diff --git a/.github/flavors.json b/.github/flavors.json
index 7ea74a7c7..e234e5492 100644
--- a/.github/flavors.json
+++ b/.github/flavors.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
         "family": "opensuse",
         "flavor": "opensuse",
         "flavorRelease": "leap-15.6",
-        "releaseMatcher": "leap-15.5",
         "variant": "core",
         "model": "generic",
         "baseImage": "opensuse/leap:15.6",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/image-pr.yaml b/.github/workflows/image-pr.yaml
index c7356f782..75695ef7d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image-pr.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image-pr.yaml
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
       flavor: ubuntu
       flavor_release: "24.04"
       family: "ubuntu"
-      release_matcher: "23.10"  # introduced so tests can be green while we wait for the kairos release with the latest flavor release
+      # release_matcher: "23.10"  # introduced so tests can be green while we wait for the kairos release with the latest flavor release
     needs:
       - core-ubuntu-24-lts
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/image.yaml b/.github/workflows/image.yaml
index 651f419a5..0e589d3a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image.yaml
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ jobs:
             flavorRelease: "3.19"
           - flavor: opensuse
             flavorRelease: leap-15.6
-            releaseMatcher: leap-15.5
+            # releaseMatcher: leap-15.5
   upgrade-latest:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-upgrade-latest-test.yaml
     with:
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ jobs:
           - flavor: opensuse
             flavorRelease: leap-15.6
             family: opensuse
-            releaseMatcher: leap-15.5
+            # releaseMatcher: leap-15.5
   custom-partitioning:
     uses: ./.github/workflows/reusable-custom-partitioning-test.yaml
     permissions:
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ jobs:
           - flavor: "opensuse"
             flavorRelease: "leap-15.6"
             family: "opensuse"
-            releaseMatcher: "leap-15.5"
+            # releaseMatcher: "leap-15.5"
   notify:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     if: failure()