diff --git a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/project/GradleProjectResolver.java b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/project/GradleProjectResolver.java
index 93772a7abbc0..94040295ce77 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/project/GradleProjectResolver.java
+++ b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/service/project/GradleProjectResolver.java
@@ -154,12 +154,9 @@ public class GradleProjectResolver implements ExternalSystemProjectResolver<Grad
 
     BuildActionExecuter<ProjectImportAction.AllModels> buildActionExecutor = resolverCtx.getConnection().action(projectImportAction);
 
-    // TODO [vlad] remove the check
-    if (!GradleEnvironment.DISABLE_ENHANCED_TOOLING_API) {
-      File initScript = GradleExecutionHelper.generateInitScript(isBuildSrcProject, toolingExtensionClasses);
-      if (initScript != null) {
-        ContainerUtil.addAll(commandLineArgs, GradleConstants.INIT_SCRIPT_CMD_OPTION, initScript.getAbsolutePath());
-      }
+    File initScript = GradleExecutionHelper.generateInitScript(isBuildSrcProject, toolingExtensionClasses);
+    if (initScript != null) {
+      ContainerUtil.addAll(commandLineArgs, GradleConstants.INIT_SCRIPT_CMD_OPTION, initScript.getAbsolutePath());
     }
 
     GradleExecutionHelper.prepare(
@@ -298,7 +295,6 @@ public class GradleProjectResolver implements ExternalSystemProjectResolver<Grad
                                      @NotNull final ProjectConnectionDataNodeFunction projectConnectionDataNodeFunction) {
 
     if (projectConnectionDataNodeFunction.myIsPreviewMode
-        || GradleEnvironment.DISABLE_ENHANCED_TOOLING_API
         || !new File(projectConnectionDataNodeFunction.myProjectPath).isDirectory()) {
       return;
     }
diff --git a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/util/GradleEnvironment.java b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/util/GradleEnvironment.java
index eb780ced4d5a..43d4638d40d5 100644
--- a/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/util/GradleEnvironment.java
+++ b/plugins/gradle/src/org/jetbrains/plugins/gradle/util/GradleEnvironment.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
 public class GradleEnvironment {
 
   @NonNls public static final boolean DEBUG_GRADLE_HOME_PROCESSING = Boolean.getBoolean("gradle.debug.home.processing");
-  @NonNls public static final boolean DISABLE_ENHANCED_TOOLING_API = Boolean.getBoolean("gradle.disable.enhanced.tooling.api");
   @NonNls public static final boolean ADJUST_USER_DIR = Boolean.getBoolean("gradle.adjust.userdir");
 
   public static class Headless {