diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/BackupManager.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/BackupManager.java
index 78d189c3bf1d..7aa0176f1a01 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/BackupManager.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/BackupManager.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public interface BackupManager extends BackupService, Configurable, PluggableSer
     ConfigKey<Boolean> BackupFrameworkEnabled = new ConfigKey<>("Advanced", Boolean.class,
             "backup.framework.enabled",
             "false",
-            "Is backup and recovery framework enabled.", false, ConfigKey.Scope.Zone);
+            "Is backup and recovery framework enabled.", false);
 
     ConfigKey<String> BackupProviderPlugin = new ConfigKey<>("Advanced", String.class,
             "backup.framework.provider.plugin",
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/BackupManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/BackupManagerImpl.java
index 1e6ef1a7852b..58bb332f5d13 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/BackupManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/backup/BackupManagerImpl.java
@@ -946,13 +946,13 @@ public boolean configure(String name, Map<String, Object> params) throws Configu
         return true;
     }
 
-    public boolean isDisabled(final Long zoneId) {
-        return !(BackupFrameworkEnabled.value() && BackupFrameworkEnabled.valueIn(zoneId));
+    public boolean isDisabled() {
+        return !(BackupFrameworkEnabled.value());
     }
 
     private void validateForZone(final Long zoneId) {
-        if (zoneId == null || isDisabled(zoneId)) {
-            throw new CloudRuntimeException("Backup and Recovery feature is disabled for the zone");
+        if (zoneId == null || isDisabled()) {
+            throw new CloudRuntimeException("Backup and Recovery feature is disabled");
         }
     }
 
@@ -1127,7 +1127,7 @@ public void scheduleBackups() {
                 continue;
             }
 
-            if (isDisabled(vm.getDataCenterId())) {
+            if (isDisabled()) {
                 continue;
             }
 
@@ -1236,12 +1236,11 @@ protected void runInContext() {
                 if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
                     logger.trace("Backup sync background task is running...");
                 }
+                if (isDisabled()) {
+                    logger.debug("Backup Sync Task is not enabled. Skipping!");
+                    return;
+                }
                 for (final DataCenter dataCenter : dataCenterDao.listAllZones()) {
-                    if (dataCenter == null || isDisabled(dataCenter.getId())) {
-                        logger.debug("Backup Sync Task is not enabled in zone [{}]. Skipping this zone!", dataCenter == null ? "NULL Zone!" : dataCenter);
-                        continue;
-                    }
-
                     final BackupProvider backupProvider = getBackupProvider(dataCenter.getId());
                     if (backupProvider == null) {
                         logger.warn("Backup provider not available or configured for zone {}", dataCenter);