diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/rococo/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/rococo/Cargo.toml
index 50970965e11e..26d9f8d29e8d 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/rococo/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/rococo/Cargo.toml
@@ -328,6 +328,9 @@ try-runtime = [
 # Enable the metadata hash generation in the wasm builder.
 metadata-hash = ["substrate-wasm-builder/metadata-hash"]
 
+# If enabled, the runtime apis will not be exposed by the runtime.
+disable-runtime-api = []
+
 # Set timing constants (e.g. session period) to faster versions to speed up testing.
 fast-runtime = ["rococo-runtime-constants/fast-runtime"]
 
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
index 30b915d32deb..d3d654e90904 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
 	authoring_version: 0,
 	spec_version: 1_015_000,
 	impl_version: 0,
+	#[cfg(not(feature = "disable-runtime-api"))]
 	apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
 	transaction_version: 26,
 	state_version: 1,
@@ -1768,6 +1769,7 @@ mod benches {
 	);
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(feature = "disable-runtime-api"))]
 sp_api::impl_runtime_apis! {
 	impl sp_api::Core<Block> for Runtime {
 		fn version() -> RuntimeVersion {
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml b/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml
index 4226595cd2ff..0e91efdb8ab2 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/westend/Cargo.toml
@@ -347,6 +347,9 @@ try-runtime = [
 # Enable the metadata hash generation in the wasm builder.
 metadata-hash = ["substrate-wasm-builder/metadata-hash"]
 
+# If enabled, the runtime apis will not be exposed by the runtime.
+disable-runtime-api = []
+
 # Set timing constants (e.g. session period) to faster versions to speed up testing.
 fast-runtime = []
 
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
index 5f8d5d424938..102cf413ca74 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ pub const VERSION: RuntimeVersion = RuntimeVersion {
 	authoring_version: 2,
 	spec_version: 1_015_000,
 	impl_version: 0,
+	#[cfg(not(feature = "disable-runtime-api"))]
 	apis: RUNTIME_API_VERSIONS,
 	transaction_version: 26,
 	state_version: 1,
@@ -208,12 +209,12 @@ impl frame_system::Config for Runtime {
 	type BaseCallFilter = EverythingBut<IsIdentityCall>;
 	type BlockWeights = BlockWeights;
 	type BlockLength = BlockLength;
+	type DbWeight = RocksDbWeight;
 	type Nonce = Nonce;
 	type Hash = Hash;
 	type AccountId = AccountId;
 	type Block = Block;
 	type BlockHashCount = BlockHashCount;
-	type DbWeight = RocksDbWeight;
 	type Version = Version;
 	type AccountData = pallet_balances::AccountData<Balance>;
 	type SystemWeightInfo = weights::frame_system::WeightInfo<Runtime>;
@@ -1109,7 +1110,8 @@ impl InstanceFilter<RuntimeCall> for ProxyType {
 				matches!(
 					c,
 					RuntimeCall::Staking(..) |
-						RuntimeCall::Session(..) | RuntimeCall::Utility(..) |
+						RuntimeCall::Session(..) |
+						RuntimeCall::Utility(..) |
 						RuntimeCall::FastUnstake(..) |
 						RuntimeCall::VoterList(..) |
 						RuntimeCall::NominationPools(..)
@@ -1879,6 +1881,7 @@ mod benches {
 	);
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(feature = "disable-runtime-api"))]
 sp_api::impl_runtime_apis! {
 	impl sp_api::Core<Block> for Runtime {
 		fn version() -> RuntimeVersion {
diff --git a/prdoc/pr_4325.prdoc b/prdoc/pr_4325.prdoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2cdc3393d69f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prdoc/pr_4325.prdoc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+title: Restore disable_runtime_api logic to test nodes
+
+doc: 
+    - audience: Runtime Dev
+      description: |
+        There should be an option for runtime dev to choose whether to expose apis. This feature existed but was mistakenly removed.
+
+crates:
+    - name: polkadot-runtime-rococo
+      bump: patch
+
+    - name: polkadot-runtime-westend
+      bump: patch
+