diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
index 361602dbb32fbfabaabe67938025009ae7cd6bbc..a6362d1b43128c7333183d01ec699ef81f58d50e 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/kusama/src/lib.rs
@@ -1562,6 +1562,7 @@ pub mod migrations {
 		init_state_migration::InitMigrate,
 		pallet_society::migrations::MigrateToV2<Runtime, (), past_payouts::PastPayouts>,
 		pallet_im_online::migration::v1::Migration<Runtime>,
+		parachains_configuration::migration::v7::MigrateToV7<Runtime>,
 	);
 
 	/// Migrations that set `StorageVersion`s we missed to set.
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs
index 5317c18f8962ca38a9e32c03c4a297c165a33440..472f449e58e1f43a376de44969b3ce169f4d875a 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs
@@ -218,12 +218,6 @@ pub struct HostConfiguration<BlockNumber> {
 	pub needed_approvals: u32,
 	/// The number of samples to do of the `RelayVRFModulo` approval assignment criterion.
 	pub relay_vrf_modulo_samples: u32,
-	/// This flag controls whether PVF pre-checking is enabled.
-	///
-	/// If the flag is false, the behavior should be exactly the same as prior. Specifically, the
-	/// upgrade procedure is time-based and parachains that do not look at the go-ahead signal
-	/// should still work.
-	pub pvf_checking_enabled: bool,
 	/// If an active PVF pre-checking vote observes this many number of sessions it gets automatically
 	/// rejected.
 	///
@@ -291,7 +285,6 @@ impl<BlockNumber: Default + From<u32>> Default for HostConfiguration<BlockNumber
 			hrmp_max_parachain_outbound_channels: Default::default(),
 			hrmp_max_parathread_outbound_channels: Default::default(),
 			hrmp_max_message_num_per_candidate: Default::default(),
-			pvf_checking_enabled: false,
 			pvf_voting_ttl: 2u32.into(),
 			minimum_validation_upgrade_delay: 2.into(),
 			executor_params: Default::default(),
@@ -1070,20 +1063,6 @@ pub mod pallet {
 			})
 		}
 
-		/// Enable or disable PVF pre-checking. Consult the field documentation prior executing.
-		#[pallet::call_index(41)]
-		#[pallet::weight((
-			// Using u32 here is a little bit of cheating, but that should be fine.
-			T::WeightInfo::set_config_with_u32(),
-			DispatchClass::Operational,
-		))]
-		pub fn set_pvf_checking_enabled(origin: OriginFor<T>, new: bool) -> DispatchResult {
-			ensure_root(origin)?;
-			Self::schedule_config_update(|config| {
-				config.pvf_checking_enabled = new;
-			})
-		}
-
 		/// Set the number of session changes after which a PVF pre-checking voting is rejected.
 		#[pallet::call_index(42)]
 		#[pallet::weight((
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/migration.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/migration.rs
index e499854e1188b641b661f6485a2bc71152ec08b9..d36e32be6543a7bce912537bd8be7cef7a62d230 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/migration.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/migration.rs
@@ -20,3 +20,4 @@ use primitives::ExecutorParams;
 
 pub mod v5;
 pub mod v6;
+pub mod v7;
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/migration/v6.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/migration/v6.rs
index 76ff788eb54d755ff589193da61655b2b664df1c..da08d9cd76e4c41fc4b2570700a6aaefe72e426e 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/migration/v6.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/migration/v6.rs
@@ -26,13 +26,107 @@ use frame_system::pallet_prelude::BlockNumberFor;
 use sp_std::vec::Vec;
 
 use frame_support::traits::OnRuntimeUpgrade;
-use primitives::SessionIndex;
+use primitives::{vstaging::AsyncBackingParams, Balance, ExecutorParams, SessionIndex};
 #[cfg(feature = "try-runtime")]
 use sp_std::prelude::*;
 
