diff --git a/WORKSPACE b/WORKSPACE
index 4189aa289..9d939bd06 100644
--- a/WORKSPACE
+++ b/WORKSPACE
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
 # Try to match it with the one in source/extensions and comment out unneeded extensions.
 
 ENVOY_SHA1 = "349011c2ebd40f070510e34f4605bff1da64fb0e"  # v1.30.7
+
 ENVOY_SHA256 = "fee4d8c1005cac9a241e29d51a903b1b369515a8a77e5b7fe320520ae7c7b855"
 
 http_archive(
diff --git a/examples/auth/envoy_config.json b/examples/auth/envoy_config.json
index dc6355929..0fa11f22c 100644
--- a/examples/auth/envoy_config.json
+++ b/examples/auth/envoy_config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
       {
         "name": "static-runtime",
         "staticLayer": {
-          "envoy.reloadable_features.prohibit_route_refresh_after_response_headers_sent": false,
           "http.max_requests_per_io_cycle": 1,
           "re2.max_program_size.error_level": 1000
         }
diff --git a/examples/dynamic_routing/envoy_config.json b/examples/dynamic_routing/envoy_config.json
index 5f5784619..e5cf46522 100644
--- a/examples/dynamic_routing/envoy_config.json
+++ b/examples/dynamic_routing/envoy_config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
       {
         "name": "static-runtime",
         "staticLayer": {
-          "envoy.reloadable_features.prohibit_route_refresh_after_response_headers_sent": false,
           "http.max_requests_per_io_cycle": 1,
           "re2.max_program_size.error_level": 1000
         }
diff --git a/examples/grpc_dynamic_routing/envoy_config.json b/examples/grpc_dynamic_routing/envoy_config.json
index b06e5e93d..fb2c4194c 100644
--- a/examples/grpc_dynamic_routing/envoy_config.json
+++ b/examples/grpc_dynamic_routing/envoy_config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
       {
         "name": "static-runtime",
         "staticLayer": {
-          "envoy.reloadable_features.prohibit_route_refresh_after_response_headers_sent": false,
           "http.max_requests_per_io_cycle": 1,
           "re2.max_program_size.error_level": 1000
         }
diff --git a/examples/service_control/envoy_config.json b/examples/service_control/envoy_config.json
index 9f832b537..a19d9bc5f 100644
--- a/examples/service_control/envoy_config.json
+++ b/examples/service_control/envoy_config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
       {
         "name": "static-runtime",
         "staticLayer": {
-          "envoy.reloadable_features.prohibit_route_refresh_after_response_headers_sent": false,
           "http.max_requests_per_io_cycle": 1,
           "re2.max_program_size.error_level": 1000
         }
diff --git a/examples/testdata/route_match/envoy_config.json b/examples/testdata/route_match/envoy_config.json
index 7d1260707..f8b26c522 100644
--- a/examples/testdata/route_match/envoy_config.json
+++ b/examples/testdata/route_match/envoy_config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
       {
         "name": "static-runtime",
         "staticLayer": {
-          "envoy.reloadable_features.prohibit_route_refresh_after_response_headers_sent": false,
           "http.max_requests_per_io_cycle": 1,
           "re2.max_program_size.error_level": 1000
         }
diff --git a/examples/testdata/sidecar_backend/envoy_config.json b/examples/testdata/sidecar_backend/envoy_config.json
index 12ae25d74..0abc4c10e 100644
--- a/examples/testdata/sidecar_backend/envoy_config.json
+++ b/examples/testdata/sidecar_backend/envoy_config.json
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
       {
         "name": "static-runtime",
         "staticLayer": {
-          "envoy.reloadable_features.prohibit_route_refresh_after_response_headers_sent": false,
           "http.max_requests_per_io_cycle": 1,
           "re2.max_program_size.error_level": 1000
         }
diff --git a/src/go/bootstrap/ads/bootstrap_test.go b/src/go/bootstrap/ads/bootstrap_test.go
index 4a71accb5..36ee508fa 100644
--- a/src/go/bootstrap/ads/bootstrap_test.go
+++ b/src/go/bootstrap/ads/bootstrap_test.go
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@ func TestCreateBootstrapConfig(t *testing.T) {
          {
             "name": "static-runtime",
             "staticLayer": {
-              "envoy.reloadable_features.prohibit_route_refresh_after_response_headers_sent": false,
-          "http.max_requests_per_io_cycle":1,
+              "http.max_requests_per_io_cycle":1,
               "re2.max_program_size.error_level":1000
             }
          }
@@ -172,8 +171,7 @@ func TestCreateBootstrapConfig(t *testing.T) {
          {
             "name": "static-runtime",
             "staticLayer": {
-              "envoy.reloadable_features.prohibit_route_refresh_after_response_headers_sent": false,
-          "http.max_requests_per_io_cycle":1,
+              "http.max_requests_per_io_cycle":1,
               "re2.max_program_size.error_level":1000
             }
          }
diff --git a/src/go/bootstrap/layer_runtime.go b/src/go/bootstrap/layer_runtime.go
index 927f40d1e..d8e5faafb 100644
--- a/src/go/bootstrap/layer_runtime.go
+++ b/src/go/bootstrap/layer_runtime.go
@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@ func CreateLayeredRuntime() *bootstrappb.LayeredRuntime {
 									NumberValue: 1000,
 								},
 							},
-							// Our service control filter may call route() in log time
-							// but it is possible that the route isn't set with early local reply,
-							// which triggers an ENVOY_BUG, so we use this flag to workaround.
-							// For more context, see https://github.com/envoyproxy/envoy/issues/28626.
-							"envoy.reloadable_features.prohibit_route_refresh_after_response_headers_sent": {
-								Kind: &structpb.Value_BoolValue{
-									BoolValue: false,
-								},
-							},
 							// Enable an Envoy vulnerability mitigation. For details, please see b/299661830.
 							"http.max_requests_per_io_cycle": {
 								Kind: &structpb.Value_NumberValue{
diff --git a/tests/env/testdata/access_log.txt b/tests/env/testdata/access_log.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb