diff --git a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/bootstrap/validate-config/vars/main.yml b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/bootstrap/validate-config/vars/main.yml
index 35f6d560b..9221c4a93 100644
--- a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/bootstrap/validate-config/vars/main.yml
+++ b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/roles/bootstrap/validate-config/vars/main.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ private_pxeboot_subnet: 169.254.202.0/24
 pxecontroller_floating_hostname: pxecontroller
 use_entire_pxeboot_subnet: true
 
-upgrade_k8s_version: 1.21.8
+upgrade_k8s_version: 1.23.1
 fresh_install_k8s_version: 1.23.1
 
 # These variables are only used for subcloud configuration and are set
diff --git a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/vars/upgrade-platform/main.yml b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/vars/upgrade-platform/main.yml
index 078c03792..e3f1987f6 100644
--- a/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/vars/upgrade-platform/main.yml
+++ b/playbookconfig/src/playbooks/vars/upgrade-platform/main.yml
@@ -4,10 +4,3 @@ restore_in_progress_flag: /etc/platform/.restore_in_progress
 wipe_ceph_osds: false
 migrate_platform_data: true
 skip_version_check: true
-# From 21.12 to 22.02 upgrade, the N release still have repo in /www.
-# This is different from a restore from a 22.02 backup.
-# The overwrite below is needed only for 22.02 release in which
-# /www is relocated to /var/www.
-# TODO: from 22.02 + 1 release, remove this line below to use
-# the same patching repo path as restore scenario.
-patching_repo_permdir: /www/pages/updates