diff --git a/web/packages/new/photos/services/feature-flags.ts b/web/packages/new/photos/services/feature-flags.ts
index fb48086d46..1f2e4329bc 100644
--- a/web/packages/new/photos/services/feature-flags.ts
+++ b/web/packages/new/photos/services/feature-flags.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { isDevBuild } from "@/base/env";
 import { authenticatedRequestHeaders, ensureOk } from "@/base/http";
 import { localUser } from "@/base/local-user";
 import log from "@/base/log";
@@ -104,16 +103,13 @@ const remoteFeatureFlagsFetchingIfNeeded = async () => {
 /**
  * Return `true` if the current user is marked as an "internal" user.
  *
- * 1. Everyone is considered as an internal user in dev builds.
- * 2. Emails that end in `@ente.io` are always considered as internal users.
- * 3. If the "internalUser" remote feature flag is set, the user is internal.
- * 4. Otherwise false.
+ * 1. Emails that end in `@ente.io` are considered as internal users.
+ * 2. If the "internalUser" remote feature flag is set, the user is internal.
+ * 3. Otherwise false.
  *
  * See also: [Note: Feature Flags].
  */
 export const isInternalUser = async () => {
-    if (isDevBuild) return true;
-
     const user = localUser();
     if (user?.email.endsWith("@ente.io")) return true;
 
diff --git a/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/index.ts b/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/index.ts
index 91144b4f91..c3432b1023 100644
--- a/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/index.ts
+++ b/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { FileType } from "@/media/file-type";
 import type { EnteFile } from "@/new/photos/types/file";
 import { throttled } from "@/utils/promise";
 import { proxy } from "comlink";
-import { isBetaUser, isInternalUser } from "../feature-flags";
+import { isInternalUser } from "../feature-flags";
 import { getRemoteFlag, updateRemoteFlag } from "../remote-store";
 import type { UploadItem } from "../upload/types";
 import { regenerateFaceCrops } from "./crop";
@@ -97,17 +97,17 @@ export const terminateMLWorker = () => {
  *
  * ML currently only works when we're running in our desktop app.
  */
-// TODO-ML:
-export const isMLSupported =
-    isDesktop && process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_ENTE_ENABLE_WIP_ML_DONT_USE;
+export const isMLSupported = isDesktop;
 
 /**
+ * TODO-ML: This will not be needed when we move to a public beta.
  * Was this someone who might've enabled the beta ML? If so, show them the
  * coming back soon banner while we finalize it.
- * TODO-ML:
  */
 export const canEnableML = async () =>
-    (await isInternalUser()) || (await isBetaUser());
+    // TODO-ML: The interim condition should be
+    // isDevBuild || (await isInternalUser()) || (await isBetaUser());
+    await isInternalUser();
 
 /**
  * Initialize the ML subsystem if the user has enabled it in preferences.
diff --git a/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/people.ts b/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/people.ts
index 97118ea94a..90e1314571 100644
--- a/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/people.ts
+++ b/web/packages/new/photos/services/ml/people.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ export interface Person {
     displayFaceId: string;
 }
 
-// TODO-ML(MR): Forced disable clustering. It doesn't currently work,
-// need to finalize it before we move out of beta.
+// Forced disable clustering. It doesn't currently work.
 //
 // > Error: Failed to execute 'transferToImageBitmap' on
 // > 'OffscreenCanvas': ImageBitmap construction failed