diff --git a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
index c73eb78cb4dd..356150c64429 100644
--- a/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/distro/smoke-tests/build.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation("com.google.protobuf:protobuf-java-util:3.23.4")
   testImplementation("com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:4.11.0")
   testImplementation("io.opentelemetry.proto:opentelemetry-proto:1.0.0-alpha")
-  testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api:${versions.opentelemetry}")
+  testImplementation("io.opentelemetry:opentelemetry-api")
 
   testImplementation("ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.4.8")
 }
diff --git a/instrumentation/executors/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/executors/ExecutorsInstrumentationModule.java b/instrumentation/executors/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/executors/ExecutorsInstrumentationModule.java
index 0f84ac69fe8d..b64cda82eaf9 100644
--- a/instrumentation/executors/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/executors/ExecutorsInstrumentationModule.java
+++ b/instrumentation/executors/javaagent/src/main/java/io/opentelemetry/javaagent/instrumentation/executors/ExecutorsInstrumentationModule.java
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@
 public class ExecutorsInstrumentationModule extends InstrumentationModule {
 
   public ExecutorsInstrumentationModule() {
-    super(
-        "executors",
-        // TODO: remove that after release 1.26.0
-        "executor");
+    super("executors");
   }
 
   @Override