diff --git a/crates/sui-core/src/authority/epoch_start_configuration.rs b/crates/sui-core/src/authority/epoch_start_configuration.rs
index 59c445f57218d..5ebe7b9043f89 100644
--- a/crates/sui-core/src/authority/epoch_start_configuration.rs
+++ b/crates/sui-core/src/authority/epoch_start_configuration.rs
@@ -71,19 +71,20 @@ pub enum EpochFlag {
 
 impl EpochFlag {
     pub fn default_flags_for_new_epoch(config: &NodeConfig) -> Vec<Self> {
-        Self::default_flags_impl(&config.execution_cache, config.state_accumulator_v2)
+        Self::default_flags_impl(&config.execution_cache)
     }
 
     /// For situations in which there is no config available (e.g. setting up a downloaded snapshot).
     pub fn default_for_no_config() -> Vec<Self> {
-        Self::default_flags_impl(&Default::default(), true)
+        Self::default_flags_impl(&Default::default())
     }
 
-    fn default_flags_impl(
-        cache_config: &ExecutionCacheConfig,
-        enable_state_accumulator_v2: bool,
-    ) -> Vec<Self> {
-        let mut new_flags = vec![EpochFlag::ExecutedInEpochTable];
+    fn default_flags_impl(cache_config: &ExecutionCacheConfig) -> Vec<Self> {
+        let mut new_flags = vec![
+            EpochFlag::ExecutedInEpochTable,
+            EpochFlag::StateAccumulatorV2EnabledTestnet,
+            EpochFlag::StateAccumulatorV2EnabledMainnet,
+        ];
 
         if matches!(
             choose_execution_cache(cache_config),
@@ -92,11 +93,6 @@ impl EpochFlag {
             new_flags.push(EpochFlag::WritebackCacheEnabled);
         }
 
-        if enable_state_accumulator_v2 {
-            new_flags.push(EpochFlag::StateAccumulatorV2EnabledTestnet);
-            new_flags.push(EpochFlag::StateAccumulatorV2EnabledMainnet);
-        }
-
         new_flags
     }
 }