diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index e882f8bb4c..a02a7750be 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import java.time.Duration
 
 plugins {
-  id("com.github.ben-manes.versions")
   id("io.github.gradle-nexus.publish-plugin")
 
   id("otel.spotless-conventions")
diff --git a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
index eee2ebc6ad..a3fb8c1c89 100644
--- a/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/dependencyManagement/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-import com.github.benmanes.gradle.versions.updates.DependencyUpdatesTask
-
 plugins {
   `java-platform`
-
-  id("com.github.ben-manes.versions")
 }
 
 data class DependencySet(val group: String, val version: String, val modules: List<String>)
@@ -100,22 +96,3 @@ dependencies {
     }
   }
 }
-
-fun isNonStable(version: String): Boolean {
-  val stableKeyword = listOf("RELEASE", "FINAL", "GA").any { version.uppercase().contains(it) }
-  val regex = "^[0-9,.v-]+(-r)?$".toRegex()
-  val isGuava = version.endsWith("-jre")
-  val isStable = stableKeyword || regex.matches(version) || isGuava
-  return isStable.not()
-}
-
-tasks {
-  named<DependencyUpdatesTask>("dependencyUpdates") {
-    revision = "release"
-    checkConstraints = true
-
-    rejectVersionIf {
-      isNonStable(candidate.version)
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/settings.gradle.kts b/settings.gradle.kts
index edd30452d5..dff10f9c03 100644
--- a/settings.gradle.kts
+++ b/settings.gradle.kts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 pluginManagement {
   plugins {
-    id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.47.0"
     id("com.github.johnrengelman.shadow") version "8.1.1"
     id("com.gradle.enterprise") version "3.14.1"
     id("de.undercouch.download") version "5.4.0"