diff --git a/Sources/Implementation/DefaultDecisionService.swift b/Sources/Implementation/DefaultDecisionService.swift
index f2210635..7036d5cd 100644
--- a/Sources/Implementation/DefaultDecisionService.swift
+++ b/Sources/Implementation/DefaultDecisionService.swift
@@ -658,18 +658,20 @@ class DefaultDecisionService: OPTDecisionService {
         }
 
         // check local holdouts targeting this rule
-        let localHoldouts = config.getHoldoutsForRule(ruleId: rule.id)
-        for holdout in localHoldouts {
-            let holdoutDecision = getVariationForHoldout(config: config,
-                                                         flagKey: flagKey,
-                                                         holdout: holdout,
-                                                         user: user,
-                                                         options: options)
-            reasons.merge(holdoutDecision.reasons)
-            if let variation = holdoutDecision.result {
-                // User is in holdout — return holdout variation immediately, skip this rule
-                let variationDecision = VariationDecision(variation: variation, holdout: holdout)
-                return DecisionResponse(result: variationDecision, reasons: reasons)
+        if FeatureGates.localHoldouts {
+            let localHoldouts = config.getHoldoutsForRule(ruleId: rule.id)
+            for holdout in localHoldouts {
+                let holdoutDecision = getVariationForHoldout(config: config,
+                                                             flagKey: flagKey,
+                                                             holdout: holdout,
+                                                             user: user,
+                                                             options: options)
+                reasons.merge(holdoutDecision.reasons)
+                if let variation = holdoutDecision.result {
+                    // User is in holdout — return holdout variation immediately, skip this rule
+                    let variationDecision = VariationDecision(variation: variation, holdout: holdout)
+                    return DecisionResponse(result: variationDecision, reasons: reasons)
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -716,18 +718,20 @@ class DefaultDecisionService: OPTDecisionService {
         }
 
         // check local holdouts targeting this delivery rule
-        let localHoldouts = config.getHoldoutsForRule(ruleId: rule.id)
-        for holdout in localHoldouts {
-            let holdoutDecision = getVariationForHoldout(config: config,
-                                                         flagKey: flagKey,
-                                                         holdout: holdout,
-                                                         user: user,
-                                                         options: options)
-            reasons.merge(holdoutDecision.reasons)
-            if let variation = holdoutDecision.result {
-                // User is in holdout — return holdout variation with holdout info
-                let decision = DeliveryRuleDecision(variation: variation, skipToEveryoneElse: skipToEveryoneElse, holdout: holdout)
-                return DecisionResponse(result: decision, reasons: reasons)
+        if FeatureGates.localHoldouts {
+            let localHoldouts = config.getHoldoutsForRule(ruleId: rule.id)
+            for holdout in localHoldouts {
+                let holdoutDecision = getVariationForHoldout(config: config,
+                                                             flagKey: flagKey,
+                                                             holdout: holdout,
+                                                             user: user,
+                                                             options: options)
+                reasons.merge(holdoutDecision.reasons)
+                if let variation = holdoutDecision.result {
+                    // User is in holdout — return holdout variation with holdout info
+                    let decision = DeliveryRuleDecision(variation: variation, skipToEveryoneElse: skipToEveryoneElse, holdout: holdout)
+                    return DecisionResponse(result: decision, reasons: reasons)
+                }
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/Sources/Utils/Constants.swift b/Sources/Utils/Constants.swift
index 0c106b2a..db04f22c 100644
--- a/Sources/Utils/Constants.swift
+++ b/Sources/Utils/Constants.swift
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
 import Foundation
 
+struct FeatureGates {
+    static var localHoldouts = false
+}
+
 struct Constants {
     struct Attributes {
         static let reservedBucketIdAttribute = "$opt_bucketing_id"
diff --git a/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/DecisionListenerTest_Holdouts.swift b/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/DecisionListenerTest_Holdouts.swift
index 0470af28..c5bf8e56 100644
--- a/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/DecisionListenerTest_Holdouts.swift
+++ b/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/DecisionListenerTest_Holdouts.swift
@@ -61,13 +61,14 @@ class DecisionListenerTests_Holdouts: XCTestCase {
     
     override func setUp() {
         super.setUp()
-        
+        FeatureGates.localHoldouts = true
+
         optimizely = OptimizelyClient(sdkKey: OTUtils.randomSdkKey,
                                       eventDispatcher: eventDispatcher,
                                       userProfileService: OTUtils.createClearUserProfileService())
-        
+
         try! optimizely.start(datafile: OTUtils.loadJSONDatafile("decide_datafile")!)
-        
+
         var holdout = try! OTUtils.model(from: sampleHoldout) as Holdout
         //  Audience "13389130056" requires "country" = "US"
         holdout.audienceIds = ["13389130056"]
@@ -79,6 +80,11 @@ class DecisionListenerTests_Holdouts: XCTestCase {
 
         self.notificationCenter = self.optimizely.notificationCenter!
     }
+
+    override func tearDown() {
+        FeatureGates.localHoldouts = false
+        super.tearDown()
+    }
     
