diff --git a/lib/gitlab/checks/branch_check.rb b/lib/gitlab/checks/branch_check.rb
index 1dbd564fb6f401b9046e277f38c25ef06a5f4920..4ddc1c718c7c8963771267670ea76822a8237201 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/checks/branch_check.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/checks/branch_check.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ module Gitlab
 
         if project.empty_repo?
           protected_branch_push_checks
-        elsif creation? && protected_branch_creation_enabled?
+        elsif creation?
           protected_branch_creation_checks
         elsif deletion?
           protected_branch_deletion_checks
@@ -124,10 +124,6 @@ module Gitlab
         Gitlab::Routing.url_helpers.project_project_members_url(project)
       end
 
-      def protected_branch_creation_enabled?
-        Feature.enabled?(:protected_branch_creation, project, default_enabled: true)
-      end
-
       def matching_merge_request?
         Checks::MatchingMergeRequest.new(newrev, branch_name, project).match?
       end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/checks/branch_check_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/checks/branch_check_spec.rb
index 8d5ab27a17c4a09e09ecd1ab8cb12de89f9e11db..71b64a3b9df498718200eada96a7679686a84f01 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/checks/branch_check_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/checks/branch_check_spec.rb
@@ -77,117 +77,85 @@ describe Gitlab::Checks::BranchCheck do
         let(:oldrev) { '0000000000000000000000000000000000000000' }
         let(:ref) { 'refs/heads/feature' }
 
-        context 'protected branch creation feature is disabled' do
+        context 'user can push to branch' do
           before do
-            stub_feature_flags(protected_branch_creation: false)
+            allow(user_access)
+              .to receive(:can_push_to_branch?)
+              .with('feature')
+              .and_return(true)
           end
 
-          context 'user is not allowed to push to protected branch' do
-            before do
-              allow(user_access)
-                .to receive(:can_push_to_branch?)
-                .and_return(false)
-            end
-
-            it 'raises an error' do
-              expect { subject.validate! }.to raise_error(Gitlab::GitAccess::UnauthorizedError, 'You are not allowed to push code to protected branches on this project.')
-            end
+          it 'does not raise an error' do
+            expect { subject.validate! }.not_to raise_error
           end
+        end
 
-          context 'user is allowed to push to protected branch' do
-            before do
-              allow(user_access)
-                .to receive(:can_push_to_branch?)
-                .and_return(true)
-            end
-
-            it 'does not raise an error' do
-              expect { subject.validate! }.not_to raise_error
-            end
+        context 'user cannot push to branch' do
+          before do
+            allow(user_access)
+              .to receive(:can_push_to_branch?)
+              .with('feature')
+              .and_return(false)
           end
-        end
 
-        context 'protected branch creation feature is enabled' do
-          context 'user can push to branch' do
+          context 'user cannot merge to branch' do
             before do
               allow(user_access)
-                .to receive(:can_push_to_branch?)
+                .to receive(:can_merge_to_branch?)
                 .with('feature')
-                .and_return(true)
+                .and_return(false)
             end
 
-            it 'does not raise an error' do
-              expect { subject.validate! }.not_to raise_error
+            it 'raises an error' do
+              expect { subject.validate! }.to raise_error(Gitlab::GitAccess::UnauthorizedError, 'You are not allowed to create protected branches on this project.')
             end
           end
 
-          context 'user cannot push to branch' do
+          context 'user can merge to branch' do
             before do
               allow(user_access)
-                .to receive(:can_push_to_branch?)
+                .to receive(:can_merge_to_branch?)
                 .with('feature')
-                .and_return(false)
+                .and_return(true)
+
+              allow(project.repository)
+                .to receive(:branch_names_contains_sha)
+                .with(newrev)
+                .and_return(['branch'])
             end
 
-            context 'user cannot merge to branch' do
+            context "newrev isn't in any protected branches" do
               before do
-                allow(user_access)
-                  .to receive(:can_merge_to_branch?)
-                  .with('feature')
+                allow(ProtectedBranch)
+                  .to receive(:any_protected?)
+                  .with(project, ['branch'])
                   .and_return(false)
               end
 
               it 'raises an error' do
-                expect { subject.validate! }.to raise_error(Gitlab::GitAccess::UnauthorizedError, 'You are not allowed to create protected branches on this project.')
+                expect { subject.validate! }.to raise_error(Gitlab::GitAccess::UnauthorizedError, 'You can only use an existing protected branch ref as the basis of a new protected branch.')
               end
             end
 
-            context 'user can merge to branch' do
+            context 'newrev is included in a protected branch' do
               before do
-                allow(user_access)
-                  .to receive(:can_merge_to_branch?)
-                  .with('feature')
+                allow(ProtectedBranch)
+                  .to receive(:any_protected?)
+                  .with(project, ['branch'])
                   .and_return(true)
-
-                allow(project.repository)
-                  .to receive(:branch_names_contains_sha)
-                  .with(newrev)
-                  .and_return(['branch'])
               end
 
-              context "newrev isn't in any protected branches" do
-                before do
-                  allow(ProtectedBranch)
-                    .to receive(:any_protected?)
-                    .with(project, ['branch'])
-                    .and_return(false)
-                end
+              context 'via web interface' do
+                let(:protocol) { 'web' }
 
-                it 'raises an error' do
-                  expect { subject.validate! }.to raise_error(Gitlab::GitAccess::UnauthorizedError, 'You can only use an existing protected branch ref as the basis of a new protected branch.')
+                it 'allows branch creation' do
+                  expect { subject.validate! }.not_to raise_error
                 end
               end
 
-              context 'newrev is included in a protected branch' do
-                before do
-                  allow(ProtectedBranch)
-                    .to receive(:any_protected?)
-                    .with(project, ['branch'])
-                    .and_return(true)
-                end
-
-                context 'via web interface' do
-                  let(:protocol) { 'web' }
-
-                  it 'allows branch creation' do
-                    expect { subject.validate! }.not_to raise_error
-                  end
-                end
-
-                context 'via SSH' do
-                  it 'raises an error' do
-                    expect { subject.validate! }.to raise_error(Gitlab::GitAccess::UnauthorizedError, 'You can only create protected branches using the web interface and API.')
-                  end
+              context 'via SSH' do
+                it 'raises an error' do
+                  expect { subject.validate! }.to raise_error(Gitlab::GitAccess::UnauthorizedError, 'You can only create protected branches using the web interface and API.')
                 end
               end
             end