diff --git a/tests/docker/Dockerfile b/tests/docker/Dockerfile
index 7dce5ef86d8..62fa67c8e31 100644
--- a/tests/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/tests/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -78,12 +78,6 @@ RUN echo 'PermitUserEnvironment yes' >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 # Install binary test dependencies.
 # we use the same versions as in vagrant/base.sh
 ARG KAFKA_MIRROR="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/kafka-packages"
-# The versions between 0.11.0.3 and 2.0.1 are used to run client code, because zookeeper in these versions is not compatible with JDK 17.
-# See KAFKA-17888 for more details.
-RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-0.11.0.3" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-0.11.0.3 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.11-0.11.0.3.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-0.11.0.3"
-RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-1.0.2" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-1.0.2 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.11-1.0.2.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-1.0.2"
-RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-1.1.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-1.1.1 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.11-1.1.1.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-1.1.1"
-RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-2.0.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.0.1 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-2.0.1.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-2.0.1"
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-2.1.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.1.1 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-2.1.1.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-2.1.1"
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-2.2.2" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.2.2 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-2.2.2.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-2.2.2"
 RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-2.3.1" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.3.1 && curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka_2.12-2.3.1.tgz" | tar xz --strip-components=1 -C "/opt/kafka-2.3.1"
@@ -105,10 +99,6 @@ RUN mkdir -p "/opt/kafka-3.9.0" && chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-3.9.0 && curl -s "$KAFK
 
 
 # Streams test dependencies
-RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-0.11.0.3-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-0.11.0.3/libs/kafka-streams-0.11.0.3-test.jar
-RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-1.0.2-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-1.0.2/libs/kafka-streams-1.0.2-test.jar
-RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-1.1.1-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-1.1.1/libs/kafka-streams-1.1.1-test.jar
-RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-2.0.1-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-2.0.1/libs/kafka-streams-2.0.1-test.jar
 RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-2.1.1-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-2.1.1/libs/kafka-streams-2.1.1-test.jar
 RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-2.2.2-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-2.2.2/libs/kafka-streams-2.2.2-test.jar
 RUN curl -s "$KAFKA_MIRROR/kafka-streams-2.3.1-test.jar" -o /opt/kafka-2.3.1/libs/kafka-streams-2.3.1-test.jar
diff --git a/tests/kafkatest/tests/streams/streams_upgrade_test.py b/tests/kafkatest/tests/streams/streams_upgrade_test.py
index f44680f2b43..fe6ad8ae16c 100644
--- a/tests/kafkatest/tests/streams/streams_upgrade_test.py
+++ b/tests/kafkatest/tests/streams/streams_upgrade_test.py
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@ from kafkatest.services.kafka import KafkaService, quorum
 from kafkatest.services.streams import StreamsSmokeTestDriverService, StreamsSmokeTestJobRunnerService, \
     StreamsUpgradeTestJobRunnerService
 from kafkatest.tests.streams.utils import extract_generation_from_logs, extract_generation_id
-from kafkatest.version import (LATEST_0_11, LATEST_1_0, LATEST_1_1,
-    LATEST_2_0, LATEST_2_1, LATEST_2_2, LATEST_2_3, LATEST_2_4, LATEST_2_5, LATEST_2_6, LATEST_2_7, LATEST_2_8, \
+from kafkatest.version import LATEST_2_1, LATEST_2_2, LATEST_2_3, LATEST_2_4, LATEST_2_5, LATEST_2_6, LATEST_2_7, LATEST_2_8, \
     LATEST_3_0, LATEST_3_1, LATEST_3_2, LATEST_3_3, LATEST_3_4, LATEST_3_5, LATEST_3_6, LATEST_3_7, LATEST_3_8, LATEST_3_9, \
-    DEV_BRANCH, DEV_VERSION, KafkaVersion)
+    DEV_BRANCH, DEV_VERSION, KafkaVersion
 
 # broker 0.10.0 is not compatible with newer Kafka Streams versions
 # broker 0.10.1 and 0.10.2 do not support headers, as required by suppress() (since v2.2.1)
@@ -121,12 +120,7 @@ class StreamsUpgradeTest(Test):
         else:
             extra_properties = {}
 
-        broker_version = DEV_BRANCH
-        # the protocol which is used by versions <= LATEST_2_0 are dropped in 4.0, so setting broker version to 3.9
-        if KafkaVersion(from_version) < LATEST_2_1:
-            broker_version = LATEST_3_9
-
-        self.set_up_services(version=broker_version)
+        self.set_up_services()
 
         self.driver.start()
 
@@ -218,8 +212,8 @@ class StreamsUpgradeTest(Test):
 
         self.stop_and_await()
 
-    def set_up_services(self, version=DEV_BRANCH):
-        self.kafka = KafkaService(self.test_context, num_nodes=1, zk=None, topics=self.topics, version=version)
+    def set_up_services(self):
+        self.kafka = KafkaService(self.test_context, num_nodes=1, zk=None, topics=self.topics)
         self.kafka.start()
 
         self.driver = StreamsSmokeTestDriverService(self.test_context, self.kafka)
diff --git a/tests/kafkatest/utils/util.py b/tests/kafkatest/utils/util.py
index 4739709c6c4..4affe1975a6 100644
--- a/tests/kafkatest/utils/util.py
+++ b/tests/kafkatest/utils/util.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def is_version(node, version_list, proc_grep_string="kafka", logger=None):
     A useful tool to aid in checking that service version apis are working correctly.
     """
     lines = [l for l in node.account.ssh_capture("ps ax | grep %s | grep -v grep" % proc_grep_string)]
-    assert len(lines) == 1
+    assert len(lines) == 1, "lines: %s" % lines
     psLine = lines[0]
 
     versions = _kafka_jar_versions(psLine)
diff --git a/tests/kafkatest/version.py b/tests/kafkatest/version.py
index 44fe03630d1..31b890c5b65 100644
--- a/tests/kafkatest/version.py
+++ b/tests/kafkatest/version.py
@@ -116,22 +116,6 @@ LATEST_STABLE_TRANSACTION_VERSION = 2
 # This should match the LATEST_PRODUCTION version defined in MetadataVersion.java
 LATEST_STABLE_METADATA_VERSION = "4.0-IV3"
 
-# 0.11.0.x versions
-V_0_11_0_3 = KafkaVersion("0.11.0.3")
-LATEST_0_11 = V_0_11_0_3
-
-# 1.0.x versions
-V_1_0_2 = KafkaVersion("1.0.2")
-LATEST_1_0 = V_1_0_2
-
-# 1.1.x versions
-V_1_1_1 = KafkaVersion("1.1.1")
-LATEST_1_1 = V_1_1_1
-
-# 2.0.x versions
-V_2_0_1 = KafkaVersion("2.0.1")
-LATEST_2_0 = V_2_0_1
-
 # 2.1.x versions
 V_2_1_0 = KafkaVersion("2.1.0")
 V_2_1_1 = KafkaVersion("2.1.1")
diff --git a/vagrant/base.sh b/vagrant/base.sh
index a589b7c8e96..489808d99c6 100755
--- a/vagrant/base.sh
+++ b/vagrant/base.sh
@@ -114,16 +114,6 @@ apt-get install -y iperf traceroute
 # We want to use the latest Scala version per Kafka version
 # Previously we could not pull in Scala 2.12 builds, because Scala 2.12 requires Java 8 and we were running the system
 # tests with Java 7. We have since switched to Java 8, so 2.0.0 and later use Scala 2.12.
-# The versions between 0.11.0.3 and 2.0.1 are used to run client code, because zookeeper in these versions is not compatible with JDK 17.
-# See KAFKA-17888 for more details.
-get_kafka 0.11.0.3 2.11
-chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-0.11.0.3
-get_kafka 1.0.2 2.11
-chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-1.0.2
-get_kafka 1.1.1 2.11
-chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-1.1.1
-get_kafka 2.0.1 2.12
-chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.0.1
 get_kafka 2.1.1 2.12
 chmod a+rw /opt/kafka-2.1.1
 get_kafka 2.2.2 2.12