diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/secret/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/secret/register.go
index 60aa3896d50..bf556405e33 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/secret/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/secret/register.go
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ func RegisterDependencies(
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("registering access control roles: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// TODO: Remove once the DB schema is more stable.
-	if !features.IsEnabledGlobally(featuremgmt.FlagSecretsManagementAppPlatform) {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-
 	// We shouldn't need to create the DB in HG, as that will use the MT api server.
 	if cfg.StackID == "" {
 		// Some DBs that claim to be MySQL/Postgres-compatible might not support table locking.