diff --git a/docs/root/version_history/current.rst b/docs/root/version_history/current.rst
index 243facceaed48..0eb10995c0879 100644
--- a/docs/root/version_history/current.rst
+++ b/docs/root/version_history/current.rst
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Removed Config or Runtime
 * http: removed ``envoy.reloadable_features.allow_preconnect`` runtime guard and legacy code paths.
 * listener: removed ``envoy.reloadable_features.disable_tls_inspector_injection`` runtime guard and legacy code paths.
 * ocsp: removed ``envoy.reloadable_features.check_ocsp_policy deprecation`` runtime guard and legacy code paths.
+* ocsp: removed ``envoy.reloadable_features.require_ocsp_response_for_must_staple_certs deprecation`` and legacy code paths.
 
 New Features
 ------------
diff --git a/source/common/runtime/runtime_features.cc b/source/common/runtime/runtime_features.cc
index b828b76476f19..f2895308dc87b 100644
--- a/source/common/runtime/runtime_features.cc
+++ b/source/common/runtime/runtime_features.cc
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ constexpr const char* runtime_features[] = {
     "envoy.reloadable_features.prefer_quic_kernel_bpf_packet_routing",
     "envoy.reloadable_features.preserve_downstream_scheme",
     "envoy.reloadable_features.remove_forked_chromium_url",
-    "envoy.reloadable_features.require_ocsp_response_for_must_staple_certs",
     "envoy.reloadable_features.require_strict_1xx_and_204_response_headers",
     "envoy.reloadable_features.return_502_for_upstream_protocol_errors",
     "envoy.reloadable_features.send_strict_1xx_and_204_response_headers",
diff --git a/source/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/context_impl.cc b/source/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/context_impl.cc
index ae36610004e8e..f8870d4dddc88 100644
--- a/source/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/context_impl.cc
+++ b/source/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/context_impl.cc
@@ -777,9 +777,7 @@ ServerContextImpl::ServerContextImpl(Stats::Scope& scope,
 
     auto& ocsp_resp_bytes = tls_certificates[i].get().ocspStaple();
     if (ocsp_resp_bytes.empty()) {
-      if (Runtime::runtimeFeatureEnabled(
-              "envoy.reloadable_features.require_ocsp_response_for_must_staple_certs") &&
-          ctx.is_must_staple_) {
+      if (ctx.is_must_staple_) {
         throw EnvoyException("OCSP response is required for must-staple certificate");
       }
       if (ocsp_staple_policy_ == Ssl::ServerContextConfig::OcspStaplePolicy::MustStaple) {
diff --git a/test/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/context_impl_test.cc b/test/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/context_impl_test.cc
index 72bff36b463bd..04a1a72d882ed 100644
--- a/test/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/context_impl_test.cc
+++ b/test/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/context_impl_test.cc
@@ -623,23 +623,6 @@ TEST_F(SslServerContextImplOcspTest, TestMustStapleCertWithoutStapleConfigFails)
                             "OCSP response is required for must-staple certificate");
 }
 
-TEST_F(SslServerContextImplOcspTest, TestMustStapleCertWithoutStapleFeatureFlagOff) {
-  const std::string tls_context_yaml = R"EOF(
-  common_tls_context:
-    tls_certificates:
-    - certificate_chain:
-        filename: "{{ test_rundir }}/test/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/ocsp/test_data/revoked_cert.pem"
-      private_key:
-        filename: "{{ test_rundir }}/test/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/ocsp/test_data/revoked_key.pem"
-  ocsp_staple_policy: lenient_stapling
-  )EOF";
-
-  TestScopedRuntime scoped_runtime;
-  Runtime::LoaderSingleton::getExisting()->mergeValues(
-      {{"envoy.reloadable_features.require_ocsp_response_for_must_staple_certs", "false"}});
-  loadConfigYaml(tls_context_yaml);
-}
-
 TEST_F(SslServerContextImplOcspTest, TestGetCertInformationWithOCSP) {
   const std::string yaml = R"EOF(
   common_tls_context: