diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options.go
index aebabbd76e5..07a887a5399 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options.go
@@ -63,31 +63,21 @@ type ServerRunOptions struct {
 	// If enabled, after ShutdownDelayDuration elapses, any incoming request is
 	// rejected with a 429 status code and a 'Retry-After' response.
 	ShutdownSendRetryAfter bool
-
-	// StartupSendRetryAfterUntilReady once set will reject incoming requests with
-	// a 429 status code and a 'Retry-After' response header until the apiserver
-	// hasn't fully initialized.
-	// This option ensures that the system stays consistent even when requests
-	// are received before the server has been initialized.
-	// In particular, it prevents child deletion in case of GC or/and orphaned
-	// content in case of the namespaces controller.
-	StartupSendRetryAfterUntilReady bool
 }
 
 func NewServerRunOptions() *ServerRunOptions {
 	defaults := server.NewConfig(serializer.CodecFactory{})
 	return &ServerRunOptions{
-		MaxRequestsInFlight:             defaults.MaxRequestsInFlight,
-		MaxMutatingRequestsInFlight:     defaults.MaxMutatingRequestsInFlight,
-		RequestTimeout:                  defaults.RequestTimeout,
-		LivezGracePeriod:                defaults.LivezGracePeriod,
-		MinRequestTimeout:               defaults.MinRequestTimeout,
-		ShutdownDelayDuration:           defaults.ShutdownDelayDuration,
-		JSONPatchMaxCopyBytes:           defaults.JSONPatchMaxCopyBytes,
-		MaxRequestBodyBytes:             defaults.MaxRequestBodyBytes,
-		EnablePriorityAndFairness:       true,
-		ShutdownSendRetryAfter:          false,
-		StartupSendRetryAfterUntilReady: false,
+		MaxRequestsInFlight:         defaults.MaxRequestsInFlight,
+		MaxMutatingRequestsInFlight: defaults.MaxMutatingRequestsInFlight,
+		RequestTimeout:              defaults.RequestTimeout,
+		LivezGracePeriod:            defaults.LivezGracePeriod,
+		MinRequestTimeout:           defaults.MinRequestTimeout,
+		ShutdownDelayDuration:       defaults.ShutdownDelayDuration,
+		JSONPatchMaxCopyBytes:       defaults.JSONPatchMaxCopyBytes,
+		MaxRequestBodyBytes:         defaults.MaxRequestBodyBytes,
+		EnablePriorityAndFairness:   true,
+		ShutdownSendRetryAfter:      false,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +97,6 @@ func (s *ServerRunOptions) ApplyTo(c *server.Config) error {
 	c.MaxRequestBodyBytes = s.MaxRequestBodyBytes
 	c.PublicAddress = s.AdvertiseAddress
 	c.ShutdownSendRetryAfter = s.ShutdownSendRetryAfter
-	c.StartupSendRetryAfterUntilReady = s.StartupSendRetryAfterUntilReady
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -272,10 +261,5 @@ func (s *ServerRunOptions) AddUniversalFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 		"during this window all incoming requests will be rejected with a status code 429 and a 'Retry-After' response header, "+
 		"in addition 'Connection: close' response header is set in order to tear down the TCP connection when idle.")
 
-	fs.BoolVar(&s.StartupSendRetryAfterUntilReady, "startup-send-retry-after-until-ready", s.ShutdownSendRetryAfter, ""+
-		"If true, incoming request(s) will be rejected with a '429' status code and a 'Retry-After' response header "+
-		"until the apiserver has initialized. This option ensures that the system stays consistent even when requests "+
-		"arrive at the server before it has been initialized.")
-
 	utilfeature.DefaultMutableFeatureGate.AddFlag(fs)
 }