diff --git a/src/libutil/config.cc b/src/libutil/config.cc
index 8d63536d6..5ff8d91ba 100644
--- a/src/libutil/config.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/config.cc
@@ -70,17 +70,10 @@ void AbstractConfig::reapplyUnknownSettings()
         set(s.first, s.second);
 }
 
-// Whether we should process the option. Excludes aliases, which are handled elsewhere, and disabled features.
-static bool applicable(const Config::SettingData & sd)
-{
-    return !sd.isAlias
-        && experimentalFeatureSettings.isEnabled(sd.setting->experimentalFeature);
-}
-
 void Config::getSettings(std::map<std::string, SettingInfo> & res, bool overriddenOnly)
 {
     for (auto & opt : _settings)
-        if (applicable(opt.second) && (!overriddenOnly || opt.second.setting->overridden))
+        if (!opt.second.isAlias && (!overriddenOnly || opt.second.setting->overridden))
             res.emplace(opt.first, SettingInfo{opt.second.setting->to_string(), opt.second.setting->description});
 }
 
@@ -154,7 +147,7 @@ nlohmann::json Config::toJSON()
 {
     auto res = nlohmann::json::object();
     for (auto & s : _settings)
-        if (applicable(s.second))
+        if (!s.second.isAlias)
             res.emplace(s.first, s.second.setting->toJSON());
     return res;
 }
@@ -163,7 +156,7 @@ std::string Config::toKeyValue()
 {
     auto res = std::string();
     for (auto & s : _settings)
-        if (applicable(s.second))
+        if (s.second.isAlias)
             res += fmt("%s = %s\n", s.first, s.second.setting->to_string());
     return res;
 }
@@ -171,9 +164,6 @@ std::string Config::toKeyValue()
 void Config::convertToArgs(Args & args, const std::string & category)
 {
     for (auto & s : _settings) {
-        /* We do include args for settings gated on disabled
-           experimental-features. The args themselves however will also be
-           gated on any experimental feature the underlying setting is. */
         if (!s.second.isAlias)
             s.second.setting->convertToArg(args, category);
     }
diff --git a/tests/experimental-features.sh b/tests/experimental-features.sh
index a4d55f5f4..73554da8c 100644
--- a/tests/experimental-features.sh
+++ b/tests/experimental-features.sh
@@ -1,25 +1,27 @@
 source common.sh
 
-# Without flakes, flake options should not show up
-# With flakes, flake options should show up
-
-function both_ways {
-    nix --experimental-features 'nix-command' "$@" | grepQuietInverse flake
-    nix --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' "$@" | grepQuiet flake
-
-    # Also, the order should not matter
-    nix "$@" --experimental-features 'nix-command' | grepQuietInverse flake
-    nix "$@" --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' | grepQuiet flake
-}
-
-# Simple case, the configuration effects the running command
-both_ways show-config
-
-# Skipping for now, because we actually *do* want these to show up in
-# the manual, just be marked experimental. Will reenable once the manual
-# generation takes advantage of the JSON metadata on this.
-
-# both_ways store gc --help
+# Skipping these two for now, because we actually *do* want flags and
+# config settings to always show up in the manual, just be marked
+# experimental. Will reenable once the manual generation takes advantage
+# of the JSON metadata on this.
+#
+# # Without flakes, flake options should not show up
+# # With flakes, flake options should show up
+#
+# function grep_both_ways {
+#     nix --experimental-features 'nix-command' "$@" | grepQuietInverse flake
+#     nix --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' "$@" | grepQuiet flake
+#
+#     # Also, the order should not matter
+#     nix "$@" --experimental-features 'nix-command' | grepQuietInverse flake
+#     nix "$@" --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' | grepQuiet flake
+# }
+#
+# # Simple case, the configuration effects the running command
+# grep_both_ways show-config
+#
+# # Medium case, the configuration effects --help
+# grep_both_ways store gc --help
 
 expect 1 nix --experimental-features 'nix-command' show-config --flake-registry 'https://no'
 nix --experimental-features 'nix-command flakes' show-config --flake-registry 'https://no'