 use super::v5::V5HostConfiguration;
-// Change this once there is V7.
-type V6HostConfiguration<BlockNumber> = configuration::HostConfiguration<BlockNumber>;
+
+#[derive(parity_scale_codec::Encode, parity_scale_codec::Decode, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct V6HostConfiguration<BlockNumber> {
+	pub max_code_size: u32,
+	pub max_head_data_size: u32,
+	pub max_upward_queue_count: u32,
+	pub max_upward_queue_size: u32,
+	pub max_upward_message_size: u32,
+	pub max_upward_message_num_per_candidate: u32,
+	pub hrmp_max_message_num_per_candidate: u32,
+	pub validation_upgrade_cooldown: BlockNumber,
+	pub validation_upgrade_delay: BlockNumber,
+	pub async_backing_params: AsyncBackingParams,
+	pub max_pov_size: u32,
+	pub max_downward_message_size: u32,
+	pub hrmp_max_parachain_outbound_channels: u32,
+	pub hrmp_max_parathread_outbound_channels: u32,
+	pub hrmp_sender_deposit: Balance,
+	pub hrmp_recipient_deposit: Balance,
+	pub hrmp_channel_max_capacity: u32,
+	pub hrmp_channel_max_total_size: u32,
+	pub hrmp_max_parachain_inbound_channels: u32,
+	pub hrmp_max_parathread_inbound_channels: u32,
+	pub hrmp_channel_max_message_size: u32,
+	pub executor_params: ExecutorParams,
+	pub code_retention_period: BlockNumber,
+	pub parathread_cores: u32,
+	pub parathread_retries: u32,
+	pub group_rotation_frequency: BlockNumber,
+	pub chain_availability_period: BlockNumber,
+	pub thread_availability_period: BlockNumber,
+	pub scheduling_lookahead: u32,
+	pub max_validators_per_core: Option<u32>,
+	pub max_validators: Option<u32>,
+	pub dispute_period: SessionIndex,
+	pub dispute_post_conclusion_acceptance_period: BlockNumber,
+	pub no_show_slots: u32,
+	pub n_delay_tranches: u32,
+	pub zeroth_delay_tranche_width: u32,
+	pub needed_approvals: u32,
+	pub relay_vrf_modulo_samples: u32,
+	pub pvf_checking_enabled: bool,
+	pub pvf_voting_ttl: SessionIndex,
+	pub minimum_validation_upgrade_delay: BlockNumber,
+}
+
+impl<BlockNumber: Default + From<u32>> Default for V6HostConfiguration<BlockNumber> {
+	fn default() -> Self {
+		Self {
+			async_backing_params: AsyncBackingParams {
+				max_candidate_depth: 0,
+				allowed_ancestry_len: 0,
+			},
+			group_rotation_frequency: 1u32.into(),
+			chain_availability_period: 1u32.into(),
+			thread_availability_period: 1u32.into(),
+			no_show_slots: 1u32.into(),
+			validation_upgrade_cooldown: Default::default(),
+			validation_upgrade_delay: 2u32.into(),
+			code_retention_period: Default::default(),
+			max_code_size: Default::default(),
+			max_pov_size: Default::default(),
+			max_head_data_size: Default::default(),
+			parathread_cores: Default::default(),
+			parathread_retries: Default::default(),
+			scheduling_lookahead: Default::default(),
+			max_validators_per_core: Default::default(),
+			max_validators: None,
+			dispute_period: 6,
+			dispute_post_conclusion_acceptance_period: 100.into(),
+			n_delay_tranches: Default::default(),
+			zeroth_delay_tranche_width: Default::default(),
+			needed_approvals: Default::default(),
+			relay_vrf_modulo_samples: Default::default(),
+			max_upward_queue_count: Default::default(),
+			max_upward_queue_size: Default::default(),
+			max_downward_message_size: Default::default(),
+			max_upward_message_size: Default::default(),
+			max_upward_message_num_per_candidate: Default::default(),
+			hrmp_sender_deposit: Default::default(),
+			hrmp_recipient_deposit: Default::default(),
+			hrmp_channel_max_capacity: Default::default(),
+			hrmp_channel_max_total_size: Default::default(),
+			hrmp_max_parachain_inbound_channels: Default::default(),
+			hrmp_max_parathread_inbound_channels: Default::default(),
+			hrmp_channel_max_message_size: Default::default(),
+			hrmp_max_parachain_outbound_channels: Default::default(),
+			hrmp_max_parathread_outbound_channels: Default::default(),
+			hrmp_max_message_num_per_candidate: Default::default(),
+			pvf_checking_enabled: false,
+			pvf_voting_ttl: 2u32.into(),
+			minimum_validation_upgrade_delay: 2.into(),
+			executor_params: Default::default(),
+		}
+	}
+}
 
