diff --git a/pkg/cmd/release/update_releases.go b/pkg/cmd/release/update_releases.go
index cfcbbc7e46b6..de22b38861fd 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/release/update_releases.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/release/update_releases.go
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ func generateRepositoriesFile(versions ...string) error {
 				return fmt.Errorf("could not download cockroach release: %w", err)
 			}
 			if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
-				return fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code %d when downloading %s; consider turning off NetSkope", resp.StatusCode, url)
+				return fmt.Errorf("unexpected status code %d when downloading %s", resp.StatusCode, url)
 			}
 			var blob bytes.Buffer
 			if _, err := io.Copy(&blob, resp.Body); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/alter_table_alter_column_type.go b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/alter_table_alter_column_type.go
index a34de65a447c..7d9879944594 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/alter_table_alter_column_type.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/schemachanger/scbuild/internal/scbuildstmt/alter_table_alter_column_type.go
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ func handleGeneralColumnConversion(
 	// general path works. Without these rules, we encounter failures during the
 	// ALTER operation. To avoid this, we revert to legacy handling if not running
 	// on version 25.1.
-	// TODO(25.1): Update V24_3 here once V25_1 is defined.
-	if !b.EvalCtx().Settings.Version.ActiveVersion(b).IsActive(clusterversion.V24_3) {
+	if !b.EvalCtx().Settings.Version.ActiveVersion(b).IsActive(clusterversion.V25_1) {
 		panic(scerrors.NotImplementedErrorf(t,
 			"old active version; ALTER COLUMN TYPE requires backfill. Reverting to legacy handling"))
 	}