diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/ActionModule.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/ActionModule.java
index d3ba8b6eb4611..e45a11ad87fb6 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/ActionModule.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/ActionModule.java
@@ -398,9 +398,6 @@ public class ActionModule extends AbstractModule {
 
     static {
         final String property = System.getProperty("es.datastreams_feature_flag_registered");
-        if (Build.CURRENT.isSnapshot() && property != null) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("es.datastreams_feature_flag_registered is only supported in non-snapshot builds");
-        }
         if (Build.CURRENT.isSnapshot() || "true".equals(property)) {
             DATASTREAMS_FEATURE_FLAG_REGISTERED = true;
         } else if ("false".equals(property) || property == null) {