diff --git a/src/libutil/experimental-features.cc b/src/libutil/experimental-features.cc
index be5a2c088..bd1899662 100644
--- a/src/libutil/experimental-features.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/experimental-features.cc
@@ -190,12 +190,13 @@ constexpr std::array<ExperimentalFeatureDetails, 12> xpFeatureDetails = {{
         )",
     },
     {
-        .tag = Xp::NixTesting,
-        .name = "nix-testing",
+        .tag = Xp::DaemonTrustOverride,
+        .name = "daemon-trust-override",
         .description = R"(
-            A "permanent" experimental feature for extra features we just need
-            for testing. Not actually an "experiment" in the sense of being
-            prospective functionality for regular users.
+            Allow forcing trusting or not trusting clients with
+            `nix-daemon`. This is useful for testing, but possibly also
+            useful for various experiments with `nix-daemon --stdio`
+            networking.
         )",
     },
 }};
diff --git a/src/libutil/experimental-features.hh b/src/libutil/experimental-features.hh
index c41f73fa0..3c00bc4e5 100644
--- a/src/libutil/experimental-features.hh
+++ b/src/libutil/experimental-features.hh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ enum struct ExperimentalFeature
     AutoAllocateUids,
     Cgroups,
     DiscardReferences,
-    NixTesting,
+    DaemonTrustOverride,
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/nix/daemon.cc b/src/nix/daemon.cc
index 4be93bb1c..35e8a5f87 100644
--- a/src/nix/daemon.cc
+++ b/src/nix/daemon.cc
@@ -472,13 +472,13 @@ static int main_nix_daemon(int argc, char * * argv)
             else if (*arg == "--stdio")
                 stdio = true;
             else if (*arg == "--force-trusted") {
-                experimentalFeatureSettings.require(Xp::NixTesting);
+                experimentalFeatureSettings.require(Xp::DaemonTrustOverride);
                 isTrustedOpt = Trusted;
             } else if (*arg == "--force-untrusted") {
-                experimentalFeatureSettings.require(Xp::NixTesting);
+                experimentalFeatureSettings.require(Xp::DaemonTrustOverride);
                 isTrustedOpt = NotTrusted;
             } else if (*arg == "--default-trust") {
-                experimentalFeatureSettings.require(Xp::NixTesting);
+                experimentalFeatureSettings.require(Xp::DaemonTrustOverride);
                 isTrustedOpt = std::nullopt;
             } else return false;
             return true;
diff --git a/tests/build-remote-trustless-should-fail-0.sh b/tests/build-remote-trustless-should-fail-0.sh
index b5cedb544..fad1def59 100644
--- a/tests/build-remote-trustless-should-fail-0.sh
+++ b/tests/build-remote-trustless-should-fail-0.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 source common.sh
 
+enableFeatures "daemon-trust-override"
+
+restartDaemon
+
 [[ $busybox =~ busybox ]] || skipTest "no busybox"
 
 unset NIX_STORE_DIR
diff --git a/tests/build-remote-trustless-should-pass-2.sh b/tests/build-remote-trustless-should-pass-2.sh
index 6383f5489..b769a88f0 100644
--- a/tests/build-remote-trustless-should-pass-2.sh
+++ b/tests/build-remote-trustless-should-pass-2.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 source common.sh
 
+enableFeatures "daemon-trust-override"
+
+restartDaemon
+
 # Remote doesn't trust us
 file=build-hook.nix
 prog=$(readlink -e ./nix-daemon-untrusting.sh)
diff --git a/tests/build-remote-trustless-should-pass-3.sh b/tests/build-remote-trustless-should-pass-3.sh
index c3ec359fb..40f81da5a 100644
--- a/tests/build-remote-trustless-should-pass-3.sh
+++ b/tests/build-remote-trustless-should-pass-3.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 source common.sh
 
+enableFeatures "daemon-trust-override"
+
+restartDaemon
+
 # Remote doesn't trusts us, but this is fine because we are only
 # building (fixed) CA derivations.
 file=build-hook-ca-fixed.nix
diff --git a/tests/init.sh b/tests/init.sh
index 2c4f4a2f3..c420e8c9f 100755
--- a/tests/init.sh
+++ b/tests/init.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ cat > "$NIX_CONF_DIR"/nix.conf <<EOF
 build-users-group =
 keep-derivations = false
 sandbox = false
-experimental-features = nix-command flakes nix-testing
+experimental-features = nix-command flakes
 gc-reserved-space = 0
 substituters =
 flake-registry = $TEST_ROOT/registry.json