diff --git a/config/accounts.go b/config/accounts.go
index 13cdc16c0cd..8b9c02227ed 100644
--- a/config/accounts.go
+++ b/config/accounts.go
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ type AlternateBidderCodes struct {
 }
 
 type AdapterAlternateBidderCodes struct {
-	Enabled            bool     `mapstructure:"enabled" json:"enabled"`
 	AllowedBidderCodes []string `mapstructure:"allowedbiddercodes" json:"allowedbiddercodes"`
 }
 
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ func (bidderCodes *AlternateBidderCodes) IsValidBidderCode(bidder, alternateBidd
 		return false, fmt.Errorf(ErrAlternateBidderNotDefined, bidder, alternateBidder)
 	}
 
-	if !adapterCfg.Enabled || len(adapterCfg.AllowedBidderCodes) == 0 {
+	if len(adapterCfg.AllowedBidderCodes) == 0 {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("alternateBidderCodes disabled for %q, rejecting bids for %q", bidder, alternateBidder)
 	}
 
diff --git a/config/accounts_test.go b/config/accounts_test.go
index a480aad52ea..a7675d3adfa 100644
--- a/config/accounts_test.go
+++ b/config/accounts_test.go
@@ -726,11 +726,11 @@ func TestAlternateBidderCodes_IsValidBidderCode(t *testing.T) {
 		wantErr     error
 	}{
 		{
-			name:        "Default alternateBidder is not set/blank",
+			name:        "alternateBidder is not set/blank (default non-extra bid case)",
 			wantIsValid: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "alternateBidder, bidder are same",
+			name: "alternateBidder and bidder are same (default non-extra bid case with seat's alternateBidder explicitly set)",
 			args: args{
 				bidder:          "pubmatic",
 				alternateBidder: "pubmatic",
@@ -738,7 +738,7 @@ func TestAlternateBidderCodes_IsValidBidderCode(t *testing.T) {
 			wantIsValid: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "alternateBidder disabled at account level or alternateBidder config is not available",
+			name: "account.alternatebiddercodes config not defined (default, reject bid)",
 			args: args{
 				bidder:          "pubmatic",
 				alternateBidder: "groupm",
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ func TestAlternateBidderCodes_IsValidBidderCode(t *testing.T) {
 			wantIsValid: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "alternateBidder enabled at account level, adapter config is not available",
+			name: "account.alternatebiddercodes config enabled but adapter config not defined",
 			args: args{
 				bidder:          "pubmatic",
 				alternateBidder: "groupm",
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ func TestAlternateBidderCodes_IsValidBidderCode(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr:     errors.New(`alternateBidderCodes not defined for adapter "pubmatic", rejecting bids for "groupm"`),
 		},
 		{
-			name: "alternateBidder enabled at account level, adapter config present, has alternateBidder disabled, or len(allowedBidderCodes)=0",
+			name: "account.alternatebiddercodes config enabled but adapter config is not available",
 			args: args{
 				bidder:          "pubmatic",
 				alternateBidder: "groupm",
@@ -764,14 +764,14 @@ func TestAlternateBidderCodes_IsValidBidderCode(t *testing.T) {
 			fields: fields{
 				Enabled: true,
 				Adapters: map[string]AdapterAlternateBidderCodes{
-					"pubmatic": {Enabled: false},
+					"appnexus": {},
 				},
 			},
 			wantIsValid: false,
-			wantErr:     errors.New(`alternateBidderCodes disabled for "pubmatic", rejecting bids for "groupm"`),
+			wantErr:     errors.New(`alternateBidderCodes not defined for adapter "pubmatic", rejecting bids for "groupm"`),
