diff --git a/apis/reaper/v1alpha1/reaper_types.go b/apis/reaper/v1alpha1/reaper_types.go
index 7b7274881..8d978c46c 100644
--- a/apis/reaper/v1alpha1/reaper_types.go
+++ b/apis/reaper/v1alpha1/reaper_types.go
@@ -74,11 +74,7 @@ type ReaperTemplate struct {
 	ContainerImage *images.Image `json:"containerImage,omitempty"`
 
 	// Deprecated: The main container image will be used for the init container as well.
-	// The image to use for the Reaper pod init container (that performs schema migrations).
-	// The default is "thelastpickle/cassandra-reaper:3.5.0".
 	// +optional
-	// TODO: update with real release version.
-	// +kubebuilder:default={repository:"thelastpickle",name:"cassandra-reaper",tag:"3.5.0"}
 	InitContainerImage *images.Image `json:"initContainerImage,omitempty"`
 
 	// +kubebuilder:default="default"
diff --git a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/crds/k8ssandra-operator-crds.yaml b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/crds/k8ssandra-operator-crds.yaml
index 7a3e6882f..c14c14cc9 100644
--- a/charts/k8ssandra-operator/crds/k8ssandra-operator-crds.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8ssandra-operator/crds/k8ssandra-operator-crds.yaml
@@ -26320,15 +26320,8 @@ spec:
                         x-kubernetes-map-type: atomic
                     type: object
                   initContainerImage:
-                    default:
-                      name: cassandra-reaper
-                      repository: thelastpickle
-                      tag: 3.5.0
-                    description: |-
-                      Deprecated: The main container image will be used for the init container as well.
-                      The image to use for the Reaper pod init container (that performs schema migrations).
-                      The default is "thelastpickle/cassandra-reaper:3.5.0".
-                      TODO: update with real release version.
+                    description: 'Deprecated: The main container image will be used
+                      for the init container as well.'
                     properties:
                       name:
                         description: The image name to use.
@@ -31946,15 +31939,8 @@ spec:
                     x-kubernetes-map-type: atomic
                 type: object
               initContainerImage:
-                default:
-                  name: cassandra-reaper
-                  repository: thelastpickle
-                  tag: 3.5.0
-                description: |-
-                  Deprecated: The main container image will be used for the init container as well.
-                  The image to use for the Reaper pod init container (that performs schema migrations).
-                  The default is "thelastpickle/cassandra-reaper:3.5.0".
-                  TODO: update with real release version.
+                description: 'Deprecated: The main container image will be used for
+                  the init container as well.'
                 properties:
                   name:
                     description: The image name to use.
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/k8ssandra.io_k8ssandraclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/k8ssandra.io_k8ssandraclusters.yaml
index 0d99b54b3..3a99cb269 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/k8ssandra.io_k8ssandraclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/k8ssandra.io_k8ssandraclusters.yaml
@@ -26258,15 +26258,8 @@ spec:
                         x-kubernetes-map-type: atomic
                     type: object
                   initContainerImage:
-                    default:
-                      name: cassandra-reaper
-                      repository: thelastpickle
-                      tag: 3.5.0
-                    description: |-
-                      Deprecated: The main container image will be used for the init container as well.
-                      The image to use for the Reaper pod init container (that performs schema migrations).
-                      The default is "thelastpickle/cassandra-reaper:3.5.0".
-                      TODO: update with real release version.
+                    description: 'Deprecated: The main container image will be used
+                      for the init container as well.'
                     properties:
                       name:
                         description: The image name to use.
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/reaper.k8ssandra.io_reapers.yaml b/config/crd/bases/reaper.k8ssandra.io_reapers.yaml
index 4ec3178e7..98216a637 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/reaper.k8ssandra.io_reapers.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/reaper.k8ssandra.io_reapers.yaml
@@ -1094,15 +1094,8 @@ spec:
                     x-kubernetes-map-type: atomic
                 type: object
               initContainerImage:
-                default:
-                  name: cassandra-reaper
-                  repository: thelastpickle
-                  tag: 3.5.0
-                description: |-
-                  Deprecated: The main container image will be used for the init container as well.
-                  The image to use for the Reaper pod init container (that performs schema migrations).
-                  The default is "thelastpickle/cassandra-reaper:3.5.0".
-                  TODO: update with real release version.
+                description: 'Deprecated: The main container image will be used for
+                  the init container as well.'
                 properties:
                   name:
                     description: The image name to use.