diff --git a/config-model-api/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/model/api/ModelContext.java b/config-model-api/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/model/api/ModelContext.java
index 39ed324c303..08ba0365864 100644
--- a/config-model-api/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/model/api/ModelContext.java
+++ b/config-model-api/src/main/java/com/yahoo/config/model/api/ModelContext.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ interface FeatureFlags {
         @ModelFeatureFlag(owners = {"hmusum"}) default String unknownConfigDefinition() { return "warn"; }
         @ModelFeatureFlag(owners = {"hmusum"}) default int searchHandlerThreadpool() { return 2; }
         @ModelFeatureFlag(owners = {"baldersheim"}) default boolean alwaysMarkPhraseExpensive() { return false; }
-        @ModelFeatureFlag(owners = {"baldersheim"}) default boolean sortBlueprintsByCost() { return false; }
+        @ModelFeatureFlag(owners = {"havardpe"}) default boolean sortBlueprintsByCost() { return false; }
         @ModelFeatureFlag(owners = {"vekterli"}) default int persistenceThreadMaxFeedOpBatchSize() { return 1; }
         @ModelFeatureFlag(owners = {"olaa"}) default boolean logserverOtelCol() { return false; }
         @ModelFeatureFlag(owners = {"bratseth"}) default SharedHosts sharedHosts() { return SharedHosts.empty(); }
diff --git a/configserver/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/config/server/deploy/ModelContextImpl.java b/configserver/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/config/server/deploy/ModelContextImpl.java
index 6fee9426561..c31e0c530ec 100644
--- a/configserver/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/config/server/deploy/ModelContextImpl.java
+++ b/configserver/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/config/server/deploy/ModelContextImpl.java
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ public FeatureFlags(FlagSource source, ApplicationId appId, Version version) {
             this.unknownConfigDefinition = PermanentFlags.UNKNOWN_CONFIG_DEFINITION.bindTo(source).with(appId).with(version).value();
             this.searchHandlerThreadpool = Flags.SEARCH_HANDLER_THREADPOOL.bindTo(source).with(appId).with(version).value();
             this.alwaysMarkPhraseExpensive = Flags.ALWAYS_MARK_PHRASE_EXPENSIVE.bindTo(source).with(appId).with(version).value();
-            this.sortBlueprintsByCost = Flags.SORT_BLUEPRINTS_BY_COST.bindTo(source).with(appId).with(version).value();
+            this.sortBlueprintsByCost = PermanentFlags.SORT_BLUEPRINTS_BY_COST.bindTo(source).with(appId).with(version).value();
             this.persistenceThreadMaxFeedOpBatchSize = Flags.PERSISTENCE_THREAD_MAX_FEED_OP_BATCH_SIZE.bindTo(source).with(appId).with(version).value();
             this.logserverOtelCol = Flags.LOGSERVER_OTELCOL_AGENT.bindTo(source).with(appId).with(version).value();
             this.sharedHosts = PermanentFlags.SHARED_HOST.bindTo(source).with(appId).with(version).value();
diff --git a/flags/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/flags/Flags.java b/flags/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/flags/Flags.java
index eb92ae1e25c..a070841ed4b 100644
--- a/flags/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/flags/Flags.java
+++ b/flags/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/flags/Flags.java
@@ -214,13 +214,6 @@ public class Flags {
             "Where specified, CNAME records are used instead of the default ALIAS records, which have a default 60s TTL.",
             "Takes effect at redeployment from controller");
 
-    public static final UnboundBooleanFlag SORT_BLUEPRINTS_BY_COST = defineFeatureFlag(
-            "sort-blueprints-by-cost", false,
-            List.of("havardpe"), "2023-12-19", "2025-04-01",
-            "If true blueprints are sorted based on cost estimate, rather than absolute estimated hits",
-            "Takes effect at redeployment",
-            INSTANCE_ID);
-
     public static final UnboundBooleanFlag ALWAYS_MARK_PHRASE_EXPENSIVE = defineFeatureFlag(
             "always-mark-phrase-expensive", false,
             List.of("havardpe"), "2023-11-20", "2025-04-01",
diff --git a/flags/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/flags/PermanentFlags.java b/flags/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/flags/PermanentFlags.java
index a35980fa60c..e2ed93cd193 100644
--- a/flags/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/flags/PermanentFlags.java
+++ b/flags/src/main/java/com/yahoo/vespa/flags/PermanentFlags.java
@@ -607,6 +607,12 @@ public class PermanentFlags {
             "Takes effect at redeployment",
             INSTANCE_ID);
 
+    public static final UnboundBooleanFlag SORT_BLUEPRINTS_BY_COST = defineFeatureFlag(
+            "sort-blueprints-by-cost", false,
+            "If true blueprints are sorted based on cost estimate, rather than absolute estimated hits",
+            "Takes effect at redeployment",
+            INSTANCE_ID);
+
     private PermanentFlags() {}
 
     private static UnboundBooleanFlag defineFeatureFlag(