diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/__snapshots__/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts.snap b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/__snapshots__/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts.snap
index ab41276f8ef..8ab27fc7a70 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/__snapshots__/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts.snap
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/serialization/__snapshots__/transformSceneToSaveModel.test.ts.snap
@@ -288,7 +288,6 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a scene with rows Should transform back
   "templating": {
     "list": [
       {
-        "allowCustomValue": true,
         "current": {
           "text": [
             "A",
@@ -307,7 +306,6 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a scene with rows Should transform back
         "type": "custom",
       },
       {
-        "allowCustomValue": true,
         "current": {
           "text": [
             "1",
@@ -558,7 +556,6 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a simple scene with custom settings Sho
   "templating": {
     "list": [
       {
-        "allowCustomValue": true,
         "baseFilters": [],
         "datasource": {
           "type": "prometheus",
@@ -634,7 +631,6 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a simple scene with custom settings Sho
         "type": "interval",
       },
       {
-        "allowCustomValue": true,
         "current": {
           "text": [
             "a",
@@ -651,7 +647,6 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a simple scene with custom settings Sho
         "type": "custom",
       },
       {
-        "allowCustomValue": true,
         "current": {
           "text": "gdev-testdata",
           "value": "PD8C576611E62080A",
@@ -665,7 +660,6 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a simple scene with custom settings Sho
         "type": "datasource",
       },
       {
-        "allowCustomValue": true,
         "current": {
           "text": "A",
           "value": "A",
@@ -921,7 +915,6 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a simple scene with variables Should tr
   "templating": {
     "list": [
       {
-        "allowCustomValue": true,
         "baseFilters": [],
         "datasource": {
           "type": "prometheus",
@@ -997,7 +990,6 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a simple scene with variables Should tr
         "type": "interval",
       },
       {
-        "allowCustomValue": true,
         "current": {
           "text": [
             "a",
@@ -1014,7 +1006,6 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a simple scene with variables Should tr
         "type": "custom",
       },
       {
-        "allowCustomValue": true,
         "current": {
           "text": "gdev-testdata",
           "value": "PD8C576611E62080A",
@@ -1028,7 +1019,6 @@ exports[`transformSceneToSaveModel Given a simple scene with variables Should tr
         "type": "datasource",
       },
       {
-        "allowCustomValue": true,
         "current": {
           "text": "A",
           "value": "A",
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/variables.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/variables.test.ts
index 5cc249ff9fe..75052189c54 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/variables.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/variables.test.ts
@@ -501,7 +501,6 @@ describe('when creating variables objects', () => {
     expect(filterVarState).toEqual({
       key: expect.any(String),
       description: 'Adhoc Description',
-      allowCustomValue: true,
       hide: 0,
       label: 'Adhoc Label',
       name: 'adhoc',
@@ -674,7 +673,6 @@ describe('when creating variables objects', () => {
     expect(migrated).toBeInstanceOf(DataSourceVariable);
     expect(rest).toEqual({
       allValue: 'Custom all',
-      allowCustomValue: true,
       defaultToAll: true,
       includeAll: true,
       label: undefined,
@@ -717,7 +715,6 @@ describe('when creating variables objects', () => {
     expect(migrated).toBeInstanceOf(DataSourceVariable);
     expect(rest).toEqual({
       allValue: 'Custom all',
-      allowCustomValue: true,
       defaultToAll: true,
       includeAll: true,
       label: undefined,
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/variables.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/variables.ts
index 983a217b5c4..3392aa6dfbf 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/variables.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/utils/variables.ts
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ export function createSceneVariableFromVariableModel(variable: TypedVariableMode
       filters: variable.filters ?? [],
       baseFilters: variable.baseFilters ?? [],
       defaultKeys: variable.defaultKeys,
-      allowCustomValue: variable.allowCustomValue ?? true,
+      allowCustomValue: variable.allowCustomValue,
       useQueriesAsFilterForOptions: true,
       layout: config.featureToggles.newFiltersUI ? 'combobox' : undefined,
       supportsMultiValueOperators: Boolean(
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export function createSceneVariableFromVariableModel(variable: TypedVariableMode
       defaultToAll: Boolean(variable.includeAll),
       skipUrlSync: variable.skipUrlSync,
       hide: variable.hide,
-      allowCustomValue: variable.allowCustomValue ?? true,
+      allowCustomValue: variable.allowCustomValue,
     });
   } else if (variable.type === 'query') {
     return new QueryVariable({
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ export function createSceneVariableFromVariableModel(variable: TypedVariableMode
       skipUrlSync: variable.skipUrlSync,
       hide: variable.hide,
       definition: variable.definition,
-      allowCustomValue: variable.allowCustomValue ?? true,
+      allowCustomValue: variable.allowCustomValue,
     });
   } else if (variable.type === 'datasource') {
     return new DataSourceVariable({
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export function createSceneVariableFromVariableModel(variable: TypedVariableMode
       isMulti: variable.multi,
       hide: variable.hide,
       defaultOptionEnabled: variable.current?.value === DEFAULT_DATASOURCE && variable.current?.text === 'default',
-      allowCustomValue: variable.allowCustomValue ?? true,
+      allowCustomValue: variable.allowCustomValue,
     });
   } else if (variable.type === 'interval') {
     const intervals = getIntervalsFromQueryString(variable.query);
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ export function createSceneVariableFromVariableModel(variable: TypedVariableMode
       hide: variable.hide,
       // @ts-expect-error
       defaultOptions: variable.options,
-      allowCustomValue: variable.allowCustomValue ?? true,
+      allowCustomValue: variable.allowCustomValue,
     });
   } else {
     throw new Error(`Scenes: Unsupported variable type ${variable.type}`);