diff --git a/gms/feature_service.cc b/gms/feature_service.cc
index e9b255e5a6..e6759230fb 100644
--- a/gms/feature_service.cc
+++ b/gms/feature_service.cc
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ std::set<std::string_view> feature_service::supported_feature_set() const {
         "MD_SSTABLE_FORMAT"sv,
         "ME_SSTABLE_FORMAT"sv,
         "VIEW_VIRTUAL_COLUMNS"sv,
+        "DIGEST_INSENSITIVE_TO_EXPIRY"sv,
     };
 
     if (is_test_only_feature_deprecated()) {
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ void feature::enable() {
 
 db::schema_features feature_service::cluster_schema_features() const {
     db::schema_features f;
-    f.set_if<db::schema_feature::DIGEST_INSENSITIVE_TO_EXPIRY>(digest_insensitive_to_expiry);
+    f.set<db::schema_feature::DIGEST_INSENSITIVE_TO_EXPIRY>();
     f.set<db::schema_feature::COMPUTED_COLUMNS>();
     f.set_if<db::schema_feature::CDC_OPTIONS>(cdc);
     f.set_if<db::schema_feature::PER_TABLE_PARTITIONERS>(per_table_partitioners);
diff --git a/gms/feature_service.hh b/gms/feature_service.hh
index a27dd69cf9..dd2a323bd8 100644
--- a/gms/feature_service.hh
+++ b/gms/feature_service.hh
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ public:
 
 public:
     gms::feature user_defined_functions { *this, "UDF"sv };
-    gms::feature digest_insensitive_to_expiry { *this, "DIGEST_INSENSITIVE_TO_EXPIRY"sv };
     gms::feature cdc { *this, "CDC"sv };
     gms::feature nonfrozen_udts { *this, "NONFROZEN_UDTS"sv };
     gms::feature hinted_handoff_separate_connection { *this, "HINTED_HANDOFF_SEPARATE_CONNECTION"sv };
diff --git a/service/migration_manager.cc b/service/migration_manager.cc
index 603e0c2fc3..462014a819 100644
--- a/service/migration_manager.cc
+++ b/service/migration_manager.cc
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ void migration_manager::init_messaging_service()
 
     if (this_shard_id() == 0) {
         for (const gms::feature& feature : {
-                std::cref(_feat.digest_insensitive_to_expiry),
                 std::cref(_feat.cdc),
                 std::cref(_feat.per_table_partitioners),
                 std::cref(_feat.table_digest_insensitive_to_expiry)}) {