diff --git a/go/mysql/binlog_event.go b/go/mysql/binlog_event.go
index 84f92c3809d..5e5ce01eac3 100644
--- a/go/mysql/binlog_event.go
+++ b/go/mysql/binlog_event.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ type BinlogFormat struct {
 	HeaderSizes []byte
 
 	// ServerVersion is the name of the MySQL server version.
-	// It starts with something like 5.6.33-xxxx.
+	// It starts with something like 8.0.34-xxxx.
 	ServerVersion string
 
 	// FormatVersion is the version number of the binlog file format.
diff --git a/go/mysql/capabilities/capability.go b/go/mysql/capabilities/capability.go
index be574724f0f..34995081867 100644
--- a/go/mysql/capabilities/capability.go
+++ b/go/mysql/capabilities/capability.go
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ const (
 	InstantAddDropColumnFlavorCapability                                // Adding/dropping column in any position/ordinal.
 	InstantChangeColumnDefaultFlavorCapability                          //
 	InstantExpandEnumCapability                                         //
-	MySQLJSONFlavorCapability                                           // JSON type supported
 	MySQLUpgradeInServerFlavorCapability                                //
 	DynamicRedoLogCapacityFlavorCapability                              // supported in MySQL 8.0.30 and above: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/news-8-0-30.html
 	DisableRedoLogFlavorCapability                                      // supported in MySQL 8.0.21 and above: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.0/en/news-8-0-21.html
@@ -89,8 +88,6 @@ func MySQLVersionHasCapability(serverVersion string, capability FlavorCapability
 	}
 	// Capabilities sorted by version.
 	switch capability {
-	case MySQLJSONFlavorCapability:
-		return atLeast(5, 7, 0)
 	case InstantDDLFlavorCapability,
 		InstantExpandEnumCapability,
 		InstantAddLastColumnFlavorCapability,
diff --git a/go/mysql/capabilities/capability_test.go b/go/mysql/capabilities/capability_test.go
index 6e96c3487f5..aeb18bed22e 100644
--- a/go/mysql/capabilities/capability_test.go
+++ b/go/mysql/capabilities/capability_test.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func TestMySQLVersionCapableOf(t *testing.T) {
 			isCapable:  false,
 		},
 		{
-			version:    "5.6.7",
+			version:    "5.7.29",
 			capability: InstantDDLFlavorCapability,
 			isCapable:  false,
 		},
@@ -154,16 +154,6 @@ func TestMySQLVersionCapableOf(t *testing.T) {
 			capability: TransactionalGtidExecutedFlavorCapability,
 			isCapable:  false,
 		},
-		{
-			version:    "5.6.7",
-			capability: MySQLJSONFlavorCapability,
-			isCapable:  false,
-		},
-		{
-			version:    "5.7.29",
-			capability: MySQLJSONFlavorCapability,
-			isCapable:  true,
-		},
 		{
 			version:    "8.0.30",
 			capability: DynamicRedoLogCapacityFlavorCapability,
diff --git a/go/mysql/flavor_mysqlgr_test.go b/go/mysql/flavor_mysqlgr_test.go
index 348aefca934..33c6567b888 100644
--- a/go/mysql/flavor_mysqlgr_test.go
+++ b/go/mysql/flavor_mysqlgr_test.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestMysqlGRSupportCapability(t *testing.T) {
 			isCapable:  false,
 		},
 		{
-			version:    "5.6.7",
+			version:    "5.7.29",
 			capability: capabilities.InstantDDLFlavorCapability,
 			isCapable:  false,
 		},
@@ -93,16 +93,6 @@ func TestMysqlGRSupportCapability(t *testing.T) {
 			capability: capabilities.TransactionalGtidExecutedFlavorCapability,
 			isCapable:  false,
 		},
-		{
-			version:    "5.6.7",
-			capability: capabilities.MySQLJSONFlavorCapability,
-			isCapable:  false,
-		},
-		{
-			version:    "5.7.29",
-			capability: capabilities.MySQLJSONFlavorCapability,
-			isCapable:  true,
-		},
 		{
 			version:    "8.0.30",
 			capability: capabilities.DynamicRedoLogCapacityFlavorCapability,
diff --git a/go/mysql/flavor_test.go b/go/mysql/flavor_test.go
index 172ffa67eb2..3d584b8293b 100644
--- a/go/mysql/flavor_test.go
+++ b/go/mysql/flavor_test.go
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ func TestServerVersionCapableOf(t *testing.T) {
 			capability: capabilities.TransactionalGtidExecutedFlavorCapability,
 			isCapable:  false,
 		},
-		{
-			version:    "5.7.29",
-			capability: capabilities.MySQLJSONFlavorCapability,
-			isCapable:  true,
-		},
 		{
 			version:    "8.0.30",
 			capability: capabilities.DynamicRedoLogCapacityFlavorCapability,