diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/node_feature_discovery/tasks/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/node_feature_discovery/tasks/main.yml
index 55a300953..3a4dbae36 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/node_feature_discovery/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/node_feature_discovery/tasks/main.yml
@@ -46,22 +46,3 @@
   with_items: "{{ node_feature_discovery_manifests.results }}"
   when:
     - inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
-
-# TODO: remove after the 2.32.0 release
-- name: Node Feature Discovery | Remove obsolete master Service
-  kube:
-    name: node-feature-discovery-master
-    kubectl: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl"
-    resource: svc
-    namespace: "{{ node_feature_discovery_namespace }}"
-    state: absent
-  when:
-    - inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
-
-# TODO: remove after the 2.32.0 release
-- name: Node Feature Discovery | Remove obsolete master Service manifest
-  file:
-    path: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/addons/node_feature_discovery/nfd-service.yaml"
-    state: absent
-  when:
-    - inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
diff --git a/roles/validate_inventory/tasks/main.yml b/roles/validate_inventory/tasks/main.yml
index cf6ab0cf9..981b79326 100644
--- a/roles/validate_inventory/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/validate_inventory/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,13 +9,8 @@
 - name: Fail if removed variables are used
   vars:
     # Always remove items from this list after the release in comments
-    removed_vars:
-      - kubelet_static_pod_path # 2.31.0
-      - eviction_hard_control_plane # 2.31.0
-      - node_feature_discovery_enable_nodefeature_api # 2.32.0
-      - node_feature_discovery_master_crd_controller # 2.32.0
-      - node_feature_discovery_master_instance # 2.32.0
-    removed_vars_found: "{{ query('varnames', '^' + (removed_vars | join('|')) + '$') }}"
+    removed_vars: []
+    removed_vars_found: "{{ query('varnames', '^(' + (removed_vars | join('|')) + ')$') }}"
   assert:
     that: removed_vars_found | length == 0
     fail_msg: "Removed variables present: {{ removed_vars_found | join(', ') }}"