 mod v5 {
 	use super::*;
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/migration/v7.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/migration/v7.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d3b1d8b94832bcf86e674f12d606b95c8a53a1ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/migration/v7.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,294 @@
+// Copyright (C) Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Polkadot.
+
+// Polkadot is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Polkadot is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Polkadot.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+//! A module that is responsible for migration of storage.
+
+use crate::configuration::{self, Config, Pallet};
+use frame_support::{
+	pallet_prelude::*,
+	traits::{Defensive, StorageVersion},
+	weights::Weight,
+};
+use frame_system::pallet_prelude::BlockNumberFor;
+use primitives::SessionIndex;
+use sp_std::vec::Vec;
+
+use frame_support::traits::OnRuntimeUpgrade;
+
+use super::v6::V6HostConfiguration;
+type V7HostConfiguration<BlockNumber> = configuration::HostConfiguration<BlockNumber>;
+
+mod v6 {
+	use super::*;
+
+	#[frame_support::storage_alias]
+	pub(crate) type ActiveConfig<T: Config> =
+		StorageValue<Pallet<T>, V6HostConfiguration<BlockNumberFor<T>>, OptionQuery>;
+
+	#[frame_support::storage_alias]
+	pub(crate) type PendingConfigs<T: Config> = StorageValue<
+		Pallet<T>,
+		Vec<(SessionIndex, V6HostConfiguration<BlockNumberFor<T>>)>,
+		OptionQuery,
+	>;
+}
+
+mod v7 {
+	use super::*;
+
+	#[frame_support::storage_alias]
+	pub(crate) type ActiveConfig<T: Config> =
+		StorageValue<Pallet<T>, V7HostConfiguration<BlockNumberFor<T>>, OptionQuery>;
+
+	#[frame_support::storage_alias]
+	pub(crate) type PendingConfigs<T: Config> = StorageValue<
+		Pallet<T>,
+		Vec<(SessionIndex, V7HostConfiguration<BlockNumberFor<T>>)>,
+		OptionQuery,
+	>;
+}
+
+pub struct MigrateToV7<T>(sp_std::marker::PhantomData<T>);
+impl<T: Config> OnRuntimeUpgrade for MigrateToV7<T> {
+	#[cfg(feature = "try-runtime")]
+	fn pre_upgrade() -> Result<Vec<u8>, sp_runtime::TryRuntimeError> {
+		log::trace!(target: crate::configuration::LOG_TARGET, "Running pre_upgrade()");
+		Ok(Vec::new())
+	}
+
+	fn on_runtime_upgrade() -> Weight {
+		log::info!(target: configuration::LOG_TARGET, "MigrateToV7 started");
+		if StorageVersion::get::<Pallet<T>>() == 6 {
+			let weight_consumed = migrate_to_v7::<T>();
+
+			log::info!(target: configuration::LOG_TARGET, "MigrateToV7 executed successfully");
+			StorageVersion::new(7).put::<Pallet<T>>();
+
+			weight_consumed
+		} else {
+			log::warn!(target: configuration::LOG_TARGET, "MigrateToV7 should be removed.");
+			T::DbWeight::get().reads(1)
+		}
+	}
+
+	#[cfg(feature = "try-runtime")]
+	fn post_upgrade(_state: Vec<u8>) -> Result<(), sp_runtime::TryRuntimeError> {
+		log::trace!(target: crate::configuration::LOG_TARGET, "Running post_upgrade()");
+		ensure!(
+			StorageVersion::get::<Pallet<T>>() >= 7,
+			"Storage version should be >= 7 after the migration"
+		);
+
+		Ok(())
+	}
+}
+
+fn migrate_to_v7<T: Config>() -> Weight {
+	// Unusual formatting is justified:
+	// - make it easier to verify that fields assign what they supposed to assign.
+	// - this code is transient and will be removed after all migrations are done.
+	// - this code is important enough to optimize for legibility sacrificing consistency.
+	#[rustfmt::skip]
+	let translate =
+		|pre: V6HostConfiguration<BlockNumberFor<T>>| ->
+		V7HostConfiguration<BlockNumberFor<T>>
+	{
+		V7HostConfiguration {
+max_code_size                            : pre.max_code_size,
+max_head_data_size                       : pre.max_head_data_size,
+max_upward_queue_count                   : pre.max_upward_queue_count,
+max_upward_queue_size                    : pre.max_upward_queue_size,
+max_upward_message_size                  : pre.max_upward_message_size,
+max_upward_message_num_per_candidate     : pre.max_upward_message_num_per_candidate,
+hrmp_max_message_num_per_candidate       : pre.hrmp_max_message_num_per_candidate,
+validation_upgrade_cooldown              : pre.validation_upgrade_cooldown,
+validation_upgrade_delay                 : pre.validation_upgrade_delay,
+max_pov_size                             : pre.max_pov_size,
+max_downward_message_size                : pre.max_downward_message_size,
+hrmp_max_parachain_outbound_channels     : pre.hrmp_max_parachain_outbound_channels,
+hrmp_max_parathread_outbound_channels    : pre.hrmp_max_parathread_outbound_channels,
+hrmp_sender_deposit                      : pre.hrmp_sender_deposit,
+hrmp_recipient_deposit                   : pre.hrmp_recipient_deposit,
+hrmp_channel_max_capacity                : pre.hrmp_channel_max_capacity,
+hrmp_channel_max_total_size              : pre.hrmp_channel_max_total_size,
+hrmp_max_parachain_inbound_channels      : pre.hrmp_max_parachain_inbound_channels,
+hrmp_max_parathread_inbound_channels     : pre.hrmp_max_parathread_inbound_channels,
+hrmp_channel_max_message_size            : pre.hrmp_channel_max_message_size,
+code_retention_period                    : pre.code_retention_period,
+parathread_cores                         : pre.parathread_cores,
+parathread_retries                       : pre.parathread_retries,
+group_rotation_frequency                 : pre.group_rotation_frequency,
+chain_availability_period                : pre.chain_availability_period,
+thread_availability_period               : pre.thread_availability_period,
+scheduling_lookahead                     : pre.scheduling_lookahead,
+max_validators_per_core                  : pre.max_validators_per_core,
+max_validators                           : pre.max_validators,
+dispute_period                           : pre.dispute_period,
+dispute_post_conclusion_acceptance_period: pre.dispute_post_conclusion_acceptance_period,
+no_show_slots                            : pre.no_show_slots,
+n_delay_tranches                         : pre.n_delay_tranches,
+zeroth_delay_tranche_width               : pre.zeroth_delay_tranche_width,
+needed_approvals                         : pre.needed_approvals,
+relay_vrf_modulo_samples                 : pre.relay_vrf_modulo_samples,
+pvf_voting_ttl                           : pre.pvf_voting_ttl,
+minimum_validation_upgrade_delay         : pre.minimum_validation_upgrade_delay,
+async_backing_params                     : pre.async_backing_params,
+executor_params                          : pre.executor_params,
+		}
+	};
+
+	let v6 = v6::ActiveConfig::<T>::get()
+		.defensive_proof("Could not decode old config")
+		.unwrap_or_default();
+	let v7 = translate(v6);
+	v7::ActiveConfig::<T>::set(Some(v7));
+
+	let pending_v6 = v6::PendingConfigs::<T>::get()
+		.defensive_proof("Could not decode old pending")
+		.unwrap_or_default();
+	let mut pending_v7 = Vec::new();
+
+	for (session, v6) in pending_v6.into_iter() {
+		let v7 = translate(v6);
+		pending_v7.push((session, v7));
+	}
+	v7::PendingConfigs::<T>::set(Some(pending_v7.clone()));
+
+	let num_configs = (pending_v7.len() + 1) as u64;
+	T::DbWeight::get().reads_writes(num_configs, num_configs)
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+	use super::*;
+	use crate::mock::{new_test_ext, Test};
+
+	#[test]
+	fn v6_deserialized_from_actual_data() {
+		// Example how to get new `raw_config`:
+		// We'll obtain the raw_config at a specified a block
+		// Steps:
+		// 1. Go to Polkadot.js -> Developer -> Chain state -> Storage: https://polkadot.js.org/apps/#/chainstate
+		// 2. Set these parameters:
+		//   2.1. selected state query: configuration; activeConfig(): PolkadotRuntimeParachainsConfigurationHostConfiguration
+		//   2.2. blockhash to query at: 0xf89d3ab5312c5f70d396dc59612f0aa65806c798346f9db4b35278baed2e0e53 (the hash of the block)
+		//   2.3. Note the value of encoded storage key -> 0x06de3d8a54d27e44a9d5ce189618f22db4b49d95320d9021994c850f25b8e385 for the referenced block.
+		//   2.4. You'll also need the decoded values to update the test.
+		// 3. Go to Polkadot.js -> Developer -> Chain state -> Raw storage
+		//   3.1 Enter the encoded storage key and you get the raw config.
+
+		// This exceeds the maximal line width length, but that's fine, since this is not code and
+		// doesn't need to be read and also leaving it as one line allows to easily copy it.
+		let raw_config = hex_literal::hex!["00003000005000005555150000008000fbff0100000200000a000000c80000006400000000000000000000000000500000c800000a0000000000000000c0220fca950300000000000000000000c0220fca9503000000000000000000e8030000009001000a0000000000000000900100008070000000000000000000000a000000050000000500000001000000010500000001c80000000600000058020000020000002800000000000000020000000100000001020000000f000000"];
+
+		let v6 =
+			V6HostConfiguration::<primitives::BlockNumber>::decode(&mut &raw_config[..]).unwrap();
+
+		// We check only a sample of the values here. If we missed any fields or messed up data types
+		// that would skew all the fields coming after.
+		assert_eq!(v6.max_code_size, 3_145_728);
+		assert_eq!(v6.validation_upgrade_cooldown, 200);
+		assert_eq!(v6.max_pov_size, 5_242_880);
+		assert_eq!(v6.hrmp_channel_max_message_size, 102_400);
+		assert_eq!(v6.n_delay_tranches, 40);
+		assert_eq!(v6.minimum_validation_upgrade_delay, 15);
+		assert_eq!(v6.group_rotation_frequency, 10);
+	}
+
+	#[test]
+	fn test_migrate_to_v7() {
+		// Host configuration has lots of fields. However, in this migration we only remove one field.
+		// The most important part to check are a couple of the last fields. We also pick
+		// extra fields to check arbitrarily, e.g. depending on their position (i.e. the middle) and
+		// also their type.
+		//
+		// We specify only the picked fields and the rest should be provided by the `Default`
+		// implementation. That implementation is copied over between the two types and should work
+		// fine.
+		let v6 = V6HostConfiguration::<primitives::BlockNumber> {
+			needed_approvals: 69,
+			thread_availability_period: 55,
+			hrmp_recipient_deposit: 1337,
+			max_pov_size: 1111,
+			chain_availability_period: 33,
+			minimum_validation_upgrade_delay: 20,
+			pvf_checking_enabled: true,
+			..Default::default()
+		};
+
+		let mut pending_configs = Vec::new();
+		pending_configs.push((100, v6.clone()));
+		pending_configs.push((300, v6.clone()));
+
+		new_test_ext(Default::default()).execute_with(|| {
+			// Implant the v6 version in the state.
+			v6::ActiveConfig::<Test>::set(Some(v6));
+			v6::PendingConfigs::<Test>::set(Some(pending_configs));
+
+			migrate_to_v7::<Test>();
+
+			let v7 = v7::ActiveConfig::<Test>::get().unwrap();
+			let mut configs_to_check = v7::PendingConfigs::<Test>::get().unwrap();
+			configs_to_check.push((0, v7.clone()));
+
+			for (_, v6) in configs_to_check {
+				#[rustfmt::skip]
+				{
+					assert_eq!(v6.max_code_size                            , v7.max_code_size);
+					assert_eq!(v6.max_head_data_size                       , v7.max_head_data_size);
+					assert_eq!(v6.max_upward_queue_count                   , v7.max_upward_queue_count);
+					assert_eq!(v6.max_upward_queue_size                    , v7.max_upward_queue_size);
+					assert_eq!(v6.max_upward_message_size                  , v7.max_upward_message_size);
+					assert_eq!(v6.max_upward_message_num_per_candidate     , v7.max_upward_message_num_per_candidate);
+					assert_eq!(v6.hrmp_max_message_num_per_candidate       , v7.hrmp_max_message_num_per_candidate);
+					assert_eq!(v6.validation_upgrade_cooldown              , v7.validation_upgrade_cooldown);
+					assert_eq!(v6.validation_upgrade_delay                 , v7.validation_upgrade_delay);
+					assert_eq!(v6.max_pov_size                             , v7.max_pov_size);
+					assert_eq!(v6.max_downward_message_size                , v7.max_downward_message_size);
+					assert_eq!(v6.hrmp_max_parachain_outbound_channels     , v7.hrmp_max_parachain_outbound_channels);
+					assert_eq!(v6.hrmp_max_parathread_outbound_channels    , v7.hrmp_max_parathread_outbound_channels);
+					assert_eq!(v6.hrmp_sender_deposit                      , v7.hrmp_sender_deposit);
+					assert_eq!(v6.hrmp_recipient_deposit                   , v7.hrmp_recipient_deposit);
+					assert_eq!(v6.hrmp_channel_max_capacity                , v7.hrmp_channel_max_capacity);
+					assert_eq!(v6.hrmp_channel_max_total_size              , v7.hrmp_channel_max_total_size);
+					assert_eq!(v6.hrmp_max_parachain_inbound_channels      , v7.hrmp_max_parachain_inbound_channels);
+					assert_eq!(v6.hrmp_max_parathread_inbound_channels     , v7.hrmp_max_parathread_inbound_channels);
+					assert_eq!(v6.hrmp_channel_max_message_size            , v7.hrmp_channel_max_message_size);
+					assert_eq!(v6.code_retention_period                    , v7.code_retention_period);
+					assert_eq!(v6.parathread_cores                         , v7.parathread_cores);
+					assert_eq!(v6.parathread_retries                       , v7.parathread_retries);
+					assert_eq!(v6.group_rotation_frequency                 , v7.group_rotation_frequency);
+					assert_eq!(v6.chain_availability_period                , v7.chain_availability_period);
+					assert_eq!(v6.thread_availability_period               , v7.thread_availability_period);
+					assert_eq!(v6.scheduling_lookahead                     , v7.scheduling_lookahead);
+					assert_eq!(v6.max_validators_per_core                  , v7.max_validators_per_core);
+					assert_eq!(v6.max_validators                           , v7.max_validators);
+					assert_eq!(v6.dispute_period                           , v7.dispute_period);
+					assert_eq!(v6.no_show_slots                            , v7.no_show_slots);
+					assert_eq!(v6.n_delay_tranches                         , v7.n_delay_tranches);
+					assert_eq!(v6.zeroth_delay_tranche_width               , v7.zeroth_delay_tranche_width);
+					assert_eq!(v6.needed_approvals                         , v7.needed_approvals);
+					assert_eq!(v6.relay_vrf_modulo_samples                 , v7.relay_vrf_modulo_samples);
+					assert_eq!(v6.pvf_voting_ttl                           , v7.pvf_voting_ttl);
+					assert_eq!(v6.minimum_validation_upgrade_delay         , v7.minimum_validation_upgrade_delay);
+					assert_eq!(v6.async_backing_params.allowed_ancestry_len, v7.async_backing_params.allowed_ancestry_len);
+					assert_eq!(v6.async_backing_params.max_candidate_depth , v7.async_backing_params.max_candidate_depth);
+					assert_eq!(v6.executor_params						   , v7.executor_params);
+				}; // ; makes this a statement. `rustfmt::skip` cannot be put on an expression.
+			}
+		});
+	}
+}
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/tests.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/tests.rs
index d36394325bd6f948056f3e668f5349122e398148..0c2b5a779cb5874ad811afcfaec3c075280dfcc3 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/tests.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/tests.rs
@@ -321,7 +321,6 @@ fn setting_pending_config_members() {
 			hrmp_max_parachain_outbound_channels: 10,
 			hrmp_max_parathread_outbound_channels: 20,
 			hrmp_max_message_num_per_candidate: 20,
-			pvf_checking_enabled: true,
 			pvf_voting_ttl: 3,
 			minimum_validation_upgrade_delay: 20,
 			executor_params: Default::default(),
@@ -488,11 +487,6 @@ fn setting_pending_config_members() {
 			new_config.hrmp_max_message_num_per_candidate,
 		)
 		.unwrap();
-		Configuration::set_pvf_checking_enabled(
-			RuntimeOrigin::root(),
-			new_config.pvf_checking_enabled,
-		)
-		.unwrap();
 		Configuration::set_pvf_voting_ttl(RuntimeOrigin::root(), new_config.pvf_voting_ttl)
 			.unwrap();
 
