diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnection.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnection.java
index 9ccf040..77bda9d 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnection.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnection.java
@@ -1228,10 +1228,7 @@
 
     @VisibleForTesting(visibility = Visibility.PRIVATE)
     void setSafeModeAlarm() {
-        final boolean isFlagSafeModeConfigEnabled = mVcnContext.getFeatureFlags().safeModeConfig();
-        logVdbg("isFlagSafeModeConfigEnabled " + isFlagSafeModeConfigEnabled);
-
-        if (isFlagSafeModeConfigEnabled && !mConnectionConfig.isSafeModeEnabled()) {
+        if (!mConnectionConfig.isSafeModeEnabled()) {
             logVdbg("setSafeModeAlarm: safe mode disabled");
             return;
         }
diff --git a/tests/vcn/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnectionConnectedStateTest.java b/tests/vcn/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnectionConnectedStateTest.java
index 76be232..74db6a5 100644
--- a/tests/vcn/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnectionConnectedStateTest.java
+++ b/tests/vcn/java/com/android/server/vcn/VcnGatewayConnectionConnectedStateTest.java
@@ -659,7 +659,6 @@
 
     private void verifySetSafeModeAlarm(
             boolean safeModeEnabledByCaller,
-            boolean safeModeConfigFlagEnabled,
             boolean expectingSafeModeEnabled)
             throws Exception {
         final VcnGatewayConnectionConfig config =
@@ -670,7 +669,6 @@
                 mock(VcnGatewayConnection.Dependencies.class);
         setUpWakeupMessage(
                 mSafeModeTimeoutAlarm, VcnGatewayConnection.SAFEMODE_TIMEOUT_ALARM, deps);
-        doReturn(safeModeConfigFlagEnabled).when(mFeatureFlags).safeModeConfig();
 
         final VcnGatewayConnection connection =
                 new VcnGatewayConnection(
@@ -694,37 +692,19 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSafeModeEnabled_configFlagEnabled() throws Exception {
+    public void testSafeModeEnabled() throws Exception {
         verifySetSafeModeAlarm(
                 true /* safeModeEnabledByCaller */,
-                true /* safeModeConfigFlagEnabled */,
                 true /* expectingSafeModeEnabled */);
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void testSafeModeEnabled_configFlagDisabled() throws Exception {
-        verifySetSafeModeAlarm(
-                true /* safeModeEnabledByCaller */,
-                false /* safeModeConfigFlagEnabled */,
-                true /* expectingSafeModeEnabled */);
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    public void testSafeModeDisabled_configFlagEnabled() throws Exception {
+    public void testSafeModeDisabled() throws Exception {
         verifySetSafeModeAlarm(
                 false /* safeModeEnabledByCaller */,
-                true /* safeModeConfigFlagEnabled */,
                 false /* expectingSafeModeEnabled */);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testSafeModeDisabled_configFlagDisabled() throws Exception {
-        verifySetSafeModeAlarm(
-                false /* safeModeEnabledByCaller */,
-                false /* safeModeConfigFlagEnabled */,
-                true /* expectingSafeModeEnabled */);
-    }
-
     private Consumer<VcnNetworkAgent> setupNetworkAndGetUnwantedCallback() {
         triggerChildOpened();
         mTestLooper.dispatchAll();