diff --git a/snow/validators/logger.go b/snow/validators/logger.go
index 124aef423fc4..2e672a1827ba 100644
--- a/snow/validators/logger.go
+++ b/snow/validators/logger.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/logging"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/set"
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ var _ SetCallbackListener = (*logger)(nil)
 
 type logger struct {
 	log      logging.Logger
-	enabled  *utils.Atomic[bool]
 	subnetID ids.ID
 	nodeIDs  set.Set[ids.NodeID]
 }
@@ -27,14 +25,12 @@ type logger struct {
 // the specified validators
 func NewLogger(
 	log logging.Logger,
-	enabled *utils.Atomic[bool],
 	subnetID ids.ID,
 	nodeIDs ...ids.NodeID,
 ) SetCallbackListener {
 	nodeIDSet := set.Of(nodeIDs...)
 	return &logger{
 		log:      log,
-		enabled:  enabled,
 		subnetID: subnetID,
 		nodeIDs:  nodeIDSet,
 	}
@@ -46,7 +42,7 @@ func (l *logger) OnValidatorAdded(
 	txID ids.ID,
 	weight uint64,
 ) {
-	if l.enabled.Get() && l.nodeIDs.Contains(nodeID) {
+	if l.nodeIDs.Contains(nodeID) {
 		var pkBytes []byte
 		if pk != nil {
 			pkBytes = bls.PublicKeyToBytes(pk)
@@ -65,7 +61,7 @@ func (l *logger) OnValidatorRemoved(
 	nodeID ids.NodeID,
 	weight uint64,
 ) {
-	if l.enabled.Get() && l.nodeIDs.Contains(nodeID) {
+	if l.nodeIDs.Contains(nodeID) {
 		l.log.Info("node removed from validator set",
 			zap.Stringer("subnetID", l.subnetID),
 			zap.Stringer("nodeID", nodeID),
@@ -79,7 +75,7 @@ func (l *logger) OnValidatorWeightChanged(
 	oldWeight uint64,
 	newWeight uint64,
 ) {
-	if l.enabled.Get() && l.nodeIDs.Contains(nodeID) {
+	if l.nodeIDs.Contains(nodeID) {
 		l.log.Info("validator weight changed",
 			zap.Stringer("subnetID", l.subnetID),
 			zap.Stringer("nodeID", nodeID),
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/block/builder/helpers_test.go b/vms/platformvm/block/builder/helpers_test.go
index 187c0eb92a70..ed55791147d8 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/block/builder/helpers_test.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/block/builder/helpers_test.go
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ func defaultState(
 		ctx,
 		metrics.Noop,
 		rewards,
-		&utils.Atomic[bool]{},
 	)
 	require.NoError(err)
 
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/block/executor/helpers_test.go b/vms/platformvm/block/executor/helpers_test.go
index 7d5a67566472..5e79d52c9b10 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/block/executor/helpers_test.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/block/executor/helpers_test.go
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ func defaultState(
 		ctx,
 		metrics.Noop,
 		rewards,
-		&utils.Atomic[bool]{},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/block/executor/proposal_block_test.go b/vms/platformvm/block/executor/proposal_block_test.go
index 880817414ea8..4300ad9606d9 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/block/executor/proposal_block_test.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/block/executor/proposal_block_test.go
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ func TestBanffProposalBlockTrackedSubnet(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(propBlk.Accept(context.Background()))
 			require.NoError(commitBlk.Accept(context.Background()))
 			_, ok := env.config.Validators.GetValidator(subnetID, subnetValidatorNodeID)
-			require.Equal(tracked, ok)
+			require.True(ok)
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/block/executor/standard_block_test.go b/vms/platformvm/block/executor/standard_block_test.go
index 76ae7ca55de6..110def5c5987 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/block/executor/standard_block_test.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/block/executor/standard_block_test.go
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ func TestBanffStandardBlockTrackedSubnet(t *testing.T) {
 			require.NoError(block.Verify(context.Background()))
 			require.NoError(block.Accept(context.Background()))
 			_, ok := env.config.Validators.GetValidator(subnetID, subnetValidatorNodeID)
-			require.Equal(tracked, ok)
+			require.True(ok)
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/state/mock_state.go b/vms/platformvm/state/mock_state.go
index 1e0265798d33..41ce946a12e0 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/state/mock_state.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/state/mock_state.go
@@ -144,20 +144,6 @@ func (mr *MockStateMockRecorder) AddUTXO(arg0 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "AddUTXO", reflect.TypeOf((*MockState)(nil).AddUTXO), arg0)
 }
 
