diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.new.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.new.js
index 9126ee1687a8e..231b33e69bcf9 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.new.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.new.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import {
   enableNewReconciler,
   decoupleUpdatePriorityFromScheduler,
   enableDoubleInvokingEffects,
-  enableUseRefMutationWarning,
+  enableUseRefAccessWarning,
 } from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 
 import {
@@ -1216,7 +1216,7 @@ function getCallerStackFrame(): string {
 
 function mountRef<T>(initialValue: T): {|current: T|} {
   const hook = mountWorkInProgressHook();
-  if (enableUseRefMutationWarning) {
+  if (enableUseRefAccessWarning) {
     if (__DEV__) {
       // Support lazy initialization pattern shown in docs.
       // We need to store the caller stack frame so that we don't warn on subsequent renders.
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.old.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.old.js
index 826ae84cf76c9..ccd69abae6aab 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.old.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/ReactFiberHooks.old.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import {
   enableSchedulingProfiler,
   enableNewReconciler,
   decoupleUpdatePriorityFromScheduler,
-  enableUseRefMutationWarning,
+  enableUseRefAccessWarning,
 } from 'shared/ReactFeatureFlags';
 
 import {NoMode, BlockingMode, DebugTracingMode} from './ReactTypeOfMode';
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ function getCallerStackFrame(): string {
 
 function mountRef<T>(initialValue: T): {|current: T|} {
   const hook = mountWorkInProgressHook();
-  if (enableUseRefMutationWarning) {
+  if (enableUseRefAccessWarning) {
     if (__DEV__) {
       // Support lazy initialization pattern shown in docs.
       // We need to store the caller stack frame so that we don't warn on subsequent renders.
diff --git a/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/useRef-test.internal.js b/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/useRef-test.internal.js
index b072887a12869..ccfc6d0d4b2ae 100644
--- a/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/useRef-test.internal.js
+++ b/packages/react-reconciler/src/__tests__/useRef-test.internal.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ describe('useRef', () => {
 
     const ReactFeatureFlags = require('shared/ReactFeatureFlags');
     ReactFeatureFlags.debugRenderPhaseSideEffectsForStrictMode = false;
-    ReactFeatureFlags.enableUseRefMutationWarning = true;
 
     act = ReactNoop.act;
     useCallback = React.useCallback;
@@ -104,32 +103,6 @@ describe('useRef', () => {
     expect(Scheduler).toHaveYielded(['ping: 6']);
   });
 
-  it('should never warn when attaching to children', () => {
-    class Component extends React.Component {
-      render() {
-        return null;
-      }
-    }
-
-    function Example({phase}) {
-      const hostRef = useRef();
-      const classRef = useRef();
-      return (
-        <>
-          <div key={`host-${phase}`} ref={hostRef} />
-          <Component key={`class-${phase}`} ref={classRef} />
-        </>
-      );
-    }
-
-    act(() => {
-      ReactNoop.render(<Example phase="mount" />);
-    });
-    act(() => {
-      ReactNoop.render(<Example phase="update" />);
-    });
-  });
-
   it('should return the same ref during re-renders', () => {
     function Counter() {
       const ref = useRef('val');
@@ -155,6 +128,33 @@ describe('useRef', () => {
   });
 
   if (__DEV__) {
+    it('should never warn when attaching to children', () => {
+      class Component extends React.Component {
+        render() {
+          return null;
+        }
+      }
+
+      function Example({phase}) {
+        const hostRef = useRef();
+        const classRef = useRef();
+        return (
+          <>
+            <div key={`host-${phase}`} ref={hostRef} />
+            <Component key={`class-${phase}`} ref={classRef} />
+          </>
+        );
+      }
+
+      act(() => {
+        ReactNoop.render(<Example phase="mount" />);
+      });
+      act(() => {
+        ReactNoop.render(<Example phase="update" />);
+      });
+    });
+
+    // @gate enableUseRefAccessWarning
     it('should warn about reads during render', () => {
       function Example() {
         const ref = useRef(123);
@@ -215,7 +215,8 @@ describe('useRef', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('should not warn about unconditional lazy init during render', () => {
+    // @gate enableUseRefAccessWarning
+    it('should warn about unconditional lazy init during render', () => {
       function Example() {
         const ref1 = useRef(null);
         const ref2 = useRef(undefined);
@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@ describe('useRef', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    // @gate enableUseRefAccessWarning
     it('should warn about reads to ref after lazy init pattern', () => {
       function Example() {
         const ref1 = useRef(null);
@@ -288,6 +290,7 @@ describe('useRef', () => {
       });
     });
 
