diff --git a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Util/ConfigurationManager.cs b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Util/ConfigurationManager.cs
index 216e1295b5..748f81833a 100644
--- a/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Util/ConfigurationManager.cs
+++ b/Microsoft.Azure.Cosmos/src/Util/ConfigurationManager.cs
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@ public static bool IsReplicaAddressValidationEnabled(
             ConnectionPolicy connectionPolicy)
         {
             bool replicaValidationDefaultValue = false;
-#if PREVIEW
-            replicaValidationDefaultValue = true;
-#endif
+
             if (connectionPolicy != null
                 && connectionPolicy.EnableAdvancedReplicaSelectionForTcp.HasValue)
             {