diff --git a/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.cfg b/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.cfg
index 8bb77da13..e57d3dc96 100644
--- a/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.cfg
+++ b/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.cfg
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ env_vars: {
   value: "docs-staging"
 }
 
-# cloud-rad staging
-env_vars: {
-  key: "STAGING_BUCKET_V2"
-  value: "docs-staging-v2-staging"
-}
-
 env_vars: {
   key: "TRAMPOLINE_BUILD_FILE"
   value: "github/google-http-java-client/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.sh"
@@ -26,4 +20,4 @@ before_action {
       keyname: "docuploader_service_account"
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.sh b/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.sh
index afe768251..ab4ccf891 100755
--- a/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.sh
@@ -56,22 +56,3 @@ python3 -m docuploader create-metadata \
 python3 -m docuploader upload . \
   --credentials ${CREDENTIALS} \
   --staging-bucket ${STAGING_BUCKET}
-
-popd
-
-# V2 due to problems w/ the released javadoc plugin doclava, Java 8 is required.  Beware of accidental updates.
-
-mvn clean site -B -q -Ddevsite.template="${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/java/"
-
-pushd target/devsite/reference
-
-# create metadata
-python3 -m docuploader create-metadata \
-  --name ${NAME} \
-  --version ${VERSION} \
-  --language java
-
-# upload docs to staging bucket
-python3 -m docuploader upload . \
-  --credentials ${CREDENTIALS} \
-  --staging-bucket ${STAGING_BUCKET_V2}
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index 3b2ac37d7..eef620684 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/google-http-java-client.git",
-        "sha": "213726a0b65f35fdc65713027833d22b553bbc20"
+        "sha": "f4d07f43903aad681e790d9c335b56d514e2f898"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "6946fd71ae9215b0e7ae188f5057df765ee6d7d2"
+        "sha": "21da7d9fa02f6916d9f87cf4072b3547b5c72eb5"
       }
     }
   ],
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
     ".github/workflows/approve-readme.yaml",
     ".github/workflows/auto-release.yaml",
     ".github/workflows/ci.yaml",
-    ".github/workflows/samples.yaml",
     ".kokoro/build.bat",
     ".kokoro/build.sh",
     ".kokoro/coerce_logs.sh",
@@ -82,6 +81,7 @@
     "CONTRIBUTING.md",
     "LICENSE",
     "codecov.yaml",
+    "renovate.json",
     "samples/install-without-bom/pom.xml",
     "samples/pom.xml",
     "samples/snapshot/pom.xml",