diff --git a/addons/vault/aws/aws_secrets_manager.go b/addons/vault/aws/aws_secrets_manager.go
index 1a98e03241..86d1c31b67 100644
--- a/addons/vault/aws/aws_secrets_manager.go
+++ b/addons/vault/aws/aws_secrets_manager.go
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ func (t *awsSecretsManagerTrait) Apply(environment *trait.Environment) error {
 	rex := regexp.MustCompile(`^(configmap|secret):([a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-]*)(/([a-zA-Z0-9].*))?$`)
 	if environment.IntegrationInPhase(v1.IntegrationPhaseInitialization) {
 		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&environment.Integration.Status.Capabilities, v1.CapabilityAwsSecretsManager)
-		// Deprecated
-		// remove dependencies after Camel K Runtime > 2.16.0 and no longer supported or LTS
-		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&environment.Integration.Status.Dependencies, "mvn:org.apache.camel.quarkus:camel-quarkus-aws-secrets-manager")
 	}
 
 	if environment.IntegrationInRunningPhases() {
diff --git a/addons/vault/azure/azure_key_vault.go b/addons/vault/azure/azure_key_vault.go
index 04281fe04a..6a639442ba 100644
--- a/addons/vault/azure/azure_key_vault.go
+++ b/addons/vault/azure/azure_key_vault.go
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ func (t *azureKeyVaultTrait) Apply(environment *trait.Environment) error {
 	rex := regexp.MustCompile(`^(configmap|secret):([a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-]*)(/([a-zA-Z0-9].*))?$`)
 	if environment.IntegrationInPhase(v1.IntegrationPhaseInitialization) {
 		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&environment.Integration.Status.Capabilities, v1.CapabilityAzureKeyVault)
-		// Deprecated
-		// remove dependencies after Camel K Runtime > 2.16.0 and no longer supported or LTS
-		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&environment.Integration.Status.Dependencies, "mvn:org.apache.camel.quarkus:camel-quarkus-azure-key-vault")
 	}
 
 	if environment.IntegrationInRunningPhases() {
diff --git a/addons/vault/gcp/gcp_secret_manager.go b/addons/vault/gcp/gcp_secret_manager.go
index 7f9810dbcc..12ae1a2d39 100644
--- a/addons/vault/gcp/gcp_secret_manager.go
+++ b/addons/vault/gcp/gcp_secret_manager.go
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ func (t *gcpSecretManagerTrait) Configure(environment *trait.Environment) (bool,
 func (t *gcpSecretManagerTrait) Apply(environment *trait.Environment) error {
 	if environment.IntegrationInPhase(v1.IntegrationPhaseInitialization) {
 		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&environment.Integration.Status.Capabilities, v1.CapabilityGcpSecretManager)
-		// Deprecated
-		// remove dependencies after Camel K Runtime > 2.16.0 and no longer supported or LTS
-		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&environment.Integration.Status.Dependencies, "mvn:org.apache.camel.quarkus:camel-quarkus-google-secret-manager")
 	}
 
 	if environment.IntegrationInRunningPhases() {
diff --git a/addons/vault/hashicorp/hashicorp_vault.go b/addons/vault/hashicorp/hashicorp_vault.go
index 616409a176..914ca3f7d4 100644
--- a/addons/vault/hashicorp/hashicorp_vault.go
+++ b/addons/vault/hashicorp/hashicorp_vault.go
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@ func (t *hashicorpVaultTrait) Apply(environment *trait.Environment) error {
 	rex := regexp.MustCompile(`^(configmap|secret):([a-zA-Z0-9][a-zA-Z0-9-]*)(/([a-zA-Z0-9].*))?$`)
 	if environment.IntegrationInPhase(v1.IntegrationPhaseInitialization) {
 		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&environment.Integration.Status.Capabilities, v1.CapabilityHashicorpVault)
-		// Deprecated
-		// remove dependencies after Camel K Runtime > 2.16.0 and no longer supported or LTS
-		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&environment.Integration.Status.Dependencies, "mvn:org.apache.camel.quarkus:camel-quarkus-hashicorp-vault")
 	}
 