-// ApplyCurrentValidators mocks base method.
-func (m *MockState) ApplyCurrentValidators(arg0 ids.ID, arg1 validators.Manager) error {
-	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "ApplyCurrentValidators", arg0, arg1)
-	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
-	return ret0
-}
-
-// ApplyCurrentValidators indicates an expected call of ApplyCurrentValidators.
-func (mr *MockStateMockRecorder) ApplyCurrentValidators(arg0, arg1 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
-	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
-	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "ApplyCurrentValidators", reflect.TypeOf((*MockState)(nil).ApplyCurrentValidators), arg0, arg1)
-}
-
 // ApplyValidatorPublicKeyDiffs mocks base method.
 func (m *MockState) ApplyValidatorPublicKeyDiffs(arg0 context.Context, arg1 map[ids.NodeID]*validators.GetValidatorOutput, arg2, arg3 uint64) error {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/state/state.go b/vms/platformvm/state/state.go
index 872d9b669219..e64d24d434b1 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/state/state.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/state/state.go
@@ -140,10 +140,6 @@ type State interface {
 
 	GetBlockIDAtHeight(height uint64) (ids.ID, error)
 
-	// ApplyCurrentValidators adds all the current validators and delegators of
-	// [subnetID] into [vdrs].
-	ApplyCurrentValidators(subnetID ids.ID, vdrs validators.Manager) error
-
 	// ApplyValidatorWeightDiffs iterates from [startHeight] towards the genesis
 	// block until it has applied all of the diffs up to and including
 	// [endHeight]. Applying the diffs modifies [validators].
@@ -290,11 +286,10 @@ type stateBlk struct {
 type state struct {
 	validatorState
 
-	cfg          *config.Config
-	ctx          *snow.Context
-	metrics      metrics.Metrics
-	rewards      reward.Calculator
-	bootstrapped *utils.Atomic[bool]
+	cfg     *config.Config
+	ctx     *snow.Context
+	metrics metrics.Metrics
+	rewards reward.Calculator
 
 	baseDB *versiondb.Database
 
@@ -461,7 +456,6 @@ func New(
 	ctx *snow.Context,
 	metrics metrics.Metrics,
 	rewards reward.Calculator,
-	bootstrapped *utils.Atomic[bool],
 ) (State, error) {
 	s, err := newState(
 		db,
@@ -471,7 +465,6 @@ func New(
 		ctx,
 		metricsReg,
 		rewards,
-		bootstrapped,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -516,7 +509,6 @@ func newState(
 	ctx *snow.Context,
 	metricsReg prometheus.Registerer,
 	rewards reward.Calculator,
-	bootstrapped *utils.Atomic[bool],
 ) (*state, error) {
 	blockIDCache, err := metercacher.New[uint64, ids.ID](
 		"block_id_cache",
@@ -635,12 +627,11 @@ func newState(
 	return &state{
 		validatorState: newValidatorState(),
 
-		cfg:          cfg,
-		ctx:          ctx,
-		metrics:      metrics,
-		rewards:      rewards,
-		bootstrapped: bootstrapped,
-		baseDB:       baseDB,
+		cfg:     cfg,
+		ctx:     ctx,
+		metrics: metrics,
+		rewards: rewards,
+		baseDB:  baseDB,
 
 		addedBlockIDs: make(map[uint64]ids.ID),
 		blockIDCache:  blockIDCache,
@@ -1139,26 +1130,6 @@ func (s *state) SetCurrentSupply(subnetID ids.ID, cs uint64) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (s *state) ApplyCurrentValidators(subnetID ids.ID, vdrs validators.Manager) error {
-	for nodeID, validator := range s.currentStakers.validators[subnetID] {
-		staker := validator.validator
-		if err := vdrs.AddStaker(subnetID, nodeID, staker.PublicKey, staker.TxID, staker.Weight); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		delegatorIterator := NewTreeIterator(validator.delegators)
-		for delegatorIterator.Next() {
-			staker := delegatorIterator.Value()
-			if err := vdrs.AddWeight(subnetID, nodeID, staker.Weight); err != nil {
-				delegatorIterator.Release()
-				return err
-			}
-		}
-		delegatorIterator.Release()
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (s *state) ApplyValidatorWeightDiffs(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	validators map[ids.NodeID]*validators.GetValidatorOutput,
@@ -1689,17 +1660,29 @@ func (s *state) loadPendingValidators() error {
 // Invariant: initValidatorSets requires loadCurrentValidators to have already
 // been called.
 func (s *state) initValidatorSets() error {
-	if s.cfg.Validators.Count(constants.PrimaryNetworkID) != 0 {
-		// Enforce the invariant that the validator set is empty here.
-		return errValidatorSetAlreadyPopulated
-	}
-	err := s.ApplyCurrentValidators(constants.PrimaryNetworkID, s.cfg.Validators)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	for subnetID, validators := range s.currentStakers.validators {
+		if s.cfg.Validators.Count(subnetID) != 0 {
+			// Enforce the invariant that the validator set is empty here.
+			return fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", errValidatorSetAlreadyPopulated, subnetID)
+		}
 
-	vl := validators.NewLogger(s.ctx.Log, s.bootstrapped, constants.PrimaryNetworkID, s.ctx.NodeID)
-	s.cfg.Validators.RegisterCallbackListener(constants.PrimaryNetworkID, vl)
+		for nodeID, validator := range validators {
+			validatorStaker := validator.validator
+			if err := s.cfg.Validators.AddStaker(subnetID, nodeID, validatorStaker.PublicKey, validatorStaker.TxID, validatorStaker.Weight); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			delegatorIterator := NewTreeIterator(validator.delegators)
+			for delegatorIterator.Next() {
+				delegatorStaker := delegatorIterator.Value()
+				if err := s.cfg.Validators.AddWeight(subnetID, nodeID, delegatorStaker.Weight); err != nil {
+					delegatorIterator.Release()
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			delegatorIterator.Release()
+		}
+	}
 
 	s.metrics.SetLocalStake(s.cfg.Validators.GetWeight(constants.PrimaryNetworkID, s.ctx.NodeID))
 	totalWeight, err := s.cfg.Validators.TotalWeight(constants.PrimaryNetworkID)
@@ -1707,20 +1690,6 @@ func (s *state) initValidatorSets() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get total weight of primary network validators: %w", err)
 	}
 	s.metrics.SetTotalStake(totalWeight)
-
-	for subnetID := range s.cfg.TrackedSubnets {
-		if s.cfg.Validators.Count(subnetID) != 0 {
-			// Enforce the invariant that the validator set is empty here.
-			return errValidatorSetAlreadyPopulated
-		}
-		err := s.ApplyCurrentValidators(subnetID, s.cfg.Validators)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		vl := validators.NewLogger(s.ctx.Log, s.bootstrapped, subnetID, s.ctx.NodeID)
-		s.cfg.Validators.RegisterCallbackListener(subnetID, vl)
-	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -2109,11 +2078,6 @@ func (s *state) writeCurrentStakers(updateValidators bool, height uint64) error
 				continue
 			}
 
-			// We only track the current validator set of tracked subnets.
-			if subnetID != constants.PrimaryNetworkID && !s.cfg.TrackedSubnets.Contains(subnetID) {
-				continue
-			}
-
 			if weightDiff.Decrease {
 				err = s.cfg.Validators.RemoveWeight(subnetID, nodeID, weightDiff.Amount)
 			} else {
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/state/state_test.go b/vms/platformvm/state/state_test.go
index 5a29619c1beb..ae79415f4bbf 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/state/state_test.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/state/state_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/choices"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/validators"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/constants"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/units"
@@ -178,7 +177,6 @@ func newStateFromDB(require *require.Assertions, db database.Database) State {
 			MintingPeriod:      365 * 24 * time.Hour,
 			SupplyCap:          720 * units.MegaAvax,
 		}),
-		&utils.Atomic[bool]{},
 	)
 	require.NoError(err)
 	require.NotNil(state)
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/txs/executor/advance_time_test.go b/vms/platformvm/txs/executor/advance_time_test.go
index 9bf5aafed7ac..5f9eabe0553c 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/txs/executor/advance_time_test.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/txs/executor/advance_time_test.go
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ func TestTrackedSubnet(t *testing.T) {
 			env.state.SetHeight(dummyHeight)
 			require.NoError(env.state.Commit())
 			_, ok := env.config.Validators.GetValidator(subnetID, ids.NodeID(subnetValidatorNodeID))
-			require.Equal(tracked, ok)
+			require.True(ok)
 		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/txs/executor/helpers_test.go b/vms/platformvm/txs/executor/helpers_test.go
index aee0d184d5f8..b1993584cb7a 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/txs/executor/helpers_test.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/txs/executor/helpers_test.go
@@ -224,7 +224,6 @@ func defaultState(
 		ctx,
 		metrics.Noop,
 		rewards,
-		&utils.Atomic[bool]{},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/validators/manager.go b/vms/platformvm/validators/manager.go
index fb7c314c90a7..a4c5c87a3040 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/validators/manager.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/validators/manager.go
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ type State interface {
 	GetLastAccepted() ids.ID
 	GetStatelessBlock(blockID ids.ID) (block.Block, error)
 
