diff --git a/programs/vote/src/vote_state/mod.rs b/programs/vote/src/vote_state/mod.rs
index fb63c7dc8a8c5e..d1e7d1d7a2f679 100644
--- a/programs/vote/src/vote_state/mod.rs
+++ b/programs/vote/src/vote_state/mod.rs
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ pub fn process_new_vote_state(
     new_root: Option<Slot>,
     timestamp: Option<i64>,
     epoch: Epoch,
-    feature_set: Option<&FeatureSet>,
+    _feature_set: Option<&FeatureSet>,
 ) -> Result<(), VoteError> {
     assert!(!new_state.is_empty());
     if new_state.len() > MAX_LOCKOUT_HISTORY {
@@ -683,18 +683,9 @@ pub fn process_new_vote_state(
     // our state.
     if vote_state.root_slot != new_root {
         // Award vote credits based on the number of slots that were voted on and have reached finality
-        if feature_set
-            .map(|feature_set| {
-                feature_set.is_active(&feature_set::vote_state_update_credit_per_dequeue::id())
-            })
-            .unwrap_or(false)
-        {
-            // For each finalized slot, there was one voted-on slot in the new vote state that was responsible for
-            // finalizing it. Each of those votes is awarded 1 credit.
-            vote_state.increment_credits(epoch, finalized_slot_count);
-        } else {
-            vote_state.increment_credits(epoch, 1);
-        }
+        // For each finalized slot, there was one voted-on slot in the new vote state that was responsible for
+        // finalizing it. Each of those votes is awarded 1 credit.
+        vote_state.increment_credits(epoch, finalized_slot_count);
     }
     if let Some(timestamp) = timestamp {
         let last_slot = new_state.back().unwrap().slot();
@@ -1670,8 +1661,7 @@ mod tests {
             vec![227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236],
         ];
 
-        let mut feature_set = FeatureSet::default();
-        feature_set.activate(&feature_set::vote_state_update_credit_per_dequeue::id(), 1);
+        let feature_set = FeatureSet::default();
 
         for vote_group in test_vote_groups {
             // Duplicate vote_state so that the new vote can be applied