diff --git a/client/consensus/nimbus-consensus/Cargo.toml b/client/consensus/nimbus-consensus/Cargo.toml
index a931ac9..a8ef147 100644
--- a/client/consensus/nimbus-consensus/Cargo.toml
+++ b/client/consensus/nimbus-consensus/Cargo.toml
@@ -46,7 +46,3 @@ futures = { workspace = true }
 log = { workspace = true }
 parking_lot = { workspace = true }
 tracing = { workspace = true }
-
-[features]
-# Allows collator to use full PoV size for block building
-full-pov-size = []
diff --git a/client/consensus/nimbus-consensus/src/collators/basic.rs b/client/consensus/nimbus-consensus/src/collators/basic.rs
index f5ecc24..9925fb2 100644
--- a/client/consensus/nimbus-consensus/src/collators/basic.rs
+++ b/client/consensus/nimbus-consensus/src/collators/basic.rs
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ pub struct Params<Proposer, BI, ParaClient, RClient, CIDP, CS, ADP = ()> {
 	pub collator_key: CollatorPair,
 	/// Force production of the block even if the collator is not eligible
 	pub force_authoring: bool,
+	/// Allows the use of the full Proof of Validity budget
+	pub full_pov_size: bool,
 	/// A builder for inherent data builders.
 	pub create_inherent_data_providers: CIDP,
 	/// The collator service used for bundling proposals into collations and announcing
@@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ where
 			para_client,
 			relay_client,
 			force_authoring,
+			full_pov_size,
 			..
 		} = params;
 
@@ -175,7 +178,7 @@ where
 				.await
 			);
 
-			let allowed_pov_size = if cfg!(feature = "full-pov-size") {
+			let allowed_pov_size = if full_pov_size {
 				validation_data.max_pov_size
 			} else {
 				// Set the block limit to 50% of the maximum PoV size.
diff --git a/client/consensus/nimbus-consensus/src/collators/lookahead.rs b/client/consensus/nimbus-consensus/src/collators/lookahead.rs
index 14a42fd..460ac2d 100644
--- a/client/consensus/nimbus-consensus/src/collators/lookahead.rs
+++ b/client/consensus/nimbus-consensus/src/collators/lookahead.rs
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ pub struct Params<BI, CIDP, Client, Backend, RClient, CHP, SO, Proposer, CS, DP
 	pub create_inherent_data_providers: CIDP,
 	/// Force production of the block even if the collator is not eligible
 	pub force_authoring: bool,
+	/// Allows the use of the full Proof of Validity budget
+	pub full_pov_size: bool,
 	/// The underlying keystore, which should contain Aura consensus keys.
 	pub keystore: KeystorePtr,
 	/// A handle to the relay-chain client's "Overseer" or task orchestrator.
@@ -366,7 +368,7 @@ where
 					Some(validation_code_hash) => validation_code_hash,
 				};
 
-				let allowed_pov_size = if cfg!(feature = "full-pov-size") {
+				let allowed_pov_size = if params.full_pov_size {
 					max_pov_size
 				} else {
 					// Set the block limit to 50% of the maximum PoV size.
diff --git a/template/node/src/service.rs b/template/node/src/service.rs
index b6bdbcb..65c7392 100644
--- a/template/node/src/service.rs
+++ b/template/node/src/service.rs
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ where
 			overseer_handle,
 			announce_block,
 			force_authoring,
+			true,
 		)?;
 	}
 
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ fn start_consensus(
 	overseer_handle: OverseerHandle,
 	announce_block: Arc<dyn Fn(Hash, Option<Vec<u8>>) + Send + Sync>,
 	force_authoring: bool,
+	full_pov_size: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), sc_service::Error> {
 	let proposer_factory = sc_basic_authorship::ProposerFactory::with_proof_recording(
 		task_manager.spawn_handle(),
@@ -399,6 +401,7 @@ fn start_consensus(
 		keystore,
 		collator_service,
 		force_authoring,
+		full_pov_size,
 		additional_digests_provider: (),
 		collator_key,
 		//authoring_duration: Duration::from_millis(500),