 	if environment.IntegrationInRunningPhases() {
diff --git a/pkg/trait/knative.go b/pkg/trait/knative.go
index 0775be5ec0..5de71160c8 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/knative.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/knative.go
@@ -159,12 +159,6 @@ func (t *knativeTrait) Apply(e *Environment) error {
 	if e.IntegrationInPhase(v1.IntegrationPhaseInitialization) {
 		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&e.Integration.Status.Capabilities, v1.CapabilityKnative)
 	}
-	// Deprecated
-	// remove dependencies after Camel K Runtime > 2.16.0 and no longer supported or LTS
-	if pointer.BoolDeref(t.SinkBinding, false) {
-		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&e.Integration.Status.Dependencies, "camel:knative")
-		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&e.Integration.Status.Dependencies, "mvn:org.apache.camel.k:camel-k-knative-impl")
-	}
 
 	if len(t.ChannelSources) > 0 || len(t.EndpointSources) > 0 || len(t.EventSources) > 0 {
 		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&e.Integration.Status.Capabilities, v1.CapabilityPlatformHTTP)
diff --git a/pkg/trait/prometheus.go b/pkg/trait/prometheus.go
index e0870a0417..bbc93c9d1a 100644
--- a/pkg/trait/prometheus.go
+++ b/pkg/trait/prometheus.go
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@ func (t *prometheusTrait) Configure(e *Environment) (bool, *TraitCondition, erro
 func (t *prometheusTrait) Apply(e *Environment) error {
 	if e.IntegrationInPhase(v1.IntegrationPhaseInitialization) {
 		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&e.Integration.Status.Capabilities, v1.CapabilityPrometheus)
-		// Deprecated
-		// remove dependencies after Camel K Runtime > 2.16.0 and no longer supported or LTS
-		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&e.Integration.Status.Dependencies, "mvn:org.apache.camel.quarkus:camel-quarkus-micrometer")
-		util.StringSliceUniqueAdd(&e.Integration.Status.Dependencies, "mvn:io.micrometer:micrometer-registry-prometheus")
-		return nil
 	}
 
 	container := e.GetIntegrationContainer()
diff --git a/pkg/util/camel/camel_runtime_test.go b/pkg/util/camel/camel_runtime_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e18a83bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/util/camel/camel_runtime_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+(the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package camel
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	v1 "github.com/apache/camel-k/v2/pkg/apis/camel/v1"
+	"github.com/apache/camel-k/v2/pkg/util/defaults"
+	"github.com/apache/camel-k/v2/pkg/util/test"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+func TestCreateCatalog(t *testing.T) {
+	ip := v1.IntegrationPlatform{}
+	ip.Status.Build.Timeout = &metav1.Duration{
+		Duration: 5 * time.Minute,
+	}
+	c, err := test.NewFakeClient()
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	// use local Maven executable in tests
+	t.Setenv("MAVEN_WRAPPER", "false")
+	_, ok := os.LookupEnv("MAVEN_CMD")
+	if !ok {
+		t.Setenv("MAVEN_CMD", "mvn")
+	}
+	catalog, err := CreateCatalog(
+		context.TODO(),
+		c,
+		"",
+		&ip,
+		v1.RuntimeSpec{Provider: v1.RuntimeProviderQuarkus, Version: defaults.DefaultRuntimeVersion})
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.NotNil(t, catalog)
+	assert.Equal(t, defaults.DefaultRuntimeVersion, catalog.Runtime.Version)
+	assert.Equal(t, v1.RuntimeProviderQuarkus, catalog.Runtime.Provider)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, catalog.Runtime.Capabilities)
+
+	camelCatalog := v1.CamelCatalog{
+		Spec:   catalog.CamelCatalogSpec,
+		Status: catalog.CamelCatalogStatus,
+	}
+
+	rtCat := NewRuntimeCatalog(camelCatalog)
+	assert.NotNil(t, rtCat.Runtime.Capabilities["knative"])
+}