-	// ApplyCurrentValidators adds all the current validators and delegators of
-	// [subnetID] into [vdrs].
-	ApplyCurrentValidators(subnetID ids.ID, vdrs validators.Manager) error
-
 	// ApplyValidatorWeightDiffs iterates from [startHeight] towards the genesis
 	// block until it has applied all of the diffs up to and including
 	// [endHeight]. Applying the diffs modifies [validators].
@@ -346,22 +342,7 @@ func (m *manager) getCurrentValidatorSets(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	subnetID ids.ID,
 ) (map[ids.NodeID]*validators.GetValidatorOutput, map[ids.NodeID]*validators.GetValidatorOutput, uint64, error) {
-	subnetManager := m.cfg.Validators
-	if subnetManager.Count(subnetID) == 0 {
-		// If this subnet isn't tracked, there will not be any registered
-		// validators. To calculate the current validators we need to first
-		// fetch them from state. We generate a new manager as we don't want to
-		// modify that long-lived reference.
-		//
-		// TODO: remove this once all subnets are included in the validator
-		// manager.
-		subnetManager = validators.NewManager()
-		if err := m.state.ApplyCurrentValidators(subnetID, subnetManager); err != nil {
-			return nil, nil, 0, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	subnetMap := subnetManager.GetMap(subnetID)
+	subnetMap := m.cfg.Validators.GetMap(subnetID)
 	primaryMap := m.cfg.Validators.GetMap(constants.PrimaryNetworkID)
 	currentHeight, err := m.getCurrentHeight(ctx)
 	return subnetMap, primaryMap, currentHeight, err
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/validators/manager_benchmark_test.go b/vms/platformvm/validators/manager_benchmark_test.go
index 54d0e264e63e..d88fca7d7e32 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/validators/manager_benchmark_test.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/validators/manager_benchmark_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/ids"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/validators"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/constants"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/formatting"
@@ -129,7 +128,6 @@ func BenchmarkGetValidatorSet(b *testing.B) {
 			MintingPeriod:      365 * 24 * time.Hour,
 			SupplyCap:          720 * units.MegaAvax,
 		}),
-		new(utils.Atomic[bool]),
 	)
 	require.NoError(err)
 
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/vm.go b/vms/platformvm/vm.go
index c1a911f5b919..8522d3ae4715 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/vm.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/vm.go
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ func (vm *VM) Initialize(
 		vm.ctx,
 		vm.metrics,
 		rewards,
-		&vm.bootstrapped,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -304,17 +303,21 @@ func (vm *VM) onNormalOperationsStarted() error {
 	}
 
 	primaryVdrIDs := vm.Validators.GetValidatorIDs(constants.PrimaryNetworkID)
-
 	if err := vm.uptimeManager.StartTracking(primaryVdrIDs, constants.PrimaryNetworkID); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	vl := validators.NewLogger(vm.ctx.Log, constants.PrimaryNetworkID, vm.ctx.NodeID)
+	vm.Validators.RegisterCallbackListener(constants.PrimaryNetworkID, vl)
+
 	for subnetID := range vm.TrackedSubnets {
 		vdrIDs := vm.Validators.GetValidatorIDs(subnetID)
-
 		if err := vm.uptimeManager.StartTracking(vdrIDs, subnetID); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+		vl := validators.NewLogger(vm.ctx.Log, subnetID, vm.ctx.NodeID)
+		vm.Validators.RegisterCallbackListener(subnetID, vl)
 	}
 
 	if err := vm.state.Commit(); err != nil {
diff --git a/vms/platformvm/vm_regression_test.go b/vms/platformvm/vm_regression_test.go
index 8416c4114662..e94a0ea99406 100644
--- a/vms/platformvm/vm_regression_test.go
+++ b/vms/platformvm/vm_regression_test.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/engine/common"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/uptime"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/snow/validators"
-	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/constants"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/ava-labs/avalanchego/utils/crypto/secp256k1"
@@ -659,7 +658,6 @@ func TestRejectedStateRegressionInvalidValidatorTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 		vm.ctx,
 		metrics.Noop,
 		reward.NewCalculator(vm.Config.RewardConfig),
-		&utils.Atomic[bool]{},
 	)
 	require.NoError(err)
 
@@ -968,7 +966,6 @@ func TestRejectedStateRegressionInvalidValidatorReward(t *testing.T) {
 		vm.ctx,
 		metrics.Noop,
 		reward.NewCalculator(vm.Config.RewardConfig),
-		&utils.Atomic[bool]{},
 	)
 	require.NoError(err)
 
@@ -1397,9 +1394,6 @@ func TestRemovePermissionedValidatorDuringPendingToCurrentTransitionTracked(t *t
 	require.NoError(createSubnetBlock.Accept(context.Background()))
 	require.NoError(vm.SetPreference(context.Background(), vm.manager.LastAccepted()))
 
-	vm.TrackedSubnets.Add(createSubnetTx.ID())
-	require.NoError(vm.state.ApplyCurrentValidators(createSubnetTx.ID(), vm.Validators))
-
 	addSubnetValidatorTx, err := vm.txBuilder.NewAddSubnetValidatorTx(
 		defaultMaxValidatorStake,
 		uint64(validatorStartTime.Unix()),