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/hrmp/tests.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/hrmp/tests.rs
index 78fd983e25b76a78640407893d9708a69da7a33f..8b9fd7136a13d203e10a44703e1cfd304e324ef8 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/hrmp/tests.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/hrmp/tests.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ fn default_genesis_config() -> MockGenesisConfig {
 		configuration: crate::configuration::GenesisConfig {
 			config: crate::configuration::HostConfiguration {
 				max_downward_message_size: 1024,
-				pvf_checking_enabled: false,
 				..Default::default()
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/paras/benchmarking/pvf_check.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/paras/benchmarking/pvf_check.rs
index 045e965f92e487949ce86344430f144070d49df8..ab5e13124436d076018b6e30dc2cc8a13162d5a1 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/paras/benchmarking/pvf_check.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/paras/benchmarking/pvf_check.rs
@@ -133,8 +133,7 @@ where
 		.collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
 	// 1. Make sure PVF pre-checking is enabled in the config.
-	let mut config = configuration::Pallet::<T>::config();
-	config.pvf_checking_enabled = true;
+	let config = configuration::Pallet::<T>::config();
 	configuration::Pallet::<T>::force_set_active_config(config.clone());
 
 	// 2. initialize a new session with deterministic validator set.
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/paras/tests.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/paras/tests.rs
index 7e3e80d102659bc044e44d84035118f292f8aa30..2bf30bb273e56bc63098c65ae80c6f0ee6849aa4 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/paras/tests.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/paras/tests.rs
@@ -422,7 +422,6 @@ fn code_upgrade_applied_after_delay() {
 				code_retention_period,
 				validation_upgrade_delay,
 				validation_upgrade_cooldown,
-				pvf_checking_enabled: false,
 				..Default::default()
 			},
 			..Default::default()
@@ -536,7 +535,6 @@ fn code_upgrade_applied_after_delay_even_when_late() {
 				code_retention_period,
 				validation_upgrade_delay,
 				validation_upgrade_cooldown,
-				pvf_checking_enabled: false,
 				..Default::default()
 			},
 			..Default::default()
@@ -620,7 +618,6 @@ fn submit_code_change_when_not_allowed_is_err() {
 				code_retention_period,
 				validation_upgrade_delay,
 				validation_upgrade_cooldown,
-				pvf_checking_enabled: false,
 				..Default::default()
 			},
 			..Default::default()
@@ -691,7 +688,6 @@ fn upgrade_restriction_elapsed_doesnt_mean_can_upgrade() {
 				code_retention_period,
 				validation_upgrade_delay,
 				validation_upgrade_cooldown,
-				pvf_checking_enabled: false,
 				..Default::default()
 			},
 			..Default::default()
@@ -753,7 +749,6 @@ fn full_parachain_cleanup_storage() {
 			config: HostConfiguration {
 				code_retention_period,
 				validation_upgrade_delay,
-				pvf_checking_enabled: false,
 				minimum_validation_upgrade_delay: 2,
 				// Those are not relevant to this test. However, HostConfiguration is still a
 				// subject for the consistency check.
@@ -861,10 +856,6 @@ fn cannot_offboard_ongoing_pvf_check() {
 
