diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/features/index.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/features/index.ts
index a8d6f0d0ef..aa80ad9b73 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/features/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/features/index.ts
@@ -267,5 +267,5 @@ export class FlagSet<V extends Flag<any>, T extends { [key: string]: V }> {
 // default values set correctly and their types flow through the system.
 export const flags = new FlagSet({
   DEFAULT_VALUES: Flag.boolean(false),
-  SQS: Flag.boolean(false),
+  SQS: Flag.boolean(env.isDev()),
 })
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/dev/manage.js b/packages/server/scripts/dev/manage.js
index edcc4a5edb..0794c53506 100644
--- a/packages/server/scripts/dev/manage.js
+++ b/packages/server/scripts/dev/manage.js
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ async function init() {
     HTTP_LOGGING: "0",
     VERSION: "0.0.0+local",
     PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH: "1",
-    TENANT_FEATURE_FLAGS: "*:SQS",
   }
 
   config = { ...config, ...existingConfig }
diff --git a/packages/worker/scripts/dev/manage.js b/packages/worker/scripts/dev/manage.js
index cec8c68d26..4f4b6eb060 100644
--- a/packages/worker/scripts/dev/manage.js
+++ b/packages/worker/scripts/dev/manage.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ async function init() {
     HTTP_LOGGING: "0",
     VERSION: "0.0.0+local",
     PASSWORD_MIN_LENGTH: "1",
-    TENANT_FEATURE_FLAGS: "*:SQS",
   }
 
   config = { ...config, ...existingConfig }