diff --git a/auth/requirements.txt b/auth/requirements.txt
index 2c6ebfe73..cfe873460 100644
--- a/auth/requirements.txt
+++ b/auth/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SQLAlchemy==1.3.24
-mysql-connector-python==8.1.0
+mysql-connector-python==9.1.0
 tornado==6.4.1
 alembic==1.13.1
 pymacaroons==0.9.2
diff --git a/docker_images/cleanmongodb/requirements.txt b/docker_images/cleanmongodb/requirements.txt
index 543f76187..237c28734 100644
--- a/docker_images/cleanmongodb/requirements.txt
+++ b/docker_images/cleanmongodb/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-mysql-connector-python==8.1.0
+mysql-connector-python==9.1.0
 SQLAlchemy==1.3.24
 pymongo==4.6.3
 # OptScale packages
diff --git a/docker_images/configurator/configurator.py b/docker_images/configurator/configurator.py
index 6491f46dc..9ed6c262d 100644
--- a/docker_images/configurator/configurator.py
+++ b/docker_images/configurator/configurator.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
+ETCD_KEYS_TO_DELETE = ['/logstash_host', '/optscale_meter_enabled']
 RETRY_ARGS = dict(stop_max_attempt_number=300, wait_fixed=500)
 RABBIT_PRECONDIFITON_FAILED_CODE = 406
 
@@ -93,10 +94,11 @@ def pre_configure(self):
             self.commit_config()
             return
         LOG.info("Writing default etcd keys")
-        try:
-            self.etcd_cl.delete('/logstash_host')
-        except etcd.EtcdKeyNotFound:
-            pass
+        for key in ETCD_KEYS_TO_DELETE:
+            try:
+                self.etcd_cl.delete(key)
+            except etcd.EtcdKeyNotFound:
+                pass
         self.etcd_cl.write_branch('/', config, overwrite_lists=True)
         LOG.info("Configuring database server")
         self.configure_databases()
diff --git a/docker_images/configurator/requirements.txt b/docker_images/configurator/requirements.txt
index 00bc762fa..0a915c08b 100644
--- a/docker_images/configurator/requirements.txt
+++ b/docker_images/configurator/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-mysql-connector-python==8.1.0
+mysql-connector-python==9.1.0
 pyyaml==6.0.1
 SQLAlchemy==1.3.24
 pymongo==4.6.3
diff --git a/docker_images/failed_imports_dataset_generator/requirements.txt b/docker_images/failed_imports_dataset_generator/requirements.txt
index 06d17c4b6..8d45ef5b8 100644
--- a/docker_images/failed_imports_dataset_generator/requirements.txt
+++ b/docker_images/failed_imports_dataset_generator/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 boto3==1.34.7
-mysql-connector-python==8.1.0
+mysql-connector-python==9.1.0
 SQLAlchemy==1.3.24
 
 # OptScale packages
diff --git a/docker_images/users_dataset_generator/requirements.txt b/docker_images/users_dataset_generator/requirements.txt
index fa99e65e7..7e1359b2b 100644
--- a/docker_images/users_dataset_generator/requirements.txt
+++ b/docker_images/users_dataset_generator/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 boto3==1.34.7
 clickhouse-driver==0.2.6
-mysql-connector-python==8.1.0
+mysql-connector-python==9.1.0
 pymongo==4.6.3
 SQLAlchemy==1.3.24
 
diff --git a/herald/requirements.txt b/herald/requirements.txt
index 1efed9d98..d3677a2bc 100644
--- a/herald/requirements.txt
+++ b/herald/requirements.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ requests==2.32.3
 netaddr==0.8.0
 alembic==1.13.1
 pika==1.1.0
-mysql-connector-python==8.1.0
+mysql-connector-python==9.1.0
 pystache==0.6.0
 boto3==1.34.7
 
diff --git a/katara/katara_service/requirements.txt b/katara/katara_service/requirements.txt
index 0079abda2..c8950b6f0 100644
--- a/katara/katara_service/requirements.txt
+++ b/katara/katara_service/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SQLAlchemy==1.3.24
-mysql-connector-python==8.1.0
+mysql-connector-python==9.1.0
 tornado==6.4.1
 alembic==1.13.1
 croniter==0.3.15
diff --git a/optscale-deploy/optscale/templates/tpl/_config.tpl b/optscale-deploy/optscale/templates/tpl/_config.tpl
index c752a0b82..4597fcee6 100644
--- a/optscale-deploy/optscale/templates/tpl/_config.tpl
+++ b/optscale-deploy/optscale/templates/tpl/_config.tpl
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ etcd:
     aws_secret_access_key: {{ .Values.users_dataset_generator.aws_secret_access_key }}
   service_credentials:
 {{ toYaml .Values.service_credentials | indent 4 }}
-  optscale_meter_enabled: {{ .Values.optscale_meter_enabled }}
 {{ if .Values.fake_cad_config }}
   fake_cad:
     config:
diff --git a/optscale-deploy/optscale/values.yaml b/optscale-deploy/optscale/values.yaml
index aeea3c7b5..cd69bbe95 100644
--- a/optscale-deploy/optscale/values.yaml
+++ b/optscale-deploy/optscale/values.yaml
@@ -1057,8 +1057,6 @@ bumi_worker:
   task_timeout: 3600
   run_period: 10800
 
-optscale_meter_enabled: 0
-
 fake_cad_enabled: 0
 
 #filled from smtp overlay - smtp settings for testing
diff --git a/rest_api/requirements.txt b/rest_api/requirements.txt
index 75a15094a..42cac47cf 100644
--- a/rest_api/requirements.txt
+++ b/rest_api/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 SQLAlchemy==1.3.24
-mysql-connector-python==8.1.0
+mysql-connector-python==9.1.0
 tornado==6.4.1
 alembic==1.13.1
 cryptography==43.0.1
diff --git a/slacker/requirements.txt b/slacker/requirements.txt
index ceba3270c..428c1bf2d 100644
--- a/slacker/requirements.txt
+++ b/slacker/requirements.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ slack_bolt==1.18.1
 slack_sdk==3.27.1
 sqlalchemy==1.4.52
 alembic==1.13.1
-mysql-connector-python==8.1.0
+mysql-connector-python==9.1.0
 apispec==6.3.1
 pyyaml==6.0.1
 currency-symbols==2.0.3