diff --git a/controllers/datadogagent/controller_reconcile_v2.go b/controllers/datadogagent/controller_reconcile_v2.go
index 2ac61027c..b2ee2d567 100644
--- a/controllers/datadogagent/controller_reconcile_v2.go
+++ b/controllers/datadogagent/controller_reconcile_v2.go
@@ -308,10 +308,9 @@ func ensureAutoGeneratedTokenInStatus(instance *datadoghqv2alpha1.DatadogAgent,
 }
 
 func (r *Reconciler) updateMetricsForwardersFeatures(dda *datadoghqv2alpha1.DatadogAgent, features []feature.Feature) {
-	// todo: fix nil pointer metrics forwarder
-	// if r.forwarders != nil {
-	// 	r.forwarders.SetEnabledFeatures(dda, features)
-	// }
+	if r.forwarders != nil {
+		r.forwarders.SetEnabledFeatures(dda, features)
+	}
 }
 
 func (r *Reconciler) profilesToApply(ctx context.Context, logger logr.Logger, nodeList []corev1.Node) ([]datadoghqv1alpha1.DatadogAgentProfile, map[string]types.NamespacedName, error) {