diff --git a/apps/test/intent-perf/src/main/java/org/onosproject/intentperf/IntentPerfInstaller.java b/apps/test/intent-perf/src/main/java/org/onosproject/intentperf/IntentPerfInstaller.java
index b4d7acf..e68c13c 100644
--- a/apps/test/intent-perf/src/main/java/org/onosproject/intentperf/IntentPerfInstaller.java
+++ b/apps/test/intent-perf/src/main/java/org/onosproject/intentperf/IntentPerfInstaller.java
@@ -177,10 +177,6 @@
         reportTimer = new Timer("onos-intent-perf-reporter");
         workers = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(DEFAULT_NUM_WORKERS, groupedThreads("onos/intent-perf", "worker-%d"));
 
-        // disable flow backups for testing
-        configService.setProperty("org.onosproject.store.flow.impl.DistributedFlowRuleStore",
-                                  "backupEnabled", "true");
-
         // TODO: replace with shared executor
         messageHandlingExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(
                 groupedThreads("onos/perf", "command-handler"));