diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll1_linux.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll1_linux.c
index 90e0ce36cd7..695f0dea932 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll1_linux.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll1_linux.c
@@ -1043,12 +1043,6 @@ static const grpc_event_engine_vtable vtable = {
 /* It is possible that GLIBC has epoll but the underlying kernel doesn't.
  * Create a dummy epoll_fd to make sure epoll support is available */
 const grpc_event_engine_vtable *grpc_init_epoll1_linux(bool explicit_request) {
-  /* TODO(sreek): Temporarily disable this poller unless explicitly requested
-   * via GRPC_POLL_STRATEGY */
-  if (!explicit_request) {
-    return NULL;
-  }
-
   if (!grpc_has_wakeup_fd()) {
     return NULL;
   }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
index 91f8cd54821..424b40e425b 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ typedef struct {
 } event_engine_factory;
 
 static const event_engine_factory g_factories[] = {
-    {"epollsig", grpc_init_epollsig_linux},
     {"epoll1", grpc_init_epoll1_linux},
+    {"epollsig", grpc_init_epollsig_linux},
     {"epoll-threadpool", grpc_init_epoll_thread_pool_linux},
     {"epoll-limited", grpc_init_epoll_limited_pollers_linux},
     {"poll", grpc_init_poll_posix},