     func testDecisionListenerDecideWithUserInHoldout() {
         let exp = expectation(description: "x")
diff --git a/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/DecisionServiceTests_Holdouts.swift b/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/DecisionServiceTests_Holdouts.swift
index 31f2e857..c6028120 100644
--- a/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/DecisionServiceTests_Holdouts.swift
+++ b/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/DecisionServiceTests_Holdouts.swift
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class DecisionServiceTests_Holdouts: XCTestCase {
     
     override func setUp() {
         super.setUp()
-        
+        FeatureGates.localHoldouts = true
         self.optimizely = OTUtils.createOptimizely(datafileName: "empty_datafile",
                                                    clearUserProfileService: true)
         self.config = self.optimizely.config!
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ class DecisionServiceTests_Holdouts: XCTestCase {
         self.config.holdoutConfig.allHoldouts = [holdout]
     }
     
+    override func tearDown() {
+        FeatureGates.localHoldouts = false
+        super.tearDown()
+    }
+    
 }
 
 // MARK: - Test doesMeetAudienceConditions()
diff --git a/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/DecisionServiceTests_LocalHoldouts.swift b/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/DecisionServiceTests_LocalHoldouts.swift
index 0d39787a..e5d64fd1 100644
--- a/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/DecisionServiceTests_LocalHoldouts.swift
+++ b/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/DecisionServiceTests_LocalHoldouts.swift
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ class DecisionServiceTests_LocalHoldouts: XCTestCase {
 
     override func setUp() {
         super.setUp()
+        FeatureGates.localHoldouts = true
 
         // Load a real datafile for testing
         optimizely = OTUtils.createOptimizely(datafileName: "decide_datafile",
@@ -60,6 +61,11 @@ class DecisionServiceTests_LocalHoldouts: XCTestCase {
         decisionService = optimizely.decisionService as? DefaultDecisionService
     }
 
+    override func tearDown() {
+        FeatureGates.localHoldouts = false
+        super.tearDown()
+    }
+
     // MARK: - Global Holdouts Tests
 
     func testGlobalHoldout_EvaluatedBeforeAllRules() {
diff --git a/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/OptimizelyUserContextTests_Decide_Holdouts.swift b/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/OptimizelyUserContextTests_Decide_Holdouts.swift
index a21ca3c0..2a33db0b 100644
--- a/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/OptimizelyUserContextTests_Decide_Holdouts.swift
+++ b/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/OptimizelyUserContextTests_Decide_Holdouts.swift
@@ -45,13 +45,19 @@ class OptimizelyUserContextTests_Decide_Holdouts: XCTestCase {
     
     override func setUp() {
         super.setUp()
-        
+        FeatureGates.localHoldouts = true
+
         optimizely = OptimizelyClient(sdkKey: OTUtils.randomSdkKey,
                                       eventDispatcher: eventDispatcher,
                                       userProfileService: OTUtils.createClearUserProfileService())
-        
+
         try! optimizely.start(datafile: OTUtils.loadJSONDatafile("decide_datafile")!)
     }
+
+    override func tearDown() {
+        FeatureGates.localHoldouts = false
+        super.tearDown()
+    }
     
     func test_decide_with_global_holdout_audience_matched() {
         let featureKey = "feature_1"
diff --git a/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/OptimizelyUserContextTests_Decide_With_Holdouts_Reasons.swift b/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/OptimizelyUserContextTests_Decide_With_Holdouts_Reasons.swift
index f05d7ba0..e459b4a1 100644
--- a/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/OptimizelyUserContextTests_Decide_With_Holdouts_Reasons.swift
+++ b/Tests/OptimizelyTests-Common/OptimizelyUserContextTests_Decide_With_Holdouts_Reasons.swift
@@ -44,12 +44,18 @@ class OptimizelyUserContextTests_Decide_With_Holdouts_Reasons: XCTestCase {
     
     override func setUp() {
         super.setUp()
-        
+        FeatureGates.localHoldouts = true
+
         optimizely = OptimizelyClient(sdkKey: OTUtils.randomSdkKey,
                                       userProfileService: OTUtils.createClearUserProfileService())
-        
+
         try! optimizely.start(datafile: OTUtils.loadJSONDatafile("decide_datafile")!)
     }
+
+    override func tearDown() {
+        FeatureGates.localHoldouts = false
+        super.tearDown()
+    }
     
     /// Test when user is bucketed into the global holdout
     func testDecideReasons_userBucketedIntoGlobalHoldout() {
diff --git a/Tests/OptimizelyTests-DataModel/HoldoutConfigTests.swift b/Tests/OptimizelyTests-DataModel/HoldoutConfigTests.swift
index acc9f804..b9d02535 100644
--- a/Tests/OptimizelyTests-DataModel/HoldoutConfigTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/OptimizelyTests-DataModel/HoldoutConfigTests.swift
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import XCTest
 
 class HoldoutConfigTests: XCTestCase {
+    
     func testEmptyHoldouts_shouldHaveEmptyMaps() {
         let config = HoldoutConfig(allholdouts: [])