 	let genesis_config = MockGenesisConfig {
 		paras: GenesisConfig { paras, ..Default::default() },
-		configuration: crate::configuration::GenesisConfig {
-			config: HostConfiguration { pvf_checking_enabled: true, ..Default::default() },
-			..Default::default()
-		},
 		..Default::default()
 	};
 
@@ -901,13 +892,7 @@ fn para_incoming_at_session() {
 	let code_b = ValidationCode(vec![1]);
 	let code_c = ValidationCode(vec![3]);
 
-	let genesis_config = MockGenesisConfig {
-		configuration: crate::configuration::GenesisConfig {
-			config: HostConfiguration { pvf_checking_enabled: true, ..Default::default() },
-			..Default::default()
-		},
-		..Default::default()
-	};
+	let genesis_config = MockGenesisConfig::default();
 
 	new_test_ext(genesis_config).execute_with(|| {
 		run_to_block(1, Some(vec![1]));
@@ -1025,7 +1010,6 @@ fn code_hash_at_returns_up_to_end_of_code_retention_period() {
 			config: HostConfiguration {
 				code_retention_period,
 				validation_upgrade_delay,
-				pvf_checking_enabled: false,
 				..Default::default()
 			},
 			..Default::default()
@@ -1118,11 +1102,7 @@ fn pvf_check_coalescing_onboarding_and_upgrade() {
 	let genesis_config = MockGenesisConfig {
 		paras: GenesisConfig { paras, ..Default::default() },
 		configuration: crate::configuration::GenesisConfig {
-			config: HostConfiguration {
-				pvf_checking_enabled: true,
-				validation_upgrade_delay,
-				..Default::default()
-			},
+			config: HostConfiguration { validation_upgrade_delay, ..Default::default() },
 			..Default::default()
 		},
 		..Default::default()
@@ -1187,11 +1167,7 @@ fn pvf_check_onboarding_reject_on_expiry() {
 
 	let genesis_config = MockGenesisConfig {
 		configuration: crate::configuration::GenesisConfig {
-			config: HostConfiguration {
-				pvf_checking_enabled: true,
-				pvf_voting_ttl,
-				..Default::default()
-			},
+			config: HostConfiguration { pvf_voting_ttl, ..Default::default() },
 			..Default::default()
 		},
 		..Default::default()
@@ -1250,10 +1226,6 @@ fn pvf_check_upgrade_reject() {
 
 	let genesis_config = MockGenesisConfig {
 		paras: GenesisConfig { paras, ..Default::default() },
-		configuration: crate::configuration::GenesisConfig {
-			config: HostConfiguration { pvf_checking_enabled: true, ..Default::default() },
-			..Default::default()
-		},
 		..Default::default()
 	};
 
@@ -1330,13 +1302,7 @@ fn pvf_check_submit_vote() {
 		(validate_unsigned, dispatch_result)
 	};
 
