diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/refs-test.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/refs-test.js
index 872ff6e7dc2b..8e3643d2c75d 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/refs-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/refs-test.js
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ describe('ref swapping', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  // @gate !__DEV__ || warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction
   it('should warn about callback refs returning a function', () => {
     const container = document.createElement('div');
     expect(() => {
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.new.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.new.js
index ecb83e28171c..5ff683009668 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.new.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.new.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import {
   deletedTreeCleanUpLevel,
   enableSuspenseLayoutEffectSemantics,
   enableUpdaterTracking,
-  warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction,
   enableCache,
 } from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 import {
@@ -286,10 +285,7 @@ function safelyDetachRef(current: Fiber, nearestMountedAncestor: Fiber | null) {
         captureCommitPhaseError(current, nearestMountedAncestor, error);
       }
       if (__DEV__) {
-        if (
-          warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction &&
-          typeof retVal === 'function'
-        ) {
+        if (typeof retVal === 'function') {
           console.error(
             'Unexpected return value from a callback ref in %s. ' +
               'A callback ref should not return a function.',
@@ -1151,10 +1147,7 @@ function commitAttachRef(finishedWork: Fiber) {
         retVal = ref(instanceToUse);
       }
       if (__DEV__) {
-        if (
-          warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction &&
-          typeof retVal === 'function'
-        ) {
+        if (typeof retVal === 'function') {
           console.error(
             'Unexpected return value from a callback ref in %s. ' +
               'A callback ref should not return a function.',
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.old.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.old.js
index 8466b41c85dc..769974e048d5 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.old.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberCommitWork.old.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import {
   deletedTreeCleanUpLevel,
   enableSuspenseLayoutEffectSemantics,
   enableUpdaterTracking,
-  warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction,
   enableCache,
 } from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 import {
@@ -286,10 +285,7 @@ function safelyDetachRef(current: Fiber, nearestMountedAncestor: Fiber | null) {
         captureCommitPhaseError(current, nearestMountedAncestor, error);
       }
       if (__DEV__) {
-        if (
-          warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction &&
-          typeof retVal === 'function'
-        ) {
+        if (typeof retVal === 'function') {
           console.error(
             'Unexpected return value from a callback ref in %s. ' +
               'A callback ref should not return a function.',
@@ -1151,10 +1147,7 @@ function commitAttachRef(finishedWork: Fiber) {
         retVal = ref(instanceToUse);
       }
       if (__DEV__) {
-        if (
-          warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction &&
-          typeof retVal === 'function'
-        ) {
+        if (typeof retVal === 'function') {
           console.error(
             'Unexpected return value from a callback ref in %s. ' +
               'A callback ref should not return a function.',
diff --git a/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js b/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js
index 7800bb1a7e3b..3c2444101eb8 100644
--- a/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js
+++ b/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js
@@ -178,8 +178,6 @@ export const deferRenderPhaseUpdateToNextBatch = false;
 
 export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
 
-export const warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction = false;
-
 export const disableSchedulerTimeoutInWorkLoop = false;
 
 export const enableLazyContextPropagation = false;
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb.js
index 65b1549876bb..2e2c63708780 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb.js
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ export const deferRenderPhaseUpdateToNextBatch = false;
 export const enableStrictEffects = __DEV__;
 export const createRootStrictEffectsByDefault = false;
 export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
-export const warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction = false;
 
 export const disableSchedulerTimeoutInWorkLoop = false;
 export const enableLazyContextPropagation = false;
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-oss.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-oss.js
index 34bdac6ac2c6..b97cd2317f0b 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-oss.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-oss.js
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export const deferRenderPhaseUpdateToNextBatch = false;
 export const enableStrictEffects = false;
 export const createRootStrictEffectsByDefault = false;
 export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
-export const warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction = false;
 
 export const disableSchedulerTimeoutInWorkLoop = false;
 export const enableLazyContextPropagation = false;
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.js
index c739a1e12620..b0e3fc3a0c8b 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.js
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export const deferRenderPhaseUpdateToNextBatch = false;
 export const enableStrictEffects = false;
 export const createRootStrictEffectsByDefault = false;
 export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
-export const warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction = false;
 
 export const disableSchedulerTimeoutInWorkLoop = false;
 export const enableLazyContextPropagation = false;
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.native.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.native.js
index cd72fcc481c9..953fab0f2c0a 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.native.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.native.js
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ export const enableClientRenderFallbackOnHydrationMismatch = true;
 export const enableStrictEffects = false;
 export const createRootStrictEffectsByDefault = false;
 export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
-export const warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction = false;
 
 export const disableSchedulerTimeoutInWorkLoop = false;
 export const enableLazyContextPropagation = false;
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.www.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.www.js
index 2e35505f5888..e9e3b5e97b64 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.www.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.www.js
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export const deferRenderPhaseUpdateToNextBatch = false;
 export const enableStrictEffects = true;
 export const createRootStrictEffectsByDefault = false;
 export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
-export const warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction = false;
 
 export const disableSchedulerTimeoutInWorkLoop = false;
 export const enableLazyContextPropagation = false;
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.js
index 1d2ff85dd389..ae8d16d41c00 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.js
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export const deferRenderPhaseUpdateToNextBatch = false;
 export const enableStrictEffects = false;
 export const createRootStrictEffectsByDefault = false;
 export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
-export const warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction = false;
 
 export const disableSchedulerTimeoutInWorkLoop = false;
 export const enableLazyContextPropagation = false;
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.www.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.www.js
index 06834fa9dbaa..93bfcfb5a70c 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.www.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.www.js
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export const deferRenderPhaseUpdateToNextBatch = false;
 export const enableStrictEffects = false;
 export const createRootStrictEffectsByDefault = false;
 export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
-export const warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction = false;
 
 export const disableSchedulerTimeoutInWorkLoop = false;
 export const enableLazyContextPropagation = false;
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www-dynamic.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www-dynamic.js
index 288e9631c75e..ab5e1526e3e6 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www-dynamic.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www-dynamic.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ export const enableFilterEmptyStringAttributesDOM = __VARIANT__;
 export const enableLegacyFBSupport = __VARIANT__;
 export const skipUnmountedBoundaries = __VARIANT__;
 export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = __VARIANT__;
-export const warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction = __VARIANT__;
 export const deletedTreeCleanUpLevel = __VARIANT__ ? 3 : 1;
 export const enableProfilerNestedUpdateScheduledHook = __VARIANT__;
 export const disableSchedulerTimeoutInWorkLoop = __VARIANT__;
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js
index a666671ab0ac..c15550727c6e 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ export const warnAboutDefaultPropsOnFunctionComponents = false;
 export const enableGetInspectorDataForInstanceInProduction = false;
 export const enableSuspenseServerRenderer = true;
 export const enableSelectiveHydration = true;
-export const warnAboutCallbackRefReturningFunction = true;
 
 export const enableLazyElements = true;
 export const enableCache = true;