diff --git a/examples/middleware/astro.config.mjs b/examples/middleware/astro.config.mjs
index 1d4662423eff..68ba7fac5876 100644
--- a/examples/middleware/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/examples/middleware/astro.config.mjs
@@ -7,7 +7,4 @@ export default defineConfig({
 	adapter: node({
 		mode: 'standalone',
 	}),
-	experimental: {
-		middleware: true,
-	},
 });
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/middleware-dev/astro.config.mjs b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/middleware-dev/astro.config.mjs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4379be246f94..000000000000
--- a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/middleware-dev/astro.config.mjs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-import { defineConfig } from 'astro/config';
-
-export default defineConfig({
-	experimental: {
-		middleware: true
-	}
-});
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/middleware-ssg/astro.config.mjs b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/middleware-ssg/astro.config.mjs
index 2f2e911a8d6d..a8ce50d378e6 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/middleware-ssg/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/middleware-ssg/astro.config.mjs
@@ -2,7 +2,4 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'astro/config';
 
 export default defineConfig({
 	output: "static",
-	experimental: {
-		middleware: true
-	}
 });
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/middleware-tailwind/astro.config.mjs b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/middleware-tailwind/astro.config.mjs
index e6b93533dd7b..db58bbf858ea 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/fixtures/middleware-tailwind/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/packages/astro/test/fixtures/middleware-tailwind/astro.config.mjs
@@ -5,7 +5,4 @@ import tailwind from '@astrojs/tailwind';
 // https://astro.build/config
 export default defineConfig({
 	integrations: [tailwind()],
-	experimental: {
-		middleware: true,
-	}
 });
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/redirects.test.js b/packages/astro/test/redirects.test.js
index e1891e5f35c7..5cff8fe3d938 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/redirects.test.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/redirects.test.js
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ describe('Astro.redirect', () => {
 				root: './fixtures/ssr-redirect/',
 				output: 'static',
 				experimental: {
-					middleware: true,
 					redirects: true,
 				},
 				redirects: {