diff --git a/lib/bundler/cli.rb b/lib/bundler/cli.rb
index 6ee6bc76aec8ff..62225a352d71fa 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/cli.rb
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def cli_help
       shell.say
       self.class.send(:class_options_help, shell)
     end
-    default_task(Bundler.feature_flag.default_cli_command)
+    default_task(Bundler.settings[:default_cli_command])
 
     class_option "no-color", type: :boolean, desc: "Disable colorization in output"
     class_option "retry", type: :numeric, aliases: "-r", banner: "NUM",
diff --git a/lib/bundler/cli/update.rb b/lib/bundler/cli/update.rb
index cf0ceac0bd19c5..4b4ba3c64712be 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/cli/update.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/cli/update.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def run
       full_update = gems.empty? && sources.empty? && groups.empty? && !options[:ruby] && !update_bundler
 
       if full_update && !options[:all]
-        if Bundler.feature_flag.update_requires_all_flag?
+        if Bundler.settings[:update_requires_all_flag]
           raise InvalidOption, "To update everything, pass the `--all` flag."
         end
         SharedHelpers.major_deprecation 4, "Pass --all to `bundle update` to update everything"
diff --git a/lib/bundler/feature_flag.rb b/lib/bundler/feature_flag.rb
index c3b8d790fbbce9..8ec62fc1c9e638 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/feature_flag.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/feature_flag.rb
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ def self.settings_method(name, key, &default)
 
     (1..10).each {|v| define_method("bundler_#{v}_mode?") { @major_version >= v } }
 
-    settings_flag(:update_requires_all_flag) { bundler_5_mode? }
-
-    settings_option(:default_cli_command) { bundler_4_mode? ? :cli_help : :install }
-
     def removed_major?(target_major_version)
       @major_version > target_major_version
     end
diff --git a/lib/bundler/settings.rb b/lib/bundler/settings.rb
index 64f0c9900eb285..81f1857eec7648 100644
--- a/lib/bundler/settings.rb
+++ b/lib/bundler/settings.rb
@@ -83,8 +83,10 @@ class Settings
       "BUNDLE_VERSION" => "lockfile",
       "BUNDLE_LOCKFILE_CHECKSUMS" => true,
       "BUNDLE_CACHE_ALL" => true,
+      "BUNDLE_DEFAULT_CLI_COMMAND" => "cli_help",
       "BUNDLE_PLUGINS" => true,
       "BUNDLE_GLOBAL_GEM_CACHE" => false,
+      "BUNDLE_UPDATE_REQUIRES_ALL_FLAG" => false,
     }.freeze
 
     def initialize(root = nil)
diff --git a/spec/bundler/bundler/cli_spec.rb b/spec/bundler/bundler/cli_spec.rb
index 07f589bd5de359..b3a97e72ceb2d8 100644
--- a/spec/bundler/bundler/cli_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bundler/bundler/cli_spec.rb
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def out_with_macos_man_workaround
   end
 
   context "with no arguments" do
-    it "prints a concise help message", bundler: "4" do
+    it "prints a concise help message by default" do
       bundle ""
       expect(err).to be_empty
       expect(out).to include("Bundler version #{Bundler::VERSION}").
@@ -96,6 +96,23 @@ def out_with_macos_man_workaround
         and include("\n\n  Utilities:\n").
         and include("\n\nOptions:\n")
     end
+
+    it "prints a concise help message when default_cli_command set to cli_help" do
+      bundle "config set default_cli_command cli_help"
+      bundle ""
+      expect(err).to be_empty
+      expect(out).to include("Bundler version #{Bundler::VERSION}").
+        and include("\n\nBundler commands:\n\n").
+        and include("\n\n  Primary commands:\n").
+        and include("\n\n  Utilities:\n").
+        and include("\n\nOptions:\n")
+    end
+
+    it "runs bundle install when default_cli_command set to install" do
+      bundle "config set default_cli_command install"
+      bundle "", raise_on_error: false
+      expect(err).to include("Could not locate Gemfile")
+    end
   end
 
   context "when ENV['BUNDLE_GEMFILE'] is set to an empty string" do