diff --git a/quiche/quic/core/http/end_to_end_test.cc b/quiche/quic/core/http/end_to_end_test.cc
index f160861..35b1db0 100644
--- a/quiche/quic/core/http/end_to_end_test.cc
+++ b/quiche/quic/core/http/end_to_end_test.cc
@@ -5701,8 +5701,6 @@
     ASSERT_TRUE(Initialize());
     return;
   }
-  SetQuicReloadableFlag(quic_retire_cid_on_reverse_path_validation_failure,
-                        true);
   override_client_connection_id_length_ = kQuicDefaultConnectionIdLength;
   ASSERT_TRUE(Initialize());
 
diff --git a/quiche/quic/core/quic_connection.cc b/quiche/quic/core/quic_connection.cc
index 0ec593b..cbc4f33 100644
--- a/quiche/quic/core/quic_connection.cc
+++ b/quiche/quic/core/quic_connection.cc
@@ -6756,21 +6756,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-void QuicConnection::RetirePeerIssuedConnectionIdsOnPathValidationFailure() {
-  // The alarm to retire connection IDs no longer on paths is scheduled at the
-  // end of writing and reading packet. On path validation failure, there could
-  // be no packet to write or read. Hence the retirement alarm for the
-  // connection ID associated with the failed path needs to be proactively
-  // scheduled here.
-  if (GetQuicReloadableFlag(
-          quic_retire_cid_on_reverse_path_validation_failure) ||
-      perspective_ == Perspective::IS_CLIENT) {
-    QUIC_RELOADABLE_FLAG_COUNT(
-        quic_retire_cid_on_reverse_path_validation_failure);
-    RetirePeerIssuedConnectionIdsNoLongerOnPath();
-  }
-}
-
 bool QuicConnection::MigratePath(const QuicSocketAddress& self_address,
                                  const QuicSocketAddress& peer_address,
                                  QuicPacketWriter* writer, bool owns_writer) {
@@ -6842,7 +6827,7 @@
     mutable_stats().failed_to_validate_server_preferred_address = true;
   }
 
-  RetirePeerIssuedConnectionIdsOnPathValidationFailure();
+  RetirePeerIssuedConnectionIdsNoLongerOnPath();
 }
 
 QuicConnectionId QuicConnection::GetOneActiveServerConnectionId() const {
@@ -7195,7 +7180,7 @@
     QUIC_CODE_COUNT_N(quic_kick_off_client_address_validation, 6, 6);
     connection_->alternative_path_.Clear();
   }
-  connection_->RetirePeerIssuedConnectionIdsOnPathValidationFailure();
+  connection_->RetirePeerIssuedConnectionIdsNoLongerOnPath();
 }
 
 QuicConnection::ScopedRetransmissionTimeoutIndicator::
diff --git a/quiche/quic/core/quic_connection.h b/quiche/quic/core/quic_connection.h
index cce16d0..0594e76 100644
--- a/quiche/quic/core/quic_connection.h
+++ b/quiche/quic/core/quic_connection.h
@@ -1704,10 +1704,6 @@
   // any path.
   void RetirePeerIssuedConnectionIdsNoLongerOnPath();
 
-  // When path validation fails, proactively retire peer issued connection IDs
-  // no longer used on any path.
-  void RetirePeerIssuedConnectionIdsOnPathValidationFailure();
-
   // Writes the given packet to socket, encrypted with packet's
   // encryption_level. Returns true on successful write, and false if the writer
   // was blocked and the write needs to be tried again. Notifies the
diff --git a/quiche/quic/core/quic_flags_list.h b/quiche/quic/core/quic_flags_list.h
index c74321e..f8c0828 100644
--- a/quiche/quic/core/quic_flags_list.h
+++ b/quiche/quic/core/quic_flags_list.h
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@
 QUIC_FLAG(quic_reloadable_flag_quic_priority_respect_incremental, false)
 // If true, round-robin stream writes instead of batching in QuicWriteBlockedList.
 QUIC_FLAG(quic_reloadable_flag_quic_disable_batch_write, false)
-// If true, server proactively retires client issued connection ID on reverse path validation failure. 
-QUIC_FLAG(quic_reloadable_flag_quic_retire_cid_on_reverse_path_validation_failure, true)
 // If true, server sends bandwidth eastimate when network is idle for a while.
 QUIC_FLAG(quic_restart_flag_quic_enable_sending_bandwidth_estimate_when_network_idle_v2, true)
 // If true, set burst token to 2 in cwnd bootstrapping experiment.