diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/add-common-annotations-dependencies.yml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/add-common-annotations-dependencies.yml
index 389e5f8f30..3b163287ae 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/add-common-annotations-dependencies.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/add-common-annotations-dependencies.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ recipeList:
       newGroupId: jakarta.annotation
       newArtifactId: jakarta.annotation-api
       newVersion: 1.3.x
-      # set explicitly even if  managed, as higher versions do not have the javax namespace
+      # Set explicitly even if managed, as higher versions do not have the javax namespace
       overrideManagedVersion: true
       changeManagedDependency: false
   # Jakarta EE recommends `provided` scope
diff --git a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/java-version-17.yml b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/java-version-17.yml
index 1da448fd01..ff5e73db31 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/java-version-17.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/META-INF/rewrite/java-version-17.yml
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ recipeList:
       artifactId: mapstruct*
       newVersion: 1.6.x
   - org.openrewrite.java.migrate.AddLombokMapstructBinding
-  - org.openrewrite.java.migrate.UpdateJakartaAnnotationsIfForJavax
-  - org.openrewrite.java.migrate.UpdateJakartaAnnotationsIfExistsForJakarta
 
 ---
 type: specs.openrewrite.org/v1beta/recipe
@@ -338,28 +336,4 @@ recipeList:
       groupId: org.projectlombok
       artifactId: lombok-mapstruct-binding
       version: 0.2.0
----
-# The scanning phase comes before the editing phase, therefor we check if a javax.annotation dependency is on the classpath (with whatever version)
-type: specs.openrewrite.org/v1beta/recipe
-name: org.openrewrite.java.migrate.UpdateJakartaAnnotationsIfForJavax
-displayName: Update `jakarta.annotation-api` dependency if it exists
-description: Counteract the `jakarta.annotation-api` by updating to `jakarta` namespace
-preconditions:
-  - org.openrewrite.java.dependencies.search.ModuleHasDependency:
-      groupIdPattern: javax.annotation
-      artifactIdPattern: javax.annotation-api
-recipeList:
-  - org.openrewrite.java.migrate.jakarta.JavaxAnnotationMigrationToJakartaAnnotation
 
----
-type: specs.openrewrite.org/v1beta/recipe
-name: org.openrewrite.java.migrate.UpdateJakartaAnnotationsIfExistsForJakarta
-displayName: Update `jakarta.annotation-api` dependency if it exists
-description: Counteract the `jakarta.annotation-api` by updating to `jakarta` namespace
-preconditions:
-  - org.openrewrite.java.dependencies.search.ModuleHasDependency:
-      groupIdPattern: jakarta.annotation
-      artifactIdPattern: jakarta.annotation-api
-      version: 1.3.x
-recipeList:
-  - org.openrewrite.java.migrate.jakarta.JavaxAnnotationMigrationToJakartaAnnotation
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/UpgradeToJava17Test.java b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/UpgradeToJava17Test.java
index b16d7576f3..756303029e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/UpgradeToJava17Test.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/UpgradeToJava17Test.java
@@ -504,76 +504,6 @@ void test() throws Exception {
         );
     }
 
-    @Issue("https://github.com/openrewrite/rewrite-migrate-java/pull/816")
-    @Test
-    void javaxAnnotationApiToJakarta() {
-        rewriteRun(
-          spec -> spec.parser(JavaParser.fromJavaVersion().classpathFromResources(new InMemoryExecutionContext(), "javax.annotation-api-1.3.2")),
-          version(
-            mavenProject("project",
-              //language=xml
-              pomXml(
-                """
-                  <project>
-                    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-                    <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
-                    <version>1</version>
-                    <dependencies>
-                      <dependency>
-                        <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
-                        <version>1.3.2</version>
-                      </dependency>
-                    </dependencies>
-                  </project>
-                  """,
-                """
-                  <project>
-                    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-                    <groupId>com.mycompany.app</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
-                    <version>1</version>
-                    <properties>
-                      <maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
-                    </properties>
-                    <dependencies>
-                      <dependency>
-                        <groupId>jakarta.annotation</groupId>
-                        <artifactId>jakarta.annotation-api</artifactId>
-                        <version>2.0.0</version>
-                        <scope>provided</scope>
-                      </dependency>
-                    </dependencies>
-                  </project>
-                  """
-              ),
-              //language=java
-              srcMainJava(
-                java(
-                  """
-                    import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
-
-                    class A {
-                       @PostConstruct
-                       void init() {}
-                    }
-                    """,
-                  """
-                    import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct;
-
-                    class A {
-                       @PostConstruct
-                       void init() {}
-                    }
-                    """
-                )
-              )
-            ),
-            8)
-        );
-    }
-
     @Test
     void upgradeSpotbugsPluginVersion() {
         rewriteRun(