diff --git a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw_immediate.inl b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw_immediate.inl
index 1ece16fe5b..124a2b89d2 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw_immediate.inl
+++ b/level_zero/core/source/cmdlist/cmdlist_hw_immediate.inl
@@ -1915,9 +1915,6 @@ ze_result_t CommandListCoreFamilyImmediate<gfxCoreFamily>::appendStagingMemoryCo
 
 template <GFXCORE_FAMILY gfxCoreFamily>
 bool CommandListCoreFamilyImmediate<gfxCoreFamily>::isValidForStagingTransfer(const void *dstptr, const void *srcptr, size_t size, bool hasDependencies) {
-    if (NEO::debugManager.flags.EnableCopyWithStagingBuffers.get() != 1) {
-        return false;
-    }
     if (this->useAdditionalBlitProperties) {
         return false;
     }
diff --git a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_memory.cpp b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_memory.cpp
index fe7ee15f41..a58e18a34d 100644
--- a/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_memory.cpp
+++ b/level_zero/core/test/unit_tests/sources/cmdlist/test_cmdlist_append_memory.cpp
@@ -1435,8 +1435,6 @@ HWTEST_F(StagingBuffersFixture, givenAppendMemoryCopyWithoutStagingThenImportAll
 }
 
 HWTEST_F(StagingBuffersFixture, givenAppendMemoryCopyWithStagingAndNonUsmDstThenImportAllocation) {
-    NEO::debugManager.flags.EnableCopyWithStagingBuffers.set(1);
-
     MockCommandListImmediateHw<FamilyType::gfxCoreFamily> cmdList;
     cmdList.cmdQImmediate = queue.get();
     cmdList.initialize(device, NEO::EngineGroupType::compute, 0u);
@@ -1451,8 +1449,6 @@ HWTEST_F(StagingBuffersFixture, givenAppendMemoryCopyWithStagingAndNonUsmDstThen
 }
 
 HWTEST_F(StagingBuffersFixture, givenAppendMemoryCopyWithStagingThenDontImportAllocation) {
-    NEO::debugManager.flags.EnableCopyWithStagingBuffers.set(1);
-
     MockCommandListImmediateHw<FamilyType::gfxCoreFamily> cmdList;
     cmdList.callBaseExecute = true;
     cmdList.cmdQImmediate = queue.get();
@@ -1484,8 +1480,6 @@ HWTEST_F(StagingBuffersFixture, givenStagingBufferManagerDestroyedAndHostSynchro
 }
 
 HWTEST_F(StagingBuffersFixture, givenAppendMemoryCopyWithStagingWhenAppendFailedThenPropagateError) {
-    NEO::debugManager.flags.EnableCopyWithStagingBuffers.set(1);
-
     MockCommandListImmediateHw<FamilyType::gfxCoreFamily> cmdList;
     cmdList.cmdQImmediate = queue.get();
     cmdList.initialize(device, NEO::EngineGroupType::compute, 0u);