diff --git a/config/feature_flags/gitlab_com_derisk/load_balancing_disconnect_without_verify.yml b/config/feature_flags/gitlab_com_derisk/load_balancing_disconnect_without_verify.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 379762f547d290c390651d37bea120f6ab67ed36..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/config/feature_flags/gitlab_com_derisk/load_balancing_disconnect_without_verify.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-name: load_balancing_disconnect_without_verify
-feature_issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/490211
-introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/166231
-rollout_issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/490104
-milestone: '17.5'
-group: infrastructure
-type: gitlab_com_derisk
-default_enabled: false
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/database/load_balancing/host.rb b/lib/gitlab/database/load_balancing/host.rb
index 0814e2b1172f91578ff780c9e6d8899a960bf620..22cdbd4c93284a872a616db1bb369e9d380dcdd9 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/database/load_balancing/host.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/database/load_balancing/host.rb
@@ -112,9 +112,8 @@ def force_disconnect!
 
         def pool_disconnect!
           return pool.disconnect! if ::Gitlab.next_rails?
-          return pool.disconnect_without_verify! if Feature.enabled?(:load_balancing_disconnect_without_verify)
 
-          pool.disconnect!
+          pool.disconnect_without_verify!
         end
 
         def offline!
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/database/load_balancing/host_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/database/load_balancing/host_spec.rb
index 08ea4c39b656ff9060abf4d88d7e5fcaf54789db..c93935c8f32a3adc1d129c9cc24ff78aa3ab3178 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/database/load_balancing/host_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/database/load_balancing/host_spec.rb
@@ -87,16 +87,6 @@ def expect_next_replica_connection
     if ::Gitlab.next_rails?
       it_behaves_like 'disconnects the pool'
     else
-      context 'with load_balancing_disconnect_without_verify feature flag disabled' do
-        let(:disconnect_method) { :disconnect! }
-
-        before do
-          stub_feature_flags(load_balancing_disconnect_without_verify: false)
-        end
-
-        it_behaves_like 'disconnects the pool'
-      end
-
       context 'with load_balancing_disconnect_without_verify feature flag enabled' do
         let(:disconnect_method) { :disconnect_without_verify! }