diff --git a/terraform/gcp/projects/cloudbank.tfvars b/terraform/gcp/projects/cloudbank.tfvars
index 4f15bdc345..4ff633f971 100644
--- a/terraform/gcp/projects/cloudbank.tfvars
+++ b/terraform/gcp/projects/cloudbank.tfvars
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@ enable_filestore      = true
 filestore_capacity_gb = 1024
 
 notebook_nodes = {
-  # FIXME: tainted, to be deleted when empty, replaced by k8s upgraded variant
-  "n2-highmem-4" : {
-    min : 0,
-    max : 100,
-    machine_type : "n2-highmem-4",
-    node_version : "1.27.5-gke.200",
-  },
   "n2-highmem-4-b" : {
     min : 0,
     max : 100,
diff --git a/terraform/gcp/projects/leap.tfvars b/terraform/gcp/projects/leap.tfvars
index a87943ce40..ed67477441 100644
--- a/terraform/gcp/projects/leap.tfvars
+++ b/terraform/gcp/projects/leap.tfvars
@@ -79,15 +79,6 @@ notebook_nodes = {
     max : 100,
     machine_type : "n2-highmem-4",
   },
-  # FIXME: tainted, to be deleted when empty, replaced by k8s upgraded variant
-  "n2-highmem-16" : {
-    # A minimum of one is configured for LEAP to ensure quick startups at all
-    # time. Cost is not a greater concern than optimizing startup times.
-    min : 1,
-    max : 100,
-    machine_type : "n2-highmem-16",
-    node_version : "1.27.4-gke.900",
-  },
   "n2-highmem-16-c" : {
     # A minimum of one is configured for LEAP to ensure quick startups at all
     # time. Cost is not a greater concern than optimizing startup times.