diff --git a/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/poky-distro-alt-test-config.inc b/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/poky-distro-alt-test-config.inc
index b42b830e43a..32797525fbb 100644
--- a/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/poky-distro-alt-test-config.inc
+++ b/meta-poky/conf/distro/include/poky-distro-alt-test-config.inc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " pam"
 
 # Use the LTSI Kernel
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "5.15%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto = "6.1%"
 
 # Ensure the kernel nfs server is enabled
 KERNEL_FEATURES:append:pn-linux-yocto = " features/nfsd/nfsd-enable.scc"
diff --git a/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_5.15.bbappend b/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_5.15.bbappend
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a33505b55b..00000000000
--- a/meta-yocto-bsp/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_5.15.bbappend
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-KBRANCH:genericx86  = "v5.15/standard/base"
-KBRANCH:genericx86-64  = "v5.15/standard/base"
-KBRANCH:beaglebone-yocto = "v5.15/standard/beaglebone"
-
-KMACHINE:genericx86 ?= "common-pc"
-KMACHINE:genericx86-64 ?= "common-pc-64"
-KMACHINE:beaglebone-yocto ?= "beaglebone"
-
-SRCREV_machine:genericx86 ?= "024d08fb706170a9723e9751e505681f9d4c7ab6"
-SRCREV_machine:genericx86-64 ?= "024d08fb706170a9723e9751e505681f9d4c7ab6"
-SRCREV_machine:beaglebone-yocto ?= "26aee42556a000123129552b73de6bf2ac039034"
-
-COMPATIBLE_MACHINE:genericx86 = "genericx86"
-COMPATIBLE_MACHINE:genericx86-64 = "genericx86-64"
-COMPATIBLE_MACHINE:beaglebone-yocto = "beaglebone-yocto"
-
-LINUX_VERSION:genericx86 = "5.15.103"
-LINUX_VERSION:genericx86-64 = "5.15.103"
-LINUX_VERSION:beaglebone-yocto = "5.15.103"