diff --git a/getting-started-guides/java/instrumented/build.gradle b/getting-started-guides/java/instrumented/build.gradle
index 748c4120..c8385a0a 100644
--- a/getting-started-guides/java/instrumented/build.gradle
+++ b/getting-started-guides/java/instrumented/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ dependencies {
 
   // OpenTelemetry core
   implementation platform('io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom:1.31.0')
-  implementation platform('io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom-alpha:1.31.0-alpha')
   implementation 'io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api'
   implementation 'io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-sdk'
   implementation 'io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-exporter-otlp'
diff --git a/other-examples/java/build.gradle b/other-examples/java/build.gradle
index ab79844c..c91bd05d 100644
--- a/other-examples/java/build.gradle
+++ b/other-examples/java/build.gradle
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ subprojects {
     }
 
     dependencies {
-      implementation platform("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom:1.30.1")
       implementation platform("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-bom-alpha:1.31.0-alpha")
       implementation platform("io.opentelemetry.instrumentation:opentelemetry-instrumentation-bom-alpha:1.30.0-alpha")
     }