diff --git a/docs/root/version_history/current.rst b/docs/root/version_history/current.rst
index 4367cea80806..44ddbcdf5d35 100644
--- a/docs/root/version_history/current.rst
+++ b/docs/root/version_history/current.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Removed Config or Runtime
 *Normally occurs at the end of the* :ref:`deprecation period <deprecated>`
 
 * access_logs: removed legacy unbounded access logs and runtime guard `envoy.reloadable_features.disallow_unbounded_access_logs`.
+* http: removed legacy HTTP/1.1 error reporting path and runtime guard `envoy.reloadable_features.early_errors_via_hcm`.
 
 New Features
 ------------
diff --git a/source/common/http/http1/codec_impl.cc b/source/common/http/http1/codec_impl.cc
index bbbff2035344..ea9ad820d43c 100644
--- a/source/common/http/http1/codec_impl.cc
+++ b/source/common/http/http1/codec_impl.cc
@@ -1096,10 +1096,6 @@ void ServerConnectionImpl::sendProtocolErrorOld(absl::string_view details) {
 }
 
 Status ServerConnectionImpl::sendProtocolError(absl::string_view details) {
-  if (!Runtime::runtimeFeatureEnabled("envoy.reloadable_features.early_errors_via_hcm")) {
-    sendProtocolErrorOld(details);
-    return okStatus();
-  }
   // We do this here because we may get a protocol error before we have a logical stream.
   if (!active_request_.has_value()) {
     RETURN_IF_ERROR(onMessageBeginBase());
diff --git a/source/common/runtime/runtime_features.cc b/source/common/runtime/runtime_features.cc
index 4334fc72c922..cf5187240fe3 100644
--- a/source/common/runtime/runtime_features.cc
+++ b/source/common/runtime/runtime_features.cc
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ constexpr const char* runtime_features[] = {
     "envoy.reloadable_features.consume_all_retry_headers",
     "envoy.reloadable_features.check_ocsp_policy",
     "envoy.reloadable_features.disable_tls_inspector_injection",
-    "envoy.reloadable_features.early_errors_via_hcm",
     "envoy.reloadable_features.enable_dns_cache_circuit_breakers",
     "envoy.reloadable_features.fix_upgrade_response",
     "envoy.reloadable_features.fix_wildcard_matching",
diff --git a/test/common/http/http1/codec_impl_test.cc b/test/common/http/http1/codec_impl_test.cc
index c2eb068cf3f5..e20a89f2d7b0 100644
--- a/test/common/http/http1/codec_impl_test.cc
+++ b/test/common/http/http1/codec_impl_test.cc
@@ -930,24 +930,6 @@ TEST_F(Http1ServerConnectionImplTest, SimpleGet) {
   EXPECT_EQ(0U, buffer.length());
 }
 
-TEST_F(Http1ServerConnectionImplTest, BadRequestNoStreamLegacy) {
-  TestScopedRuntime scoped_runtime;
-  Runtime::LoaderSingleton::getExisting()->mergeValues(
-      {{"envoy.reloadable_features.early_errors_via_hcm", "false"}});
-  initialize();
-
-  std::string output;
-  ON_CALL(connection_, write(_, _)).WillByDefault(AddBufferToString(&output));
-
-  MockRequestDecoder decoder;
-  EXPECT_CALL(callbacks_, newStream(_, _)).Times(0);
-  EXPECT_CALL(decoder, sendLocalReply(_, _, _, _, _, _)).Times(0);
-
-  Buffer::OwnedImpl buffer("bad");
-  auto status = codec_->dispatch(buffer);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(isCodecProtocolError(status));
-}
-
 // Test that if the stream is not created at the time an error is detected, it
 // is created as part of sending the protocol error.
 TEST_F(Http1ServerConnectionImplTest, BadRequestNoStream) {