diff --git a/lib/devicetrust/authz/authz.go b/lib/devicetrust/authz/authz.go
index 5b3e9cdb84989..4e4a3d3c08eb1 100644
--- a/lib/devicetrust/authz/authz.go
+++ b/lib/devicetrust/authz/authz.go
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 package authz
 
 import (
-	"sync"
-
 	"github.com/gravitational/trace"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/constants"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
-	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/devicetrust/config"
+	dtconfig "github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/devicetrust/config"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/tlsca"
 )
 
@@ -73,9 +71,7 @@ func VerifySSHUser(dt *types.DeviceTrust, cert *ssh.Certificate) error {
 }
 
 func verifyDeviceExtensions(dt *types.DeviceTrust, username string, verified bool) error {
-	mode := config.GetEffectiveMode(dt)
-	maybeLogModeMismatch(mode, dt)
-
+	mode := dtconfig.GetEnforcementMode(dt)
 	switch {
 	case mode != constants.DeviceTrustModeRequired:
 		return nil // OK, extensions not enforced.
@@ -88,15 +84,3 @@ func verifyDeviceExtensions(dt *types.DeviceTrust, username string, verified boo
 		return nil
 	}
 }
-
-var logModeOnce sync.Once
-
-func maybeLogModeMismatch(effective string, dt *types.DeviceTrust) {
-	if dt == nil || dt.Mode == "" || effective == dt.Mode {
-		return
-	}
-
-	logModeOnce.Do(func() {
-		log.Warnf("Device Trust: mode %q requires Teleport Enterprise. Using effective mode %q.", dt.Mode, effective)
-	})
-}
diff --git a/lib/devicetrust/authz/authz_test.go b/lib/devicetrust/authz/authz_test.go
index 66dc436d35306..313871bf34e56 100644
--- a/lib/devicetrust/authz/authz_test.go
+++ b/lib/devicetrust/authz/authz_test.go
@@ -174,13 +174,13 @@ func runVerifyUserTest(t *testing.T, method string, verify func(dt *types.Device
 			assertErr: assertNoErr,
 		},
 		{
-			name:      "OSS mode never enforced",
+			name:      "OSS mode=required (Enterprise Auth)",
 			buildType: modules.BuildOSS,
 			dt: &types.DeviceTrust{
-				Mode: constants.DeviceTrustModeRequired, // Invalid for OSS, treated as "off".
+				Mode: constants.DeviceTrustModeRequired,
 			},
 			ext:       userWithoutExtensions,
-			assertErr: assertNoErr,
+			assertErr: assertDeniedErr,
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "Enterprise mode=off",
diff --git a/lib/devicetrust/config/config.go b/lib/devicetrust/config/config.go
index 91449b7327a08..8b0f4b8e49513 100644
--- a/lib/devicetrust/config/config.go
+++ b/lib/devicetrust/config/config.go
@@ -42,6 +42,18 @@ func GetEffectiveMode(dt *types.DeviceTrust) string {
 	return dt.Mode
 }
 
+// GetEnforcementMode returns the configured device trust mode, disregarding the
+// provenance of the binary if the mode is set.
+// Used for device enforcement checks. Guarantees that OSS binaries paired with
+// an Enterprise Auth will correctly enforce device trust.
+func GetEnforcementMode(dt *types.DeviceTrust) string {
+	// If absent use the defaults from GetEffectiveMode.
+	if dt == nil || dt.Mode == "" {
+		return GetEffectiveMode(dt)
+	}
+	return dt.Mode
+}
+
 // ValidateConfigAgainstModules verifies the device trust configuration against
 // the current modules.
 // This method exists to provide feedback to users about invalid configurations,
diff --git a/lib/devicetrust/config/config_test.go b/lib/devicetrust/config/config_test.go
index 24d5222fcdfef..14a31af2fafb8 100644
--- a/lib/devicetrust/config/config_test.go
+++ b/lib/devicetrust/config/config_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestValidateConfigAgainstModules(t *testing.T) {
+	// Don't t.Parallel, depends on modules.SetTestModules.
+
 	type testCase struct {
 		name        string
 		buildType   string
@@ -110,3 +112,59 @@ func TestValidateConfigAgainstModules(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetEnforcementMode(t *testing.T) {
+	// Don't t.Parallel, depends on modules.SetTestModules.
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		buildType string
+		dt        *types.DeviceTrust
+		want      string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "OSS default",
+			buildType: modules.BuildOSS,
+			want:      constants.DeviceTrustModeOff,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "Enterprise default",
+			buildType: modules.BuildEnterprise,
+			want:      constants.DeviceTrustModeOptional,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "dt.Mode empty",
+			buildType: modules.BuildEnterprise,
+			dt: &types.DeviceTrust{
+				Mode: "",
+			},
+			want: constants.DeviceTrustModeOptional,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "dt.Mode set",
+			buildType: modules.BuildEnterprise,
+			dt: &types.DeviceTrust{
+				Mode: constants.DeviceTrustModeRequired,
+			},
+			want: constants.DeviceTrustModeRequired,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "OSS node with Ent Auth",
+			buildType: modules.BuildOSS,
+			dt: &types.DeviceTrust{
+				Mode: constants.DeviceTrustModeRequired,
+			},
+			want: constants.DeviceTrustModeRequired,
+		},
+	}
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			modules.SetTestModules(t, &modules.TestModules{
+				TestBuildType: test.buildType,
+			})
+
+			got := dtconfig.GetEnforcementMode(test.dt)
+			assert.Equal(t, test.want, got, "dtconfig.GetEnforcementMode mismatch")
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/srv/session_control_test.go b/lib/srv/session_control_test.go
index 63cb7e75a92fa..925cbac82b042 100644
--- a/lib/srv/session_control_test.go
+++ b/lib/srv/session_control_test.go
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ func TestSessionController_AcquireSessionContext(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		return idCtx
 	}
+	assertTrustedDeviceRequired := func(t *testing.T, _ context.Context, err error, _ *eventstest.MockRecorderEmitter) {
+		assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "device", "AcquireSessionContext returned an unexpected error")
+		assert.True(t, trace.IsAccessDenied(err), "AcquireSessionContext returned an error other than trace.AccessDeniedError: %T", err)
+	}
 
 	cases := []struct {
 		name      string
@@ -451,22 +455,17 @@ func TestSessionController_AcquireSessionContext(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:     "device extensions not enforced for OSS",
-			cfg:      cfgWithDeviceMode(constants.DeviceTrustModeRequired),
-			identity: minimalIdentity,
-			assertion: func(t *testing.T, _ context.Context, err error, _ *eventstest.MockRecorderEmitter) {
-				assert.NoError(t, err, "AcquireSessionContext returned an unexpected error")
-			},
+			name:      "device extensions enforced for OSS",
+			cfg:       cfgWithDeviceMode(constants.DeviceTrustModeRequired),
+			identity:  minimalIdentity,
+			assertion: assertTrustedDeviceRequired,
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "device extensions enforced for Enterprise",
 			buildType: modules.BuildEnterprise,
 			cfg:       cfgWithDeviceMode(constants.DeviceTrustModeRequired),
 			identity:  minimalIdentity,
-			assertion: func(t *testing.T, _ context.Context, err error, _ *eventstest.MockRecorderEmitter) {
-				assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "device", "AcquireSessionContext returned an unexpected error")
-				assert.True(t, trace.IsAccessDenied(err), "AcquireSessionContext returned an error other than trace.AccessDeniedError: %T", err)
-			},
+			assertion: assertTrustedDeviceRequired,
 		},
 		{
 			name:      "device extensions valid for Enterprise",