diff --git a/config/base.json b/config/base.json
index 5873889db9..0d0d8a7a64 100644
--- a/config/base.json
+++ b/config/base.json
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 	},
 	"flags": {
 		"enable_datadog": true,
-		"enable_io_beta_cta": true,
-		"enable_hvd": false
+		"enable_io_beta_cta": true
 	}
 }
diff --git a/config/development.json b/config/development.json
index 3c3467330f..c56ea35d42 100644
--- a/config/development.json
+++ b/config/development.json
@@ -9,7 +9,5 @@
 	"learn": {
 		"max_static_paths": 1
 	},
-	"flags": {
-		"enable_hvd": true
-	}
+	"flags": {}
 }
diff --git a/config/hvd-preview.json b/config/hvd-preview.json
index 34a85646b5..d62659bcdb 100644
--- a/config/hvd-preview.json
+++ b/config/hvd-preview.json
@@ -9,7 +9,5 @@
 	"learn": {
 		"max_static_paths": 0
 	},
-	"flags": {
-		"enable_hvd": true
-	}
+	"flags": {}
 }
diff --git a/config/preview.json b/config/preview.json
index e27c580613..0f2599d408 100644
--- a/config/preview.json
+++ b/config/preview.json
@@ -8,7 +8,5 @@
 			"unifiedIndexName": "staging_DEVDOT_omni"
 		}
 	},
-	"flags": {
-		"enable_hvd": true
-	}
+	"flags": {}
 }
diff --git a/config/project-preview.json b/config/project-preview.json
index 6685de7948..aa3cc2bb6c 100644
--- a/config/project-preview.json
+++ b/config/project-preview.json
@@ -10,7 +10,5 @@
 	"learn": {
 		"max_static_paths": 0
 	},
-	"flags": {
-		"enable_hvd": false
-	}
+	"flags": {}
 }
diff --git a/src/pages/validated-designs/[...slug]/index.tsx b/src/pages/validated-designs/[...slug]/index.tsx
index f80b5e3c00..a73bd240e4 100644
--- a/src/pages/validated-designs/[...slug]/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/validated-designs/[...slug]/index.tsx
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ export async function getStaticPaths() {
 }
 
 export async function getStaticProps(context) {
-	/** @TODO remove this conditional after release */
-	if (__config.flags.enable_hvd === false) {
-		return {
-			notFound: true,
-		}
-	}
-
 	const categoryGroups = getHvdCategoryGroups()
 	if (!categoryGroups) {
 		return {
diff --git a/src/pages/validated-designs/index.tsx b/src/pages/validated-designs/index.tsx
index d013ddef59..b00ac1d02c 100644
--- a/src/pages/validated-designs/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/validated-designs/index.tsx
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@ import { getHvdCategoryGroups } from 'views/validated-designs/server'
 import ValidatedDesignsLandingView from 'views/validated-designs'
 
 export async function getStaticProps() {
-	/** @TODO remove this conditional after release */
-	if (__config.flags.enable_hvd === false) {
-		return {
-			notFound: true,
-		}
-	}
-
 	const categoryGroups = getHvdCategoryGroups()
 	if (!categoryGroups) {
 		return {