diff --git a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_shieldcoinbase.py b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_shieldcoinbase.py
index 599663390..d0e4bb122 100755
--- a/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_shieldcoinbase.py
+++ b/qa/rpc-tests/wallet_shieldcoinbase.py
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ class WalletShieldCoinbaseTest (BitcoinTestFramework):
         initialize_chain_clean(self.options.tmpdir, 4)
 
     def setup_network(self, split=False):
-        args = ['-regtestprotectcoinbase', '-debug=zrpcunsafe', '-experimentalfeatures', '-zshieldcoinbase']
+        args = ['-regtestprotectcoinbase', '-debug=zrpcunsafe']
         self.nodes = []
         self.nodes.append(start_node(0, self.options.tmpdir, args))
         self.nodes.append(start_node(1, self.options.tmpdir, args))
-        args2 = ['-regtestprotectcoinbase', '-debug=zrpcunsafe', '-experimentalfeatures', '-zshieldcoinbase', "-mempooltxinputlimit=7"]
+        args2 = ['-regtestprotectcoinbase', '-debug=zrpcunsafe', "-mempooltxinputlimit=7"]
         self.nodes.append(start_node(2, self.options.tmpdir, args2))
         connect_nodes_bi(self.nodes,0,1)
         connect_nodes_bi(self.nodes,1,2)
diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 6f87917a0..59a59524d 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -790,8 +790,6 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
     if (!fExperimentalMode) {
         if (mapArgs.count("-developerencryptwallet")) {
             return InitError(_("Wallet encryption requires -experimentalfeatures."));
-        } else if (mapArgs.count("-zshieldcoinbase")) {
-            return InitError(_("RPC call z_shieldcoinbase requires -experimentalfeatures."));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
index bac5dc871..6738ec5d8 100644
--- a/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/rpcwallet.cpp
@@ -3527,16 +3527,9 @@ UniValue z_shieldcoinbase(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
     if (!EnsureWalletIsAvailable(fHelp))
         return NullUniValue;
 
-    bool fEnableShieldCoinbase = fExperimentalMode && GetBoolArg("-zshieldcoinbase", false);
-    std::string strDisabledMsg = "";
-    if (!fEnableShieldCoinbase) {
-        strDisabledMsg = "\nWARNING: z_shieldcoinbase is DISABLED but can be enabled as an experimental feature.\n";
-    }
-
     if (fHelp || params.size() < 2 || params.size() > 3)
         throw runtime_error(
             "z_shieldcoinbase \"fromaddress\" \"tozaddress\" ( fee )\n"
-            + strDisabledMsg +
             "\nShield transparent coinbase funds by sending to a shielded zaddr.  This is an asynchronous operation and utxos"
             "\nselected for shielding will be locked.  If there is an error, they are unlocked.  The RPC call `listlockunspent`"
             "\ncan be used to return a list of locked utxos.  The number of coinbase utxos selected for shielding is limited by"
@@ -3558,10 +3551,6 @@ UniValue z_shieldcoinbase(const UniValue& params, bool fHelp)
             "}\n"
         );
 
-    if (!fEnableShieldCoinbase) {
-        throw JSONRPCError(RPC_WALLET_ERROR, "Error: z_shieldcoinbase is disabled.");
-    }
-
     LOCK2(cs_main, pwalletMain->cs_wallet);
 
     // Validate the from address