diff --git a/neo4j-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/Neo4jVersion.java b/neo4j-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/Neo4jVersion.java
index 8d1f72c1f9..66d1500140 100644
--- a/neo4j-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/Neo4jVersion.java
+++ b/neo4j-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/Neo4jVersion.java
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@ default boolean isSupported() {
         return !(this instanceof Unsupported);
     }
 
-    default boolean isUnstable() {
-        return this instanceof Unstable;
-    }
-
     record MajorMinor(int major, int minor) {
         @Override
         public String toString() {
@@ -67,13 +63,6 @@ public String toString() {
         }
     }
 
-    record Unstable(int major, int minor, String fullVersion) implements Neo4jVersion {
-        @Override
-        public String toString() {
-            return this.major + "." + this.minor;
-        }
-    }
-
     record Unsupported(int major, int minor, String fullVersion) implements Neo4jVersion {
         @Override
         public String toString() {
diff --git a/neo4j-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/Neo4jVersionLookup.java b/neo4j-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/Neo4jVersionLookup.java
index 37c70a4a46..f41afed4ec 100644
--- a/neo4j-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/Neo4jVersionLookup.java
+++ b/neo4j-adapter/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/Neo4jVersionLookup.java
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ static Neo4jVersion findNeo4jVersion() {
     }
 
     private static final int SUPPORTED_MAJOR_VERSION = 5;
-    private static final int NUM_SUPPORTED_MINOR_VERSIONS = 6;
     private static final int MIN_SUPPORTED_MINOR_VERSION = 16;
 
     @VisibleForTesting
@@ -81,16 +80,6 @@ static Neo4jVersion parse(CharSequence version, String fullVersion) {
             return new Neo4jVersion.Unsupported(majorVersion, minorVersion, fullVersion);
         }
 
-        if (fullVersion.contains("SNAPSHOT")) {
-            return new Neo4jVersion.Unstable(majorVersion, minorVersion, fullVersion);
-        }
-
-        // TODO: remove this once we have a layer for that particular version, not "dev"
-        var LATEST_SUPPORTED_MINOR_VERSION = MIN_SUPPORTED_MINOR_VERSION + NUM_SUPPORTED_MINOR_VERSIONS - 1; // -1 because the range is inclusive
-        if (minorVersion > LATEST_SUPPORTED_MINOR_VERSION) {
-            return new Neo4jVersion.Unstable(majorVersion, minorVersion, fullVersion);
-        }
-
         return new Neo4jVersion.Known(majorVersion, minorVersion, fullVersion);
     }
 }
diff --git a/neo4j-adapter/src/test/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/Neo4jVersionLookupTest.java b/neo4j-adapter/src/test/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/Neo4jVersionLookupTest.java
index 782c686257..434b3be74f 100644
--- a/neo4j-adapter/src/test/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/Neo4jVersionLookupTest.java
+++ b/neo4j-adapter/src/test/java/org/neo4j/gds/compat/Neo4jVersionLookupTest.java
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@ class Neo4jVersionLookupTest {
     void testParse(String input, int major, int minor) {
         assertThat(Neo4jVersionLookup.parse(input, input))
             .returns(new Neo4jVersion.MajorMinor(major, minor), Neo4jVersion::semanticVersion)
-            .returns(true, Neo4jVersion::isSupported)
-            .returns(false, Neo4jVersion::isUnstable);
+            .returns(true, Neo4jVersion::isSupported);
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
@@ -58,8 +57,7 @@ void testParse(String input, int major, int minor) {
     void testParseNext(String input, int major, int minor) {
         assertThat(Neo4jVersionLookup.parse(input, input))
             .returns(true, v -> v.matches(major, minor))
-            .returns(true, Neo4jVersion::isSupported)
-            .returns(true, Neo4jVersion::isUnstable);
+            .returns(true, Neo4jVersion::isSupported);
     }
 
     @ParameterizedTest
diff --git a/proc/sysinfo/src/test/java/org/neo4j/gds/SysInfoProcTest.java b/proc/sysinfo/src/test/java/org/neo4j/gds/SysInfoProcTest.java
index 929a6257a7..358f74671e 100644
--- a/proc/sysinfo/src/test/java/org/neo4j/gds/SysInfoProcTest.java
+++ b/proc/sysinfo/src/test/java/org/neo4j/gds/SysInfoProcTest.java
@@ -105,9 +105,7 @@ void testSysInfoProc() throws IOException {
 
         var neo4jVersion = GraphDatabaseApiProxy.neo4jVersion();
 
-        var expectedCompatibility = neo4jVersion.isUnstable()
-            ? Set.of("Neo4j %s".formatted(neo4jVersion), "Neo4j RC", "Neo4j DEV")
-            : Set.of("Neo4j %s".formatted(neo4jVersion));
+        var expectedCompatibility = Set.of("Neo4j %s".formatted(neo4jVersion));
 
         var allCompatibilities = new HashSet<>(ALL_COMPATIBILITIES);
         allCompatibilities.removeAll(expectedCompatibility);
diff --git a/test-utils/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/junit/annotation/Neo4jVersion.java b/test-utils/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/junit/annotation/Neo4jVersion.java
index cccd8c3ccb..ca30c812b3 100644
--- a/test-utils/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/junit/annotation/Neo4jVersion.java
+++ b/test-utils/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/junit/annotation/Neo4jVersion.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  */
 package org.neo4j.gds.junit.annotation;
 
-@SuppressWarnings("all")
+@SuppressWarnings("all") // squelch checkstyle
 public enum Neo4jVersion {
     V_5_16(16),
     V_5_17(17),
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ public enum Neo4jVersion {
     V_5_21(21),
     V_5_22(22),
     V_5_23(23),
-    V_Dev(-2),
     ;
 
     private final int minor;
@@ -39,8 +38,6 @@ public enum Neo4jVersion {
     }
 
     public boolean matches(org.neo4j.gds.compat.Neo4jVersion version) {
-        return (this == V_Dev)
-            ? version.isUnstable()
-            : version.major() == 5 && version.minor() == this.minor;
+        return version.matches(5, this.minor);
     }
 }