diff --git a/agent/consul/system_metadata_test.go b/agent/consul/system_metadata_test.go
index 61f62c8d15..633aa6bc40 100644
--- a/agent/consul/system_metadata_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/system_metadata_test.go
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ func TestLeader_SystemMetadata_CRUD(t *testing.T) {
 
 	state := srv.fsm.State()
 
-	// Initially has one entry for virtual-ips feature flag
+	// Initially has no entries
 	_, entries, err := state.SystemMetadataList(nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Len(t, entries, 1)
+	require.Len(t, entries, 0)
 
 	// Create 3
 	require.NoError(t, srv.setSystemMetadataKey("key1", "val1"))
@@ -53,13 +53,12 @@ func TestLeader_SystemMetadata_CRUD(t *testing.T) {
 
 	_, entries, err = state.SystemMetadataList(nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Len(t, entries, 4)
+	require.Len(t, entries, 3)
 
 	require.Equal(t, map[string]string{
-		structs.SystemMetadataVirtualIPsEnabled: "true",
-		"key1":                                  "val1",
-		"key2":                                  "val2",
-		"key3":                                  "",
+		"key1": "val1",
+		"key2": "val2",
+		"key3": "",
 	}, mapify(entries))
 
 	// Update one and delete one.
@@ -68,11 +67,10 @@ func TestLeader_SystemMetadata_CRUD(t *testing.T) {
 
 	_, entries, err = state.SystemMetadataList(nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Len(t, entries, 3)
+	require.Len(t, entries, 2)
 
 	require.Equal(t, map[string]string{
-		structs.SystemMetadataVirtualIPsEnabled: "true",
-		"key2":                                  "val2",
-		"key3":                                  "val3",
+		"key2": "val2",
+		"key3": "val3",
 	}, mapify(entries))
 }