diff --git a/.buildkite/ftr_configs.yml b/.buildkite/ftr_configs.yml
index 3fd459ffc64c..ef56f7bf81b0 100644
--- a/.buildkite/ftr_configs.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/ftr_configs.yml
@@ -123,9 +123,6 @@ enabled:
   - x-pack/test/api_integration/config_security_basic.ts
   - x-pack/test/api_integration/config_security_trial.ts
   - x-pack/test/api_integration/config.ts
-  - x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/basic/config.ts
-  - x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/rules/config.ts
-  - x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/trial/config.ts
   - x-pack/test/banners_functional/config.ts
   - x-pack/test/cases_api_integration/security_and_spaces/config_basic.ts
   - x-pack/test/cases_api_integration/security_and_spaces/config_trial.ts
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 339dd1a7822a..bcfcd61b5f06 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   ],
   "private": true,
   "version": "8.5.0",
-  "branch": "main",
+  "branch": "8.5",
   "types": "./kibana.d.ts",
   "tsdocMetadata": "./build/tsdoc-metadata.json",
   "build": {