diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/shoot.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/shoot.go
index ac7c42cc739..82c2e94fbba 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/shoot.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/shoot.go
@@ -3229,33 +3229,11 @@ func validateHAShootControlPlaneConfigurationValue(shoot *core.Shoot) field.Erro
 	return allErrs
 }
 
-func validateShootHAControlPlaneSpecUpdate(newShoot, oldShoot *core.Shoot, fldPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
+func validateShootHAControlPlaneSpecUpdate(_, _ *core.Shoot, _ *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
 	var (
-		allErrs          = field.ErrorList{}
-		shootIsScheduled = newShoot.Spec.SeedName != nil
-
-		oldVal, newVal core.FailureToleranceType
-		oldValExists   bool
+		allErrs = field.ErrorList{}
 	)
 
-	if oldShoot.Spec.ControlPlane != nil && oldShoot.Spec.ControlPlane.HighAvailability != nil {
-		oldVal = oldShoot.Spec.ControlPlane.HighAvailability.FailureTolerance.Type
-		oldValExists = true
-	}
-
-	if newShoot.Spec.ControlPlane != nil && newShoot.Spec.ControlPlane.HighAvailability != nil {
-		newVal = newShoot.Spec.ControlPlane.HighAvailability.FailureTolerance.Type
-		// TODO(@aaronfern): remove this validation of not allowing scale-up to HA while hibernated when https://github.com/gardener/etcd-druid/issues/589 is resolved
-		if !oldValExists && helper.IsShootInHibernation(newShoot) {
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Forbidden(fldPath.Child("highAvailability", "failureTolerance", "type"), "Shoot is currently hibernated and cannot be scaled up to HA. Please make sure your cluster has woken up before scaling it up to HA"))
-		}
-	}
-
-	if oldValExists && shootIsScheduled {
-		// If the HighAvailability field is already set for the shoot then enforce that it cannot be changed.
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, apivalidation.ValidateImmutableField(newVal, oldVal, fldPath.Child("highAvailability", "failureTolerance", "type"))...)
-	}
-
 	return allErrs
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/shoot_test.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/shoot_test.go
index db3a2b72527..5916efeab18 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/shoot_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/shoot_test.go
@@ -352,141 +352,6 @@ var _ = Describe("Shoot Validation Tests", func() {
 			))
 		})
 
