diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/CreateOrUpdateReservedListCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/CreateOrUpdateReservedListCommand.java
index 00d78390d..3bcd5736d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/CreateOrUpdateReservedListCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/CreateOrUpdateReservedListCommand.java
@@ -62,12 +62,6 @@ public abstract class CreateOrUpdateReservedListCommand extends MutatingCommand
       arity = 1)
   Boolean shouldPublish;
 
-  @Parameter(
-      names = {"--also_cloud_sql"},
-      description =
-          "Persist reserved list to Cloud SQL in addition to Datastore; defaults to false.")
-  boolean alsoCloudSql;
-
   google.registry.schema.tld.ReservedList cloudSqlReservedList;
 
   abstract void saveToCloudSql();
@@ -78,23 +72,18 @@ public abstract class CreateOrUpdateReservedListCommand extends MutatingCommand
     String output = super.execute();
     logger.atInfo().log(output);
 
-    String cloudSqlMessage;
-    if (alsoCloudSql) {
+    String cloudSqlMessage =
+        String.format(
+            "Saved reserved list %s with %d entries",
+            name, cloudSqlReservedList.getLabelsToReservations().size());
+    try {
+      logger.atInfo().log("Saving reserved list to Cloud SQL for TLD %s", name);
+      saveToCloudSql();
+      logger.atInfo().log(cloudSqlMessage);
+    } catch (Throwable e) {
       cloudSqlMessage =
-          String.format(
-              "Saved reserved list %s with %d entries",
-              name, cloudSqlReservedList.getLabelsToReservations().size());
-      try {
-        logger.atInfo().log("Saving reserved list to Cloud SQL for TLD %s", name);
-        saveToCloudSql();
-        logger.atInfo().log(cloudSqlMessage);
-      } catch (Throwable e) {
-        cloudSqlMessage =
-            "Unexpected error saving reserved list to Cloud SQL from nomulus tool command";
-        logger.atSevere().withCause(e).log(cloudSqlMessage);
-      }
-    } else {
-      cloudSqlMessage = "Persisting reserved list to Cloud SQL is not enabled";
+          "Unexpected error saving reserved list to Cloud SQL from nomulus tool command";
+      logger.atSevere().withCause(e).log(cloudSqlMessage);
     }
     return cloudSqlMessage;
   }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/CreateReservedListCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/CreateReservedListCommand.java
index e02fd7f8b..267da14f1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/CreateReservedListCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/CreateReservedListCommand.java
@@ -67,11 +67,9 @@ final class CreateReservedListCommand extends CreateOrUpdateReservedListCommand
             .setLastUpdateTime(now)
             .build();
     stageEntityChange(null, reservedList);
-    if (alsoCloudSql) {
-      cloudSqlReservedList =
-          google.registry.schema.tld.ReservedList.create(
-              name, shouldPublish, parseToReservationsByLabels(allLines));
-    }
+    cloudSqlReservedList =
+        google.registry.schema.tld.ReservedList.create(
+            name, shouldPublish, parseToReservationsByLabels(allLines));
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateReservedListCommand.java b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateReservedListCommand.java
index bf32f5d50..02da6c747 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateReservedListCommand.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateReservedListCommand.java
@@ -50,11 +50,9 @@ final class UpdateReservedListCommand extends CreateOrUpdateReservedListCommand
             .setLastUpdateTime(new SystemClock().nowUtc())
             .setShouldPublish(shouldPublish);
     stageEntityChange(existing.get(), updated.build());
-    if (alsoCloudSql) {
-      cloudSqlReservedList =
-          google.registry.schema.tld.ReservedList.create(
-              name, shouldPublish, parseToReservationsByLabels(allLines));
-    }
+    cloudSqlReservedList =
+        google.registry.schema.tld.ReservedList.create(
+            name, shouldPublish, parseToReservationsByLabels(allLines));
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/CreateReservedListCommandTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/CreateReservedListCommandTest.java
index acfc883f6..fc9ff7bd6 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/CreateReservedListCommandTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/CreateReservedListCommandTest.java
@@ -178,8 +178,7 @@ public class CreateReservedListCommandTest extends
 
   @Test
   public void testSaveToCloudSql_succeeds() throws Exception {
-    runCommandForced(
-        "--name=xn--q9jyb4c_common-reserved", "--input=" + reservedTermsPath, "--also_cloud_sql");
+    runCommandForced("--name=xn--q9jyb4c_common-reserved", "--input=" + reservedTermsPath);
     verifyXnq9jyb4cInDatastore();
     verifyXnq9jyb4cInCloudSql();
   }
@@ -193,8 +192,7 @@ public class CreateReservedListCommandTest extends
             "xn--q9jyb4c_common-reserved",
             true,
             ImmutableMap.of("testdomain", ReservedEntry.create(FULLY_BLOCKED, ""))));
-    runCommandForced(
-        "--name=xn--q9jyb4c_common-reserved", "--input=" + reservedTermsPath, "--also_cloud_sql");
+    runCommandForced("--name=xn--q9jyb4c_common-reserved", "--input=" + reservedTermsPath);
     verifyXnq9jyb4cInDatastore();
   }
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateReservedListCommandTest.java b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateReservedListCommandTest.java
index f62c94c00..ff58d8fd8 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateReservedListCommandTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/google/registry/tools/UpdateReservedListCommandTest.java
@@ -116,20 +116,18 @@ public class UpdateReservedListCommandTest extends
   public void testSaveToCloudSql_succeeds() throws Exception {
     populateInitialReservedListInDatastore(true);
     populateInitialReservedListInCloudSql(true);
-    runCommandForced(
-        "--name=xn--q9jyb4c_common-reserved", "--input=" + reservedTermsPath, "--also_cloud_sql");
+    runCommandForced("--name=xn--q9jyb4c_common-reserved", "--input=" + reservedTermsPath);
     verifyXnq9jyb4cInDatastore();
     verifyXnq9jyb4cInCloudSql();
   }
 
   @Test
   public void testSaveToCloudSql_succeedsEvenPreviousListNotExist() throws Exception {
-    // Note that, during the dual-write phase, we just always save the revered list to
-    // Cloud SQL (if --also_cloud_sql is set) without checking if there is a list with
-    // same name. This is to backfill the existing list in Datastore when we update it.
+    // Note that, during the dual-write phase, we always save the reserved list to Cloud SQL without
+    // checking if there is a list with same name. This is to backfill the existing list in Cloud
+    // Datastore when we update it.
     populateInitialReservedListInDatastore(true);
-    runCommandForced(
-        "--name=xn--q9jyb4c_common-reserved", "--input=" + reservedTermsPath, "--also_cloud_sql");
+    runCommandForced("--name=xn--q9jyb4c_common-reserved", "--input=" + reservedTermsPath);
     verifyXnq9jyb4cInDatastore();
     assertThat(ReservedListDao.checkExists("xn--q9jyb4c_common-reserved")).isTrue();
   }