diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7a980c75..6079752c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
           add-job-summary: 'on-failure'
           add-job-summary-as-pr-comment: 'on-failure'
           validate-wrappers: true
-      - uses: helm/kind-action@0025e74a8c7512023d06dc019c617aa3cf561fde #v1.10.0
+      - uses: container-tools/kind-action@0ad70e2299366b0e1552c7240f4e4567148f723e # v2.0.4
         name: Start cluster
       # service setup disabled along with service test because service binding operator is deprecated, and postgres service isn't available anymore
       #        - name: Setup cluster
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index eb627b71..80fb9e81 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -259,18 +259,6 @@ val integrationUITest by intellijPlatformTesting.testIde.registering {
         testImplementation(libs.junit.jupiter.api)
         testImplementation(libs.devtools.common.ui.test)
     }
-/*
-    dependencies {
-        testImplementation(libs.junit.platform.launcher)
-        testImplementation(libs.junit.platform.suite)
-        testImplementation(libs.junit.jupiter)
-        testImplementation(libs.junit.jupiter.api)
-        testImplementation(libs.junit.jupiter.engine)
-        testImplementation(devtoolsCommonForTests)
-        testImplementation(libs.devtools.common.ui.test)
-        testImplementation(libs.awaitility)
-    }
-    */
 
 }
 
diff --git a/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index b00630b7..0dadfbbd 100644
--- a/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ junit-platform = "1.11.3"
 junit-jupiter = "5.11.3"
 devtools-common-ui-test = "0.4.4-SNAPSHOT"
 awaitility = "4.2.2"
-annotations = "24.0.0"
 
 # plugins
 gradleIntelliJPlugin = "2.2.1"
@@ -33,13 +32,10 @@ mockserver-client = { group = "org.mock-server", name = "mockserver-client-java"
 mockserver-netty = { group = "org.mock-server", name = "mockserver-netty", version.ref = "mockserver" }
 junit-platform-launcher = { group = "org.junit.platform", name = "junit-platform-launcher", version.ref = "junit-platform" }
 junit-platform-suite = { group = "org.junit.platform", name = "junit-platform-suite", version.ref = "junit-platform" }
-junit-jupiter = { group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter", version.ref = "junit-jupiter" }
 junit-jupiter-api = { group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-api", version.ref = "junit-jupiter" }
 junit-jupiter-engine = { group = "org.junit.jupiter", name = "junit-jupiter-engine", version.ref = "junit-jupiter" }
-junit-vintage-engine = { group = "org.junit.vintage", name = "junit-vintage-engine", version.ref = "junit-jupiter" }
 devtools-common-ui-test = { group = "com.redhat.devtools.intellij", name = "intellij-common-ui-test-library", version.ref = "devtools-common-ui-test" }
 awaitility = { group = "org.awaitility", name = "awaitility", version.ref = "awaitility" }
-annotations = { group = "org.jetbrains", name = "annotations", version.ref = "annotations" }
 
 [plugins]
 gradleIntelliJPlugin = { id = "org.jetbrains.intellij.platform", version.ref = "gradleIntelliJPlugin" }