diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 65ae6ecdd..d510359d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -42,19 +42,6 @@ jobs:
         java-version: ${{matrix.java}}
     - run: java -version
     - run: .kokoro/dependencies.sh
-  linkage-monitor:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-    - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
-      with:
-        java-version: 8
-    - run: java -version
-    - name: Install artifacts to local Maven repository
-      run: .kokoro/build.sh
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Validate any conflicts with regard to com.google.cloud:libraries-bom (latest release)
-      uses: GoogleCloudPlatform/cloud-opensource-java/linkage-monitor@v1-linkagemonitor
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/synth.metadata b/synth.metadata
index 32a8913b6..01f54eb03 100644
--- a/synth.metadata
+++ b/synth.metadata
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-datastore.git",
-        "sha": "e4ae76cd1375baab3c59e381ccac40b62c3516f4"
+        "sha": "76397bf7ce27804101a1622e82f436cac0dcd605"
       }
     },
     {
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "63cff634aabb85854caa511c5837ea6b45f42b4b"
+        "sha": "e2aa5bcc3356d9e3b8b53de3b5c86226447d3a22"
       }
     }
   ],