diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/onlineddl/revert/onlineddl_revert_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/onlineddl/revert/onlineddl_revert_test.go
index dd0b6d84a53..b3d4d82b6fe 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/onlineddl/revert/onlineddl_revert_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/onlineddl/revert/onlineddl_revert_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/mysql"
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/test/endtoend/utils"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/log"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/vt/schema"
 
@@ -154,9 +155,11 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			"--heartbeat_interval", "250ms",
 			"--heartbeat_on_demand_duration", "5s",
 			"--migration_check_interval", "5s",
-			"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1",
 			"--watch_replication_stream",
 		}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = []string{
 			"--ddl_strategy", "online",
 		}
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/utils/mysqlvsvitess/main_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/utils/mysqlvsvitess/main_test.go
index f59132c3858..63a24c776c9 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/utils/mysqlvsvitess/main_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/utils/mysqlvsvitess/main_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			VSchema:   vschema,
 		}
 		clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = []string{"--schema_change_signal"}
-		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal", "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1"}
+		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal"}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		err = clusterInstance.StartKeyspace(*keyspace, []string{"-80", "80-"}, 0, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/gen4/main_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/gen4/main_test.go
index cc50cbba40a..30db8b5ed4a 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/gen4/main_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/gen4/main_test.go
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		}
 
 		clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = []string{"--schema_change_signal"}
-		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal", "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1"}
+		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal"}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		err = clusterInstance.StartKeyspace(*sKs, shardedKsShards, 0, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/main_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/main_test.go
index 1d2bc59b50a..9770b174f4a 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/main_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/main_test.go
@@ -73,7 +73,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			VSchema:   VSchema,
 		}
 		clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = []string{"--schema_change_signal"}
-		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal", "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1", "--queryserver-config-max-result-size", "100", "--queryserver-config-terse-errors"}
+		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal", "--queryserver-config-max-result-size", "100", "--queryserver-config-terse-errors"}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		err = clusterInstance.StartKeyspace(*keyspace, []string{"-80", "80-"}, 0, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/aggregation/main_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/aggregation/main_test.go
index a859002f44a..e62082c44fe 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/aggregation/main_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/aggregation/main_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			VSchema:   vschema,
 		}
 		clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = []string{"--schema_change_signal"}
-		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal", "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1"}
+		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal"}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		err = clusterInstance.StartKeyspace(*keyspace, []string{"-80", "80-"}, 0, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/foundrows/main_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/foundrows/main_test.go
index e0d9d737efa..e2fb9d9ef5f 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/foundrows/main_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/foundrows/main_test.go
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			VSchema:   vschema,
 		}
 		clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = []string{"--schema_change_signal"}
-		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal", "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1"}
+		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal"}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		err = clusterInstance.StartKeyspace(*keyspace, []string{"-80", "80-"}, 0, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/informationschema/main_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/informationschema/main_test.go
index c15c546dfc9..ab7ccdfd3d9 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/informationschema/main_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/informationschema/main_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			VSchema:   vschema,
 		}
 		clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = []string{"--schema_change_signal"}
-		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal", "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1"}
+		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal"}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		err = clusterInstance.StartKeyspace(*keyspace, []string{"-80", "80-"}, 0, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/lookup_queries/main_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/lookup_queries/main_test.go
index 9660c25e0cd..3d70ffa50a5 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/lookup_queries/main_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/lookup_queries/main_test.go
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			VSchema:   shardedVSchema,
 		}
 
