diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/PickFirstLeafLoadBalancer.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/PickFirstLeafLoadBalancer.java
index bcab9991f7f..3846656355c 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/PickFirstLeafLoadBalancer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/PickFirstLeafLoadBalancer.java
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ final class PickFirstLeafLoadBalancer extends LoadBalancer {
   private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(PickFirstLeafLoadBalancer.class.getName());
   @VisibleForTesting
   static final int CONNECTION_DELAY_INTERVAL_MS = 250;
-  public static final String GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS =
-      "GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS";
   private final Helper helper;
   private final Map<SocketAddress, SubchannelData> subchannels = new HashMap<>();
   private Index addressIndex;
@@ -71,7 +69,7 @@ final class PickFirstLeafLoadBalancer extends LoadBalancer {
   private ConnectivityState rawConnectivityState = IDLE;
   private ConnectivityState concludedState = IDLE;
   private final boolean enableHappyEyeballs =
-      GrpcUtil.getFlag(GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS, true);
+      PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.isEnabledHappyEyeballs();
 
   PickFirstLeafLoadBalancer(Helper helper) {
     this.helper = checkNotNull(helper, "helper");
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.java b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.java
index dd862fe704b..ad33a0b8411 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/grpc/internal/PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.java
@@ -33,10 +33,21 @@
  * down the address list and sticks to the first that works.
  */
 public final class PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider extends LoadBalancerProvider {
+  public static final String GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS =
+      "GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS";
   private static final String SHUFFLE_ADDRESS_LIST_KEY = "shuffleAddressList";
 
   static boolean enableNewPickFirst =
-      GrpcUtil.getFlag("GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_ENABLE_NEW_PICK_FIRST", true);
+      GrpcUtil.getFlag("GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_ENABLE_NEW_PICK_FIRST", false);
+
+  public static boolean isEnabledHappyEyeballs() {
+    return GrpcUtil.getFlag(GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS, false);
+  }
+
+  @VisibleForTesting
+  public static boolean isEnableNewPickFirst() {
+    return enableNewPickFirst;
+  }
 
   @Override
   public boolean isAvailable() {
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/PickFirstLeafLoadBalancerTest.java b/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/PickFirstLeafLoadBalancerTest.java
index 92222ac9af6..eceb9500ef0 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/PickFirstLeafLoadBalancerTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/io/grpc/internal/PickFirstLeafLoadBalancerTest.java
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ public void uncaughtException(Thread t, Throwable e) {
   @Before
   public void setUp() {
     originalHappyEyeballsEnabledValue =
-        System.getProperty(PickFirstLeafLoadBalancer.GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS);
-    System.setProperty(PickFirstLeafLoadBalancer.GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS,
+        System.getProperty(PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS);
+    System.setProperty(PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS,
         enableHappyEyeballs ? "true" : "false");
 
     for (int i = 1; i <= 5; i++) {
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ public void setUp() {
   @After
   public void tearDown() {
     if (originalHappyEyeballsEnabledValue == null) {
-      System.clearProperty(PickFirstLeafLoadBalancer.GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS);
+      System.clearProperty(PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS);
     } else {
-      System.setProperty(PickFirstLeafLoadBalancer.GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS,
+      System.setProperty(PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS,
           originalHappyEyeballsEnabledValue);
     }
 
diff --git a/rls/src/test/java/io/grpc/rls/RlsLoadBalancerTest.java b/rls/src/test/java/io/grpc/rls/RlsLoadBalancerTest.java
index fd29c871ada..6b4ac272322 100644
--- a/rls/src/test/java/io/grpc/rls/RlsLoadBalancerTest.java
+++ b/rls/src/test/java/io/grpc/rls/RlsLoadBalancerTest.java
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 import io.grpc.inprocess.InProcessServerBuilder;
 import io.grpc.internal.FakeClock;
 import io.grpc.internal.JsonParser;
+import io.grpc.internal.PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider;
 import io.grpc.internal.PickSubchannelArgsImpl;
 import io.grpc.lookup.v1.RouteLookupServiceGrpc;
 import io.grpc.rls.RlsLoadBalancer.CachingRlsLbClientBuilderProvider;
@@ -206,7 +207,8 @@ public void lb_serverStatusCodeConversion() throws Exception {
     subchannel.updateState(ConnectivityStateInfo.forNonError(ConnectivityState.READY));
     res = picker.pickSubchannel(fakeSearchMethodArgs);
     assertThat(res.getStatus().getCode()).isEqualTo(Status.Code.OK);
-    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.target_picks", 1, 1, "wilderness", "complete");
+    int expectedTimes = PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.isEnabledNewPickFirst() ? 1 : 2;
+    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.target_picks", expectedTimes, 1, "wilderness", "complete");
 
     // Check on conversion
     Throwable cause = new Throwable("cause");
@@ -238,6 +240,8 @@ public void lb_working_withDefaultTarget_rlsResponding() throws Exception {
         .updateBalancingState(eq(ConnectivityState.CONNECTING), any(SubchannelPicker.class));
     inOrder.verify(helper, atLeast(0)).getSynchronizationContext();
     inOrder.verify(helper, atLeast(0)).getScheduledExecutorService();
+    inOrder.verify(helper, atLeast(0)).getMetricRecorder();
+    inOrder.verify(helper, atLeast(0)).getChannelTarget();
     inOrder.verifyNoMoreInteractions();
 
     assertThat(res.getStatus().isOk()).isTrue();
@@ -252,7 +256,8 @@ public void lb_working_withDefaultTarget_rlsResponding() throws Exception {
     res = picker.pickSubchannel(searchSubchannelArgs);
     assertThat(subchannelIsReady(res.getSubchannel())).isTrue();
     assertThat(res.getSubchannel()).isSameInstanceAs(searchSubchannel);
-    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.target_picks", 1, 1, "wilderness", "complete");
+    int expectedTimes = PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.isEnabledNewPickFirst() ? 1 : 2;
+    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.target_picks", expectedTimes, 1, "wilderness", "complete");
 
     // rescue should be pending status although the overall channel state is READY
     res = picker.pickSubchannel(rescueSubchannelArgs);
@@ -323,18 +328,22 @@ public void lb_working_withDefaultTarget_noRlsResponse() throws Exception {
     inOrder.verify(helper).getMetricRecorder();
     inOrder.verify(helper).getChannelTarget();
     inOrder.verifyNoMoreInteractions();
-    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.default_target_picks", 1, 1, "defaultTarget", "complete");
+    int times = PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.isEnabledNewPickFirst() ? 1 : 2;
+    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.default_target_picks", times, 1,
+        "defaultTarget", "complete");
     verifyNoMoreInteractions(mockMetricRecorder);
 
     Subchannel subchannel = picker.pickSubchannel(searchSubchannelArgs).getSubchannel();
     assertThat(subchannelIsReady(subchannel)).isTrue();
     assertThat(subchannel).isSameInstanceAs(fallbackSubchannel);
-    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.default_target_picks", 2, 1, "defaultTarget", "complete");
+    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.default_target_picks", ++times, 1, "defaultTarget",
+        "complete");
 
     subchannel = picker.pickSubchannel(searchSubchannelArgs).getSubchannel();
     assertThat(subchannelIsReady(subchannel)).isTrue();
     assertThat(subchannel).isSameInstanceAs(fallbackSubchannel);
-    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.default_target_picks", 3, 1, "defaultTarget", "complete");
+    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.default_target_picks", ++times, 1, "defaultTarget",
+        "complete");
 
     // Make sure that when RLS starts communicating that default stops being used
     fakeThrottler.nextResult = false;
@@ -345,7 +354,8 @@ public void lb_working_withDefaultTarget_noRlsResponse() throws Exception {
         (FakeSubchannel) markReadyAndGetPickResult(inOrder, searchSubchannelArgs).getSubchannel();
     assertThat(searchSubchannel).isNotNull();
     assertThat(searchSubchannel).isNotSameInstanceAs(fallbackSubchannel);
-    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.target_picks", 1, 1, "wilderness", "complete");
+    times = PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.isEnabledNewPickFirst() ? 1 : 2;
+    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.target_picks", times, 1, "wilderness", "complete");
 
     // create rescue subchannel
     picker.pickSubchannel(rescueSubchannelArgs);
@@ -389,6 +399,8 @@ public void lb_working_withoutDefaultTarget() throws Exception {
         .updateBalancingState(eq(ConnectivityState.CONNECTING), any(SubchannelPicker.class));
     inOrder.verify(helper, atLeast(0)).getSynchronizationContext();
     inOrder.verify(helper, atLeast(0)).getScheduledExecutorService();
+    inOrder.verify(helper, atLeast(0)).getMetricRecorder();
+    inOrder.verify(helper, atLeast(0)).getChannelTarget();
     inOrder.verifyNoMoreInteractions();
     assertThat(res.getStatus().isOk()).isTrue();
 
@@ -425,7 +437,8 @@ public void lb_working_withoutDefaultTarget() throws Exception {
     res = picker.pickSubchannel(newPickSubchannelArgs(fakeSearchMethod));
     assertThat(res.getStatus().isOk()).isFalse();
     assertThat(subchannelIsReady(res.getSubchannel())).isFalse();
-    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.target_picks", 1, 1, "wilderness", "complete");
+    int expectedTimes = PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.isEnabledNewPickFirst() ? 1 : 2;
+    verifyLongCounterAdd("grpc.lb.rls.target_picks", expectedTimes, 1, "wilderness", "complete");
 
