diff --git a/source/upgrading/upgrade/upgrade-4.14.rst b/source/upgrading/upgrade/upgrade-4.14.rst
index 0065adf75d..701877ecad 100644
--- a/source/upgrading/upgrade/upgrade-4.14.rst
+++ b/source/upgrading/upgrade/upgrade-4.14.rst
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@ Overview of Upgrade Steps:
 
 #. Check any customisations and integrations
 #. Upload the |sysvm64-version| System VM template if not already using it.
-#. Confirm Java 11 is the default Java version
 #. Stop all running management servers
 #. Backup CloudStack database (MySQL)
-#. Add "serverTimezone=UTC" to your "db.properties"
 #. Upgrade 1st CloudStack management server
 #. Update hypervisors specific dependencies
 #. Restart 1st management server
@@ -57,8 +55,6 @@ Overview of Upgrade Steps:
 
 .. include:: _sysvm_templates.rst
 
-.. include:: _java_version.rst
-
 Packages repository
 -------------------
 
@@ -111,8 +107,6 @@ Backup current database
 Management Server
 -----------------
 
-.. include:: _timezone.rst
-
 Ubuntu
 ######
 
diff --git a/source/upgrading/upgrade/upgrade-4.15.rst b/source/upgrading/upgrade/upgrade-4.15.rst
index 322c924c4a..277415798f 100644
--- a/source/upgrading/upgrade/upgrade-4.15.rst
+++ b/source/upgrading/upgrade/upgrade-4.15.rst
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@ Overview of Upgrade Steps:
 
 #. Check any customisations and integrations
 #. Upload the |sysvm64-version| System VM template if not already using it.
-#. Confirm Java 11 is the default Java version
 #. Stop all running management servers
 #. Backup CloudStack database (MySQL)
-#. Add "serverTimezone=UTC" to your "db.properties"
 #. Upgrade 1st CloudStack management server
 #. Update hypervisors specific dependencies
 #. Restart 1st management server
@@ -57,7 +55,6 @@ Overview of Upgrade Steps:
 
 .. include:: _sysvm_templates.rst
 
-.. include:: _java_version.rst
 
 Packages repository
 -------------------
@@ -111,8 +108,6 @@ Backup current database
 Management Server
 -----------------
 
-.. include:: _timezone.rst
-
 Ubuntu
 ######