diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/resync/ResyncReplicationRequest.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/resync/ResyncReplicationRequest.java
index a53766af7cf52..2ec0e9200d436 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/resync/ResyncReplicationRequest.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/resync/ResyncReplicationRequest.java
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ public Translog.Operation[] getOperations() {
 
     @Override
     public void readFrom(final StreamInput in) throws IOException {
-        assert Version.CURRENT.major <= 7;
+        //  TODO: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/38556
+        //assert Version.CURRENT.major <= 7;
         if (in.getVersion().equals(Version.V_6_0_0)) {
             /*
              * Resync replication request serialization was broken in 6.0.0 due to the elements of the stream not being prefixed with a
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataCreateIndexService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataCreateIndexService.java
index 838b1e2547204..2e18e5aeae50a 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataCreateIndexService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/metadata/MetaDataCreateIndexService.java
@@ -590,7 +590,8 @@ public ClusterState execute(ClusterState currentState) throws Exception {
 
         static int getNumberOfShards(final Settings.Builder indexSettingsBuilder) {
             // TODO: this logic can be removed when the current major version is 8
-            assert Version.CURRENT.major == 7;
+            // TODO: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/38556
+            // assert Version.CURRENT.major == 7;
             final int numberOfShards;
             final Version indexVersionCreated =
                     Version.fromId(Integer.parseInt(indexSettingsBuilder.get(IndexMetaData.SETTING_INDEX_VERSION_CREATED.getKey())));
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gateway/MetaStateService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gateway/MetaStateService.java
index 04bd4b5341652..d67cdccb9a09b 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gateway/MetaStateService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gateway/MetaStateService.java
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ private Tuple<Manifest, MetaData> loadFullStateBWC() throws IOException {
 
         if (globalMetaData != null) {
             metaDataBuilder = MetaData.builder(globalMetaData);
-//            assert Version.CURRENT.major < 8 : "failed to find manifest file, which is mandatory staring with Elasticsearch version 8.0";
+            // TODO https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/38556
+            // assert Version.CURRENT.major < 8 : "failed to find manifest file, which is mandatory staring with Elasticsearch version 8.0";
         } else {
             metaDataBuilder = MetaData.builder();
         }
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ private Tuple<Manifest, MetaData> loadFullStateBWC() throws IOException {
             Tuple<IndexMetaData, Long> indexMetaDataAndGeneration =
                     INDEX_META_DATA_FORMAT.loadLatestStateWithGeneration(logger, namedXContentRegistry,
                             nodeEnv.resolveIndexFolder(indexFolderName));
-//            assert Version.CURRENT.major < 8 : "failed to find manifest file, which is mandatory staring with Elasticsearch version 8.0";
+            // TODO https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/38556
+            // assert Version.CURRENT.major < 8 : "failed to find manifest file, which is mandatory staring with Elasticsearch version 8.0";
             IndexMetaData indexMetaData = indexMetaDataAndGeneration.v1();
             long generation = indexMetaDataAndGeneration.v2();
             if (indexMetaData != null) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/RemoteClusterAware.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/RemoteClusterAware.java
index 9b9243b612b74..ff06e59d4f729 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/RemoteClusterAware.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/RemoteClusterAware.java
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ public abstract class RemoteClusterAware {
 
     static {
         // remove search.remote.* settings in 8.0.0
-        assert Version.CURRENT.major < 8;
+        // TODO https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/38556
+        // assert Version.CURRENT.major < 8;
     }
 
     public static final Setting.AffixSetting<List<String>> SEARCH_REMOTE_CLUSTERS_SEEDS =
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/RemoteClusterService.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/RemoteClusterService.java
index 009ee48dd8a99..a126337aa0e54 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/RemoteClusterService.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/transport/RemoteClusterService.java
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ public final class RemoteClusterService extends RemoteClusterAware implements Cl
 
     static {
         // remove search.remote.* settings in 8.0.0
-        assert Version.CURRENT.major < 8;
+        // TODO
+        // assert Version.CURRENT.major < 8;
     }
 
     public static final Setting<Integer> SEARCH_REMOTE_CONNECTIONS_PER_CLUSTER =