-		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1"}
+		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal"}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		err = clusterInstance.StartKeyspace(*sKs, shardedKsShards, 0, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/orderby/main_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/orderby/main_test.go
index c073e615c1f..fc539fb2ba2 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/orderby/main_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/orderby/main_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			VSchema:   vschema,
 		}
 		clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = []string{"--schema_change_signal"}
-		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal", "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1"}
+		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal"}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		err = clusterInstance.StartKeyspace(*keyspace, []string{"-80", "80-"}, 0, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/subquery/main_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/subquery/main_test.go
index 2053518178d..d6f56e6ff64 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/subquery/main_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/subquery/main_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			VSchema:   VSchema,
 		}
 		clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = []string{"--schema_change_signal"}
-		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal", "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1"}
+		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal"}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		err = clusterInstance.StartKeyspace(*keyspace, []string{"-80", "80-"}, 0, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/union/main_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/union/main_test.go
index ea3577f3af8..f4696107a8e 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/union/main_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/queries/union/main_test.go
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			VSchema:   vschema,
 		}
 		clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = []string{"--schema_change_signal"}
-		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal", "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1"}
+		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal"}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		err = clusterInstance.StartKeyspace(*keyspace, []string{"-80", "80-"}, 0, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/restarttablet/schema_restart_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/restarttablet/schema_restart_test.go
index adbba68c460..a614b658d42 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/restarttablet/schema_restart_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/restarttablet/schema_restart_test.go
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
 		// restart the tablet so that the schema.Engine gets a chance to start with existing schema
 		tablet := clusterInstance.Keyspaces[0].Shards[0].PrimaryTablet()
-		tablet.VttabletProcess.ExtraArgs = []string{
-			"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal",
-			fmt.Sprintf("--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval=%d", signalInterval),
+		tablet.VttabletProcess.ExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal"}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			tablet.VttabletProcess.ExtraArgs = append(tablet.VttabletProcess.ExtraArgs, fmt.Sprintf("--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval=%d", signalInterval))
 		}
 		if err := tablet.RestartOnlyTablet(); err != nil {
 			return 1
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/sharded/st_sharded_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/sharded/st_sharded_test.go
index 5bcd319b6d5..c248d9c520f 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/sharded/st_sharded_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/sharded/st_sharded_test.go
@@ -91,11 +91,13 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			"--schema_change_signal_user", "userData1"}
 		clusterInstance.VtGatePlannerVersion = planbuilder.Gen4
 		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal",
-			"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1",
 			"--queryserver-config-strict-table-acl",
 			"--queryserver-config-acl-exempt-acl", "userData1",
 			"--table-acl-config", "dummy.json"}
 
+		if vttabletVer <= 16 {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		if vtgateVer >= 16 && vttabletVer >= 16 {
 			clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs, "--enable-views")
 			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-enable-views")
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/sharded_prs/st_sharded_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/sharded_prs/st_sharded_test.go
index 8ad110b2572..6d8cb2b18c4 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/sharded_prs/st_sharded_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/sharded_prs/st_sharded_test.go
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		}
 
 		clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = []string{"--schema_change_signal", "--schema_change_signal_user", "userData1"}
-		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal", "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "5", "--queryserver-config-strict-table-acl", "--queryserver-config-acl-exempt-acl", "userData1", "--table-acl-config", "dummy.json"}
+		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal", "--queryserver-config-strict-table-acl", "--queryserver-config-acl-exempt-acl", "userData1", "--table-acl-config", "dummy.json"}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "5")
+		}
 
 		// Start topo server
 		err = clusterInstance.StartTopo()
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/unauthorized/unauthorized_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/unauthorized/unauthorized_test.go
index c8fa2de2f20..f8bb7fa048d 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/unauthorized/unauthorized_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/unauthorized/unauthorized_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
+	"vitess.io/vitess/go/test/endtoend/utils"
+
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/mysql"
 	"vitess.io/vitess/go/test/endtoend/cluster"
 )
@@ -69,10 +71,12 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 		clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtGateExtraArgs, "--schema_change_signal")
 		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs,
 			"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal",
-			"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1",
 			"--queryserver-config-strict-table-acl",
 			"--queryserver-config-acl-exempt-acl", "userData1",
 			"--table-acl-config", "dummy.json")
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		err = clusterInstance.StartKeyspace(*keyspace, []string{"-80", "80-"}, 0, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1
diff --git a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/unsharded/st_unsharded_test.go b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/unsharded/st_unsharded_test.go
index 720ab124c12..78ebd562796 100644
--- a/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/unsharded/st_unsharded_test.go
+++ b/go/test/endtoend/vtgate/schematracker/unsharded/st_unsharded_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			SchemaSQL:     sqlSchema,
 			SidecarDBName: sidecarDBName,
 		}
-		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal", "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1"}
+		clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = []string{"--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal"}
+		if !utils.BinaryIsAtVersion(17, "vttablet") {
+			clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs = append(clusterInstance.VtTabletExtraArgs, "--queryserver-config-schema-change-signal-interval", "0.1")
+		}
 		err = clusterInstance.StartUnshardedKeyspace(*keyspace, 0, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 1