diff --git a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
index 84423486754..11b23a99d28 100644
--- a/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
+++ b/docs/sources/setup-grafana/configure-grafana/feature-toggles/index.md
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ Some features are enabled by default. You can disable these feature by setting t
 | `cloudWatchCrossAccountQuerying`                 | Enables cross-account querying in CloudWatch datasources                                                                                                                                                                     | Yes                |
 | `redshiftAsyncQueryDataSupport`                  | Enable async query data support for Redshift                                                                                                                                                                                 | Yes                |
 | `athenaAsyncQueryDataSupport`                    | Enable async query data support for Athena                                                                                                                                                                                   | Yes                |
-| `cloudwatchNewRegionsHandler`                    | Refactor of /regions endpoint, no user-facing changes                                                                                                                                                                        | Yes                |
 | `nestedFolderPicker`                             | Enables the new folder picker to work with nested folders. Requires the nestedFolders feature toggle                                                                                                                         | Yes                |
 | `accessTokenExpirationCheck`                     | Enable OAuth access_token expiration check and token refresh using the refresh_token                                                                                                                                         |                    |
 | `emptyDashboardPage`                             | Enable the redesigned user interface of a dashboard page that includes no panels                                                                                                                                             | Yes                |
@@ -98,6 +97,7 @@ Experimental features might be changed or removed without prior notice.
 | `disableSecretsCompatibility`               | Disable duplicated secret storage in legacy tables                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
 | `logRequestsInstrumentedAsUnknown`          | Logs the path for requests that are instrumented as unknown                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
 | `dockedMegaMenu`                            | Enable support for a persistent (docked) navigation menu                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
+| `cloudwatchNewRegionsHandler`               | Refactor of /regions endpoint, no user-facing changes                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
 | `showDashboardValidationWarnings`           | Show warnings when dashboards do not validate against the schema                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 | `mysqlAnsiQuotes`                           | Use double quotes to escape keyword in a MySQL query                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | `alertingBacktesting`                       | Rule backtesting API for alerting                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
index 9a500a4e62c..b38fa7616c1 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
@@ -215,8 +215,7 @@ var (
 		{
 			Name:        "cloudwatchNewRegionsHandler",
 			Description: "Refactor of /regions endpoint, no user-facing changes",
-			Stage:       FeatureStageGeneralAvailability,
-			Expression:  "true", // enabled by default
+			Stage:       FeatureStageExperimental,
 			Owner:       awsDatasourcesSquad,
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
index 0c20b897824..50facefe1ad 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ entityStore,experimental,@grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad,true,false,false,fa
 cloudWatchCrossAccountQuerying,GA,@grafana/aws-datasources,false,false,false,false
 redshiftAsyncQueryDataSupport,GA,@grafana/aws-datasources,false,false,false,false
 athenaAsyncQueryDataSupport,GA,@grafana/aws-datasources,false,false,false,true
-cloudwatchNewRegionsHandler,GA,@grafana/aws-datasources,false,false,false,false
+cloudwatchNewRegionsHandler,experimental,@grafana/aws-datasources,false,false,false,false
 showDashboardValidationWarnings,experimental,@grafana/dashboards-squad,false,false,false,false
 mysqlAnsiQuotes,experimental,@grafana/backend-platform,false,false,false,false
 accessControlOnCall,preview,@grafana/grafana-authnz-team,false,false,false,false