-		Context("#ValidateShootHAControlPlaneUpdate", func() {
-			It("should pass as Shoot ControlPlane Spec with HA set to zone has not changed", func() {
-				shoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{HighAvailability: &core.HighAvailability{FailureTolerance: core.FailureTolerance{Type: core.FailureToleranceTypeZone}}}
-				newShoot := prepareShootForUpdate(shoot)
-				errorList := ValidateShootHAConfigUpdate(newShoot, shoot)
-				Expect(errorList).To(BeEmpty())
-			})
-
-			It("should pass as non-HA Shoot ControlPlane Spec has not changed", func() {
-				newShoot := prepareShootForUpdate(shoot)
-				errorList := ValidateShootHAConfigUpdate(newShoot, shoot)
-				Expect(errorList).To(BeEmpty())
-			})
-
-			It("should allow upgrading from non-HA to HA Shoot ControlPlane.HighAvailability Spec", func() {
-				shoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{}
-				newShoot := prepareShootForUpdate(shoot)
-				newShoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{HighAvailability: &core.HighAvailability{FailureTolerance: core.FailureTolerance{Type: core.FailureToleranceTypeZone}}}
-				errorList := ValidateShootHAConfigUpdate(newShoot, shoot)
-				Expect(errorList).To(BeEmpty())
-			})
-
-			Context("shoot is scheduled", func() {
-				BeforeEach(func() {
-					shoot.Spec.SeedName = ptr.To("someSeed")
-				})
-
-				It("should forbid to change the Shoot ControlPlane spec", func() {
-					shoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{HighAvailability: &core.HighAvailability{FailureTolerance: core.FailureTolerance{Type: core.FailureToleranceTypeZone}}}
-					newShoot := prepareShootForUpdate(shoot)
-					newShoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{HighAvailability: &core.HighAvailability{FailureTolerance: core.FailureTolerance{Type: core.FailureToleranceTypeNode}}}
-
-					errorList := ValidateShootHAConfigUpdate(newShoot, shoot)
-					Expect(errorList).To(ConsistOf(
-						PointTo(MatchFields(IgnoreExtras, Fields{
-							"Type":     Equal(field.ErrorTypeInvalid),
-							"BadValue": Equal(core.FailureToleranceTypeNode),
-							"Field":    Equal("spec.controlPlane.highAvailability.failureTolerance.type"),
-						})),
-					))
-				})
-
-				It("should forbid to unset of Shoot ControlPlane", func() {
-					shoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{HighAvailability: &core.HighAvailability{FailureTolerance: core.FailureTolerance{Type: core.FailureToleranceTypeZone}}}
-					newShoot := prepareShootForUpdate(shoot)
-					newShoot.Spec.ControlPlane = nil
-
-					errorList := ValidateShootHAConfigUpdate(newShoot, shoot)
-
-					Expect(errorList).To(ConsistOf(
-						PointTo(MatchFields(IgnoreExtras, Fields{
-							"Type":  Equal(field.ErrorTypeInvalid),
-							"Field": Equal("spec.controlPlane.highAvailability.failureTolerance.type"),
-						})),
-					))
-				})
-			})
-
-			Context("shoot is not scheduled", func() {
-				It("should allow to change the Shoot ControlPlane spec", func() {
-					shoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{HighAvailability: &core.HighAvailability{FailureTolerance: core.FailureTolerance{Type: core.FailureToleranceTypeZone}}}
-					newShoot := prepareShootForUpdate(shoot)
-					newShoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{HighAvailability: &core.HighAvailability{FailureTolerance: core.FailureTolerance{Type: core.FailureToleranceTypeNode}}}
-
-					Expect(ValidateShootHAConfigUpdate(newShoot, shoot)).To(BeEmpty())
-				})
-
-				It("should allow to unset of Shoot ControlPlane", func() {
-					shoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{HighAvailability: &core.HighAvailability{FailureTolerance: core.FailureTolerance{Type: core.FailureToleranceTypeZone}}}
-					newShoot := prepareShootForUpdate(shoot)
-					newShoot.Spec.ControlPlane = nil
-
-					Expect(ValidateShootHAConfigUpdate(newShoot, shoot)).To(BeEmpty())
-				})
-			})
-
-			Context("shoot is hibernated", func() {
-				It("should not allow upgrading from non-HA to HA when Spec.Hibernation.Enabled is set to `true`", func() {
-					shoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{}
-					newShoot := prepareShootForUpdate(shoot)
-					newShoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{HighAvailability: &core.HighAvailability{FailureTolerance: core.FailureTolerance{Type: core.FailureToleranceTypeZone}}}
-					newShoot.Spec.Hibernation = &core.Hibernation{Enabled: ptr.To(true)}
-					errorList := ValidateShootHAConfigUpdate(newShoot, shoot)
-					Expect(errorList).To(ConsistOf(
-						PointTo(MatchFields(IgnoreExtras, Fields{
-							"Type":   Equal(field.ErrorTypeForbidden),
-							"Field":  Equal("spec.controlPlane.highAvailability.failureTolerance.type"),
-							"Detail": Equal("Shoot is currently hibernated and cannot be scaled up to HA. Please make sure your cluster has woken up before scaling it up to HA"),
-						})),
-					))
-				})
-
-				It("should not allow upgrading from non-HA to HA when Status.IsHibernation is set to `true`", func() {
-					shoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{}
-					newShoot := prepareShootForUpdate(shoot)
-					newShoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{HighAvailability: &core.HighAvailability{FailureTolerance: core.FailureTolerance{Type: core.FailureToleranceTypeNode}}}
-					newShoot.Status.IsHibernated = true
-					errorList := ValidateShootHAConfigUpdate(newShoot, shoot)
-					Expect(errorList).To(ConsistOf(
-						PointTo(MatchFields(IgnoreExtras, Fields{
-							"Type":   Equal(field.ErrorTypeForbidden),
-							"Field":  Equal("spec.controlPlane.highAvailability.failureTolerance.type"),
-							"Detail": Equal("Shoot is currently hibernated and cannot be scaled up to HA. Please make sure your cluster has woken up before scaling it up to HA"),
-						})),
-					))
-				})
-
-				It("should not allow upgrading from non-HA to HA when Spec.Hibernation.Enabled is set to `false` and Status.IsHibernation is set to `true`", func() {
-					shoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{}
-					newShoot := prepareShootForUpdate(shoot)
-					newShoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{HighAvailability: &core.HighAvailability{FailureTolerance: core.FailureTolerance{Type: core.FailureToleranceTypeNode}}}
-					newShoot.Spec.Hibernation = &core.Hibernation{Enabled: ptr.To(false)}
-					newShoot.Status.IsHibernated = true
-					errorList := ValidateShootHAConfigUpdate(newShoot, shoot)
-					Expect(errorList).To(ConsistOf(
-						PointTo(MatchFields(IgnoreExtras, Fields{
-							"Type":   Equal(field.ErrorTypeForbidden),
-							"Field":  Equal("spec.controlPlane.highAvailability.failureTolerance.type"),
-							"Detail": Equal("Shoot is currently hibernated and cannot be scaled up to HA. Please make sure your cluster has woken up before scaling it up to HA"),
-						})),
-					))
-				})
-
-				It("should allow upgrading from non-HA to HA when Spec.Hibernation.Enabled is set to `false` and Status.IsHibernation is set to `false`", func() {
-					shoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{}
-					newShoot := prepareShootForUpdate(shoot)
-					newShoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{HighAvailability: &core.HighAvailability{FailureTolerance: core.FailureTolerance{Type: core.FailureToleranceTypeNode}}}
-					newShoot.Spec.Hibernation = &core.Hibernation{Enabled: ptr.To(false)}
-					newShoot.Status.IsHibernated = false
-					errorList := ValidateShootHAConfigUpdate(newShoot, shoot)
-					Expect(errorList).To(BeEmpty())
-				})
-			})
-		})
-
 		Context("#ValidateShootHAConfig", func() {
 			It("should forbid to set unsupported failure tolerance type", func() {
 				shoot.Spec.ControlPlane = &core.ControlPlane{}