 		},
 		{
-			name: "alternateBidder enabled at account level, adapter config present, has alternateBidder enabled, allowedBidderCodes empty or not available",
+			name: "account.alternatebiddercodes config enabled but adapter config has allowedBidderCodes list empty or not defined",
 			args: args{
 				bidder:          "pubmatic",
 				alternateBidder: "groupm",
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ func TestAlternateBidderCodes_IsValidBidderCode(t *testing.T) {
 			fields: fields{
 				Enabled: true,
 				Adapters: map[string]AdapterAlternateBidderCodes{
-					"pubmatic": {Enabled: true},
+					"pubmatic": {},
 				},
 			},
 			wantIsValid: false,
@@ -795,7 +795,6 @@ func TestAlternateBidderCodes_IsValidBidderCode(t *testing.T) {
 				Enabled: true,
 				Adapters: map[string]AdapterAlternateBidderCodes{
 					"pubmatic": {
-						Enabled:            true,
 						AllowedBidderCodes: []string{"*"},
 					},
 				},
@@ -812,7 +811,6 @@ func TestAlternateBidderCodes_IsValidBidderCode(t *testing.T) {
 				Enabled: true,
 				Adapters: map[string]AdapterAlternateBidderCodes{
 					"pubmatic": {
-						Enabled:            true,
 						AllowedBidderCodes: []string{"groupm"},
 					},
 				},
@@ -829,7 +827,6 @@ func TestAlternateBidderCodes_IsValidBidderCode(t *testing.T) {
 				Enabled: true,
 				Adapters: map[string]AdapterAlternateBidderCodes{
 					"pubmatic": {
-						Enabled:            true,
 						AllowedBidderCodes: []string{"xyz"},
 					},
 				},
@@ -837,21 +834,6 @@ func TestAlternateBidderCodes_IsValidBidderCode(t *testing.T) {
 			wantIsValid: false,
 			wantErr:     errors.New(`invalid biddercode "groupm" sent by adapter "pubmatic"`),
 		},
-		{
-			name: "alternateBidder enabled at account level, adapter config present but bidder is not defined in it",
-			args: args{
-				bidder:          "pubmatic",
-				alternateBidder: "groupm",
-			},
-			fields: fields{
-				Enabled: true,
-				Adapters: map[string]AdapterAlternateBidderCodes{
-					"appnexus": {Enabled: false},
-				},
-			},
-			wantIsValid: false,
-			wantErr:     errors.New(`alternateBidderCodes not defined for adapter "pubmatic", rejecting bids for "groupm"`),
-		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/exchange/bidder_test.go b/exchange/bidder_test.go
index 29e95809b0a..27ceb96d616 100644
--- a/exchange/bidder_test.go
+++ b/exchange/bidder_test.go
@@ -2081,7 +2081,6 @@ func TestExtraBid(t *testing.T) {
 			Enabled: true,
 			Adapters: map[string]config.AdapterAlternateBidderCodes{
 				string(openrtb_ext.BidderPubmatic): {
-					Enabled:            true,
 					AllowedBidderCodes: []string{"groupm"},
 				},
 			},
@@ -2185,7 +2184,6 @@ func TestExtraBidWithAlternateBidderCodeDisabled(t *testing.T) {
 			Enabled: true,
 			Adapters: map[string]config.AdapterAlternateBidderCodes{
 				string(openrtb_ext.BidderPubmatic): {
-					Enabled:            true,
 					AllowedBidderCodes: []string{"groupm-allowed"},
 				},
 			},
@@ -2286,7 +2284,6 @@ func TestExtraBidWithBidAdjustments(t *testing.T) {
 			Enabled: true,
 			Adapters: map[string]config.AdapterAlternateBidderCodes{
 				string(openrtb_ext.BidderPubmatic): {
-					Enabled:            true,
 					AllowedBidderCodes: []string{"groupm"},
 				},
 			},
@@ -2389,7 +2386,6 @@ func TestExtraBidWithBidAdjustmentsUsingAdapterCode(t *testing.T) {
 			Enabled: true,
 			Adapters: map[string]config.AdapterAlternateBidderCodes{
 				string(openrtb_ext.BidderPubmatic): {
-					Enabled:            true,
 					AllowedBidderCodes: []string{"groupm"},
 				},
 			},