diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-play-images.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-play-images.yml
index c96a6a2a3ca4..417403740e42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-play-images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-smoke-test-play-images.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ jobs:
     with:
       project: ":smoke-tests:images:play"
       publish: true
-      # Play doesn't support Java 16+ yet
-      # https://github.com/playframework/playframework/pull/10819
-      skip-java-17: true
-      skip-java-21: true
 
   workflow-notification:
     needs: