The Transportation Security Administration is moving away from a long-standing security procedure put in place more than 20 years ago.

Passengers will no longer have to remove their shoes and walk barefoot when going through TSA checkpoints. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the change in a message posted on X Tuesday.

The change, designed to speed up processing through airports, was made possible by advances in technology that enabled more comprehensive screenings, even for passengers wearing shoes.

“These enhancements are based on updated intelligence, risk assessments, and a shift in known threat vectors. The change reflects confidence in the agency’s ability to detect threats through multiple security layers—both visible and behind the scenes,” TSA said in a statement.

The new policy officially went into effect July 7 and applies to all U.S. airports and passengers who have Real-ID compliant documents. TSA officers may still request footwear to be removed in specific situations where additional screenings is warranted, the agency warned.

The shoe removal rule has been in place since 2006, several years after a British man, Richard Reid, attempted to blow up an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami with explosives hidden in his shoes. The high-profile incident occurred in December 2001, just months after the 9/11 attacks. Reid’s explosives failed to detonate and the plane landed safely in Boston after the “shoe bomber” was subdued by passengers, NBC News reported.