diff --git a/rs/replica/setup_ic_network/src/lib.rs b/rs/replica/setup_ic_network/src/lib.rs
index f1d429c9cc3..4cfa41fc8fd 100644
--- a/rs/replica/setup_ic_network/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rs/replica/setup_ic_network/src/lib.rs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::{Arc, Mutex, RwLock},
 };
 
-const ENABLE_NEW_STATE_SYNC: bool = false;
+const ENABLE_NEW_STATE_SYNC: bool = true;
 
 /// The P2P state sync client.
 pub enum P2PStateSyncClient {