diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/config/config.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/config/config.go
index e3c54f9fc..14de2a231 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/config/config.go
@@ -138,10 +138,6 @@ func SetOrRemoveDefaultConfigs(
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := monStore.SetAll(DefaultLegacyConfigs()...); err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to apply legacy config overrides")
-	}
-
 	// Apply Multus if needed
 	if clusterSpec.Network.IsMultus() {
 		logger.Info("configuring ceph network(s) with multus")
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/config/defaults.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/config/defaults.go
index 5bee70696..3883a8e07 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/config/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/config/defaults.go
@@ -80,16 +80,6 @@ func DefaultCentralizedConfigs(cephVersion version.CephVersion) []Option {
 	return overrides
 }
 
-// DefaultLegacyConfigs need to be added to the Ceph config file until the integration tests can be
-// made to override these options for the Ceph clusters it creates.
-func DefaultLegacyConfigs() []Option {
-	overrides := []Option{
-		// TODO: move this under LegacyConfigs() when FlexVolume is no longer supported
-		configOverride("global", "rbd_default_features", "3"),
-	}
-	return overrides
-}
-
 // LegacyConfigs represents old configuration that were applied to a cluster and not needed anymore
 func LegacyConfigs() []Option {
 	return []Option{