-	let genesis_config = MockGenesisConfig {
-		configuration: crate::configuration::GenesisConfig {
-			config: HostConfiguration { pvf_checking_enabled: true, ..Default::default() },
-			..Default::default()
-		},
-		..Default::default()
-	};
+	let genesis_config = MockGenesisConfig::default();
 
 	new_test_ext(genesis_config).execute_with(|| {
 		// Important to run this to seed the validators.
@@ -1440,10 +1406,6 @@ fn include_pvf_check_statement_refunds_weight() {
 
 	let genesis_config = MockGenesisConfig {
 		paras: GenesisConfig { paras, ..Default::default() },
-		configuration: crate::configuration::GenesisConfig {
-			config: HostConfiguration { pvf_checking_enabled: true, ..Default::default() },
-			..Default::default()
-		},
 		..Default::default()
 	};
 
@@ -1601,7 +1563,6 @@ fn add_trusted_validation_code_insta_approval() {
 	let genesis_config = MockGenesisConfig {
 		configuration: crate::configuration::GenesisConfig {
 			config: HostConfiguration {
-				pvf_checking_enabled: true,
 				validation_upgrade_delay,
 				minimum_validation_upgrade_delay,
 				..Default::default()
@@ -1621,8 +1582,7 @@ fn add_trusted_validation_code_insta_approval() {
 		Paras::schedule_code_upgrade(para_id, validation_code.clone(), 1, &Configuration::config());
 		Paras::note_new_head(para_id, HeadData::default(), 1);
 
-		// Verify that the code upgrade has `expected_at` set to `26`. This is the behavior
-		// equal to that of `pvf_checking_enabled: false`.
+		// Verify that the code upgrade has `expected_at` set to `26`.
 		assert_eq!(FutureCodeUpgrades::<Test>::get(&para_id), Some(1 + validation_upgrade_delay));
 
 		// Verify that the required events were emitted.
@@ -1645,7 +1605,6 @@ fn add_trusted_validation_code_enacts_existing_pvf_vote() {
 	let genesis_config = MockGenesisConfig {
 		configuration: crate::configuration::GenesisConfig {
 			config: HostConfiguration {
-				pvf_checking_enabled: true,
 				validation_upgrade_delay,
 				minimum_validation_upgrade_delay,
 				..Default::default()
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/scheduler/tests.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/scheduler/tests.rs
index f1daf85d5ce18acce46305ccecf53b2e36044de4..2188bb15b2e5ba0314c2ab222d947aba556f79ff 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/scheduler/tests.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/scheduler/tests.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ fn default_config() -> HostConfiguration<BlockNumber> {
 		thread_availability_period: 5,
 		scheduling_lookahead: 2,
 		parathread_retries: 1,
-		pvf_checking_enabled: false,
 		// This field does not affect anything that scheduler does. However, `HostConfiguration`
 		// is still a subject to consistency test. It requires that `minimum_validation_upgrade_delay`
 		// is greater than `chain_availability_period` and `thread_availability_period`.
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs
index da0c28b9c92a9c243c166ed8c5d332cbb9027007..cc4131e37f051404c82e51332da066a4b99fb6dd 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/polkadot/src/lib.rs
@@ -1525,7 +1525,10 @@ pub mod migrations {
 	);
 
 	/// Unreleased migrations. Add new ones here:
-	pub type Unreleased = (pallet_im_online::migration::v1::Migration<Runtime>,);
+	pub type Unreleased = (
+		pallet_im_online::migration::v1::Migration<Runtime>,
+		parachains_configuration::migration::v7::MigrateToV7<Runtime>,
+	);
 
 	/// Migrations that set `StorageVersion`s we missed to set.
 	pub struct SetStorageVersions;
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
index 58705283f859abd3b08e28a4e2470b5850d84397..92199dcad398f585fe194cf413f69091cf0def5f 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/rococo/src/lib.rs
@@ -1627,6 +1627,7 @@ pub mod migrations {
 	pub type Unreleased = (
 		pallet_society::migrations::MigrateToV2<Runtime, (), ()>,
 		pallet_im_online::migration::v1::Migration<Runtime>,
+		parachains_configuration::migration::v7::MigrateToV7<Runtime>,
 	);
 }
 
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs b/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
index 7fee94d8265daa44eb510d37541aa01206d6887d..bfa8b6e60f47b3664dd1c5a8e73c127dfba835e3 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/westend/src/lib.rs
@@ -1326,7 +1326,10 @@ pub mod migrations {
 	}
 
 	/// Unreleased migrations. Add new ones here:
-	pub type Unreleased = (pallet_im_online::migration::v1::Migration<Runtime>,);
+	pub type Unreleased = (
+		pallet_im_online::migration::v1::Migration<Runtime>,
+		parachains_configuration::migration::v7::MigrateToV7<Runtime>,
+	);
 }
 
 /// Helpers to configure all migrations.