diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 655aea0bb97..cf5d933767a 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 	},
 
 	ClearingNominatedNodeNameAfterBinding: {
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.34"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.34"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	},
 
 	ClusterTrustBundle: {
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 	},
 
 	NominatedNodeNameForExpectation: {
-		{Version: version.MustParse("1.34"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.34"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	},
 
 	OrderedNamespaceDeletion: {
diff --git a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
index 4c97e8e79fe..4040893383c 100644
--- a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
+++ b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
@@ -181,9 +181,9 @@
     version: "1.32"
 - name: ClearingNominatedNodeNameAfterBinding
   versionedSpecs:
-  - default: true
+  - default: false
     lockToDefault: false
-    preRelease: Beta
+    preRelease: Alpha
     version: "1.34"
 - name: CloudControllerManagerWebhook
   versionedSpecs:
@@ -1089,9 +1089,9 @@
     version: "1.34"
 - name: NominatedNodeNameForExpectation
   versionedSpecs:
-  - default: true
+  - default: false
     lockToDefault: false
-    preRelease: Beta
+    preRelease: Alpha
     version: "1.34"
 - name: OpenAPIEnums
   versionedSpecs:
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler/nominated_node_name/nominated_node_name_test.go b/test/integration/scheduler/nominated_node_name/nominated_node_name_test.go
index a3517b8d36a..a163bceb85b 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler/nominated_node_name/nominated_node_name_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler/nominated_node_name/nominated_node_name_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
+	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
 	fwk "k8s.io/kube-scheduler/framework"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework"
 	frameworkruntime "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime"
@@ -126,6 +129,8 @@ func Test_PutNominatedNodeNameInBindingCycle(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.NominatedNodeNameForExpectation, true)
+
 			testContext := testutils.InitTestAPIServer(t, "nnn-test", nil)
 			if test.cleanup != nil {
 				defer test.cleanup()