     res = picker.pickSubchannel(newPickSubchannelArgs(fakeRescueMethod));
     assertThat(subchannelIsReady(res.getSubchannel())).isTrue();
diff --git a/xds/src/main/java/io/grpc/xds/XdsEndpointResource.java b/xds/src/main/java/io/grpc/xds/XdsEndpointResource.java
index 770217bfbaa..0c7e8f46bcc 100644
--- a/xds/src/main/java/io/grpc/xds/XdsEndpointResource.java
+++ b/xds/src/main/java/io/grpc/xds/XdsEndpointResource.java
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ protected EdsUpdate doParse(Args args, Message unpackedMessage) throws ResourceI
   }
 
   private static boolean isEnabledXdsDualStack() {
-    return GrpcUtil.getFlag(GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS, true);
+    return GrpcUtil.getFlag(GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS, false);
   }
 
   private static EdsUpdate processClusterLoadAssignment(ClusterLoadAssignment assignment)
diff --git a/xds/src/test/java/io/grpc/xds/RingHashLoadBalancerTest.java b/xds/src/test/java/io/grpc/xds/RingHashLoadBalancerTest.java
index 339779cf5e0..de871cdd8f1 100644
--- a/xds/src/test/java/io/grpc/xds/RingHashLoadBalancerTest.java
+++ b/xds/src/test/java/io/grpc/xds/RingHashLoadBalancerTest.java
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ public void subchannelLazyConnectUntilPicked() {
     assertThat(result.getStatus().isOk()).isTrue();
     assertThat(result.getSubchannel()).isNull();
     Subchannel subchannel = Iterables.getOnlyElement(subchannels.values());
-    verify(subchannel).requestConnection();
+    int expectedTimes = PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.isEnabledHappyEyeballs() ? 1 : 2;
+    verify(subchannel, times(expectedTimes)).requestConnection();
     verify(helper).updateBalancingState(eq(CONNECTING), any(SubchannelPicker.class));
     verify(helper).createSubchannel(any(CreateSubchannelArgs.class));
     deliverSubchannelState(subchannel, CSI_CONNECTING);
@@ -185,7 +186,8 @@ public void subchannelNotAutoReconnectAfterReenteringIdle() {
     pickerCaptor.getValue().pickSubchannel(args);
     Subchannel subchannel = subchannels.get(Collections.singletonList(childLbState.getEag()));
     InOrder inOrder = Mockito.inOrder(helper, subchannel);
-    inOrder.verify(subchannel).requestConnection();
+    int expectedTimes = PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.isEnabledHappyEyeballs() ? 1 : 2;
+    inOrder.verify(subchannel, times(expectedTimes)).requestConnection();
     deliverSubchannelState(subchannel, CSI_READY);
     inOrder.verify(helper).updateBalancingState(eq(READY), any(SubchannelPicker.class));
     deliverSubchannelState(subchannel, ConnectivityStateInfo.forNonError(IDLE));
@@ -443,7 +445,9 @@ public void skipFailingHosts_pickNextNonFailingHost() {
     PickResult result = pickerCaptor.getValue().pickSubchannel(args);
     assertThat(result.getStatus().isOk()).isTrue();
     assertThat(result.getSubchannel()).isNull();  // buffer request
-    verify(getSubChannel(servers.get(1))).requestConnection();  // kicked off connection to server2
+    int expectedTimes = PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.isEnabledHappyEyeballs() ? 1 : 2;
+    // verify kicked off connection to server2
+    verify(getSubChannel(servers.get(1)), times(expectedTimes)).requestConnection();
     assertThat(subchannels.size()).isEqualTo(2);  // no excessive connection
 
     deliverSubchannelState(getSubChannel(servers.get(1)), CSI_CONNECTING);
diff --git a/xds/src/test/java/io/grpc/xds/WeightedRoundRobinLoadBalancerTest.java b/xds/src/test/java/io/grpc/xds/WeightedRoundRobinLoadBalancerTest.java
index 6ef69c5ebdb..f71400ba46d 100644
--- a/xds/src/test/java/io/grpc/xds/WeightedRoundRobinLoadBalancerTest.java
+++ b/xds/src/test/java/io/grpc/xds/WeightedRoundRobinLoadBalancerTest.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 import io.grpc.Status;
 import io.grpc.SynchronizationContext;
 import io.grpc.internal.FakeClock;
-import io.grpc.internal.GrpcUtil;
+import io.grpc.internal.PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider;
 import io.grpc.internal.TestUtils;
 import io.grpc.services.InternalCallMetricRecorder;
 import io.grpc.services.MetricReport;
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ weightedChild2.new OrcaReportListener(weightedConfig.errorUtilizationPenalty).on
   }
 
   private boolean isEnabledHappyEyeballs() {
-    return GrpcUtil.getFlag("GRPC_EXPERIMENTAL_XDS_DUALSTACK_ENDPOINTS", true);
+    return PickFirstLoadBalancerProvider.isEnabledHappyEyeballs();
   }
 
   @Test