diff --git a/reg-tests/proxy/cli_add_backend.vtc b/reg-tests/proxy/cli_add_backend.vtc
index 7a2c97f79..c1d049590 100644
--- a/reg-tests/proxy/cli_add_backend.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/proxy/cli_add_backend.vtc
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ client c1 -connect ${h1_feS_sock} {
 
 haproxy h1 -cli {
 	# non existent backend
-	send "experimental-mode on; add backend be from def"
+	send "add backend be from def"
 	expect ~ "Mode is required"
 
-	send "experimental-mode on; add backend be from def_http"
+	send "add backend be from def_http"
 	expect ~ "New backend registered."
 
 	send "add server be/srv ${hsrv_fe_addr}:${hsrv_fe_port}"
diff --git a/reg-tests/proxy/cli_del_backend.vtc b/reg-tests/proxy/cli_del_backend.vtc
index 4eb17070a..bcbc1a4c1 100644
--- a/reg-tests/proxy/cli_del_backend.vtc
+++ b/reg-tests/proxy/cli_del_backend.vtc
@@ -40,29 +40,29 @@ haproxy h1 -conf {
 } -start
 
 haproxy h1 -cli {
-	send "experimental-mode on; del backend other"
+	send "del backend other"
 	expect ~ "No such backend."
 
-	send "experimental-mode on; del backend li"
+	send "del backend li"
 	expect ~ "Cannot delete a listen section."
 
-	send "experimental-mode on; del backend be_ref"
+	send "del backend be_ref"
 	expect ~ "This proxy cannot be removed at runtime due to other configuration elements pointing to it."
 
 	send "show stat be 2 -1"
 	expect ~ "be,BACKEND,"
 
-	send "experimental-mode on; del backend be"
+	send "del backend be"
 	expect ~ "Backend must be unpublished prior to its deletion."
 
 	send "unpublish backend be;"
 	expect ~ ".*"
-	send "experimental-mode on; del backend be"
+	send "del backend be"
 	expect ~ "Only a backend without server can be deleted."
 
 	send "del server be/s1"
 	expect ~ ".*"
-	send "experimental-mode on; del backend be"
+	send "del backend be"
 	expect ~ "Backend deleted."
 
 	send "show stat be 2 -1"
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ haproxy h1 -cli {
 
 	send "unpublish backend be_unnamed_def_ref;"
 	expect ~ ".*"
-	send "experimental-mode on; del backend be_unnamed_def_ref"
+	send "del backend be_unnamed_def_ref"
 	expect ~ "Backend deleted."
 
 	send "show stat be_unnamed_def_ref 2 -1"
@@ -83,6 +83,6 @@ haproxy h1 -cli {
 
 	send "unpublish backend be_unnamed_def_ref2;"
 	expect ~ ".*"
-	send "experimental-mode on; del backend be_unnamed_def_ref2"
+	send "del backend be_unnamed_def_ref2"
 	expect ~ "Backend deleted."
 }
diff --git a/src/proxy.c b/src/proxy.c
index c6c4eb293..d7ca09843 100644
--- a/src/proxy.c
+++ b/src/proxy.c
@@ -5443,8 +5443,8 @@ static int cli_io_handler_show_errors(struct appctx *appctx)
 
 /* register cli keywords */
 static struct cli_kw_list cli_kws = {{ },{
-	{ { "add", "backend", NULL },                       "add backend <backend>                   : add a new backend",                                              cli_parse_add_backend, NULL, NULL, NULL, ACCESS_EXPERIMENTAL },
-	{ { "del", "backend", NULL },                       "del backend <backend>                   : delete a backend",                                               cli_parse_delete_backend, NULL, NULL, NULL, ACCESS_EXPERIMENTAL },
+	{ { "add", "backend", NULL },                       "add backend <backend>                   : add a new backend",                                              cli_parse_add_backend, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
+	{ { "del", "backend", NULL },                       "del backend <backend>                   : delete a backend",                                               cli_parse_delete_backend, NULL, NULL, NULL, 0 },
 	{ { "disable", "frontend",  NULL },                 "disable frontend <frontend>             : temporarily disable specific frontend",                          cli_parse_disable_frontend, NULL, NULL },
 	{ { "enable", "frontend",  NULL },                  "enable frontend <frontend>              : re-enable specific frontend",                                    cli_parse_enable_frontend, NULL, NULL },
 	{ { "publish", "backend",  NULL },                  "publish backend <backend>               : mark backend as ready for traffic",                              cli_parse_publish_backend, NULL, NULL },