLeaderMigration: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	ControllerManagerLeaderMigration: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.26
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/leadermigration/options/options_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/leadermigration/options/options_test.go
index 5bcba5e480e..b6db3686e51 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/leadermigration/options/options_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/leadermigration/options/options_test.go
@@ -23,49 +23,30 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
-	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
-	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
 	"k8s.io/controller-manager/config"
-	"k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/features"
 	migrationconfig "k8s.io/controller-manager/pkg/leadermigration/config"
 )
 
 func TestLeaderMigrationOptions(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
-		name              string
-		flags             []string
-		configContent     string
-		expectEnabled     bool
-		expectErr         bool
-		enableFeatureGate bool
-		expectConfig      *config.LeaderMigrationConfiguration
+		name          string
+		flags         []string
+		configContent string
+		expectEnabled bool
+		expectErr     bool
+		expectConfig  *config.LeaderMigrationConfiguration
 	}{
 		{
-			name:              "default (disabled), with feature gate disabled",
-			flags:             []string{},
-			enableFeatureGate: false,
-			expectEnabled:     false,
-			expectErr:         false,
+			name:          "enabled, with default configuration",
+			flags:         []string{"--enable-leader-migration"},
+			expectEnabled: true,
+			expectErr:     false,
+			expectConfig:  migrationconfig.DefaultLeaderMigrationConfiguration(),
 		},
 		{
-			name:              "enabled, with feature gate disabled",
-			flags:             []string{"--enable-leader-migration"},
-			enableFeatureGate: false,
-			expectErr:         true,
-		},
-		{
-			name:              "enabled, with default configuration",
-			flags:             []string{"--enable-leader-migration"},
-			enableFeatureGate: true,
-			expectEnabled:     true,
-			expectErr:         false,
-			expectConfig:      migrationconfig.DefaultLeaderMigrationConfiguration(),
-		},
-		{
-			name:              "enabled, with custom configuration file",
-			flags:             []string{"--enable-leader-migration"},
-			enableFeatureGate: true,
-			expectEnabled:     true,
+			name:          "enabled, with custom configuration file",
+			flags:         []string{"--enable-leader-migration"},
+			expectEnabled: true,
 			configContent: `
 apiVersion: controllermanager.config.k8s.io/v1alpha1
 kind: LeaderMigrationConfiguration
@@ -81,10 +62,9 @@ controllerLeaders: []
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:              "enabled, with custom configuration file (version v1beta1)",
-			flags:             []string{"--enable-leader-migration"},
-			enableFeatureGate: true,
-			expectEnabled:     true,
+			name:          "enabled, with custom configuration file (version v1beta1)",
+			flags:         []string{"--enable-leader-migration"},
+			expectEnabled: true,
 			configContent: `
 apiVersion: controllermanager.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: LeaderMigrationConfiguration
@@ -102,7 +82,6 @@ controllerLeaders: []
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.ControllerManagerLeaderMigration, tc.enableFeatureGate)()
 			flags := tc.flags
 			if tc.configContent != "" {
 				configFile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", tc.name)