+    // @gate enableUseRefAccessWarning
     it('should warn about writes to ref after lazy init pattern', () => {
       function Example() {
         const ref1 = useRef(null);
diff --git a/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js b/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js
index 68da7c2f3a08c..dbf9f5bd28533 100644
--- a/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js
+++ b/packages/shared/ReactFeatureFlags.js
@@ -135,4 +135,4 @@ export const enableDiscreteEventFlushingChange = false;
 
 export const enableDoubleInvokingEffects = false;
 
-export const enableUseRefMutationWarning = false;
+export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb.js
index 9ea390dc4cd02..0df33470e5703 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-fb.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export const decoupleUpdatePriorityFromScheduler = false;
 export const enableDiscreteEventFlushingChange = false;
 
 export const enableDoubleInvokingEffects = false;
-export const enableUseRefMutationWarning = false;
+export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
 
 // Flow magic to verify the exports of this file match the original version.
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-oss.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-oss.js
index b9b6072db6f1c..77148d9be29b9 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-oss.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.native-oss.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const decoupleUpdatePriorityFromScheduler = false;
 export const enableDiscreteEventFlushingChange = false;
 
 export const enableDoubleInvokingEffects = false;
-export const enableUseRefMutationWarning = false;
+export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
 
 // Flow magic to verify the exports of this file match the original version.
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.js
index 78470db30957c..7e66eb9e75e5e 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const decoupleUpdatePriorityFromScheduler = false;
 export const enableDiscreteEventFlushingChange = false;
 
 export const enableDoubleInvokingEffects = false;
-export const enableUseRefMutationWarning = false;
+export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
 
 // Flow magic to verify the exports of this file match the original version.
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.native.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.native.js
index 132b37de77749..90c4360c6d469 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.native.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.native.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const decoupleUpdatePriorityFromScheduler = false;
 export const enableDiscreteEventFlushingChange = false;
 
 export const enableDoubleInvokingEffects = false;
-export const enableUseRefMutationWarning = false;
+export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
 
 // Flow magic to verify the exports of this file match the original version.
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.www.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.www.js
index 9d5337dc8cb02..4dbd671409e36 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.www.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.test-renderer.www.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const decoupleUpdatePriorityFromScheduler = false;
 export const enableDiscreteEventFlushingChange = false;
 
 export const enableDoubleInvokingEffects = false;
-export const enableUseRefMutationWarning = false;
+export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
 
 // Flow magic to verify the exports of this file match the original version.
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.js
index 1ea9f969a1a61..c98063376f09d 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const decoupleUpdatePriorityFromScheduler = false;
 export const enableDiscreteEventFlushingChange = false;
 
 export const enableDoubleInvokingEffects = false;
-export const enableUseRefMutationWarning = false;
+export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
 
 // Flow magic to verify the exports of this file match the original version.
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.www.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.www.js
index ceee06e86ebd2..362569dfb01b4 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.www.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.testing.www.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export const decoupleUpdatePriorityFromScheduler = false;
 export const enableDiscreteEventFlushingChange = true;
 
 export const enableDoubleInvokingEffects = false;
-export const enableUseRefMutationWarning = false;
+export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = false;
 
 // Flow magic to verify the exports of this file match the original version.
 // eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www-dynamic.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www-dynamic.js
index 4a5b79bce6980..d03ba3eadd41c 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www-dynamic.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www-dynamic.js
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ export const enableTrustedTypesIntegration = false;
 export const disableSchedulerTimeoutBasedOnReactExpirationTime = false;
 
 export const enableDoubleInvokingEffects = false;
-export const enableUseRefMutationWarning = false;
+export const enableUseRefAccessWarning = __VARIANT__;
diff --git a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js
index 43b740d652690..f5861a2e336a5 100644
--- a/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js
+++ b/packages/shared/forks/ReactFeatureFlags.www.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const {
   enableDebugTracing,
   skipUnmountedBoundaries,
   enableDoubleInvokingEffects,
-  enableUseRefMutationWarning,
+  enableUseRefAccessWarning,
 } = dynamicFeatureFlags;
 
 // On WWW, __EXPERIMENTAL__ is used for a new modern build.