diff --git a/.github/actionlint.yaml b/.github/actionlint.yaml
index 8d132737c5..1dfc12017c 100644
--- a/.github/actionlint.yaml
+++ b/.github/actionlint.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ self-hosted-runner:
     - metrics
     - ppc64le
     - riscv-builder
-    - sev
     - sev-snp
     - s390x
     - s390x-large
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/x86_64/confidential/sev.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/x86_64/confidential/sev.conf
deleted file mode 120000
index 9dda7d6ead..0000000000
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/x86_64/confidential/sev.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../sev/sev.conf
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/x86_64/sev/sev.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/x86_64/sev/sev.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index 46f694acc0..0000000000
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/x86_64/sev/sev.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV)
- 
-CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT=y
-CONFIG_EFI=y
-CONFIG_EFI_SECRET=m
-CONFIG_EFI_STUB=y
-CONFIG_MODULE_SIG=y
-CONFIG_MODULES=y
-CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD=y
-CONFIG_SEV_GUEST=y
-CONFIG_VIRT_DRIVERS=y
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
index 4c5c807852..3f7d1915f7 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-158
+159
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index aecbffe52f..28ffd76c8f 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ assets:
     url: "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/"
     version: "v6.12.36"
     confidential:
-      description: "Linux kernel with x86_64 TEEs (SEV, SNP, and TDX) support"
+      description: "Linux kernel with x86_64 TEEs (SNP and TDX) support"
       url: "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/"
       version: "v6.12.36"