diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-sentry/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-sentry/action.yml
index 350edb43c6706d..715f4c13c538d9 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-sentry/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-sentry/action.yml
@@ -158,16 +158,12 @@ runs:
 
         # TODO: Use devservices kafka. See https://github.com/getsentry/sentry/pull/20986#issuecomment-704510570
         if [ "$NEED_KAFKA" = "true" ]; then
-          # This is *not* the production version. Unclear reason as to why this was chosen
-          # https://github.com/getsentry/ops/blob/c823e62f930ecc6c97bb08898c71e49edc7232f6/cookbooks/getsentry/attributes/default.rb#L631
           docker run \
             --name sentry_zookeeper \
             -d --network host \
             -e ZOOKEEPER_CLIENT_PORT=2181 \
             confluentinc/cp-zookeeper:4.1.0
 
-          # This is the production version; do not change w/o changing it there as well
-          # https://github.com/getsentry/ops/blob/c823e62f930ecc6c97bb08898c71e49edc7232f6/cookbooks/getsentry/attributes/default.rb#L643
           docker run \
             --name sentry_kafka \
             -d --network host \
diff --git a/src/sentry/conf/server.py b/src/sentry/conf/server.py
index 3800113b3767d2..cba9ae7f9c0dee 100644
--- a/src/sentry/conf/server.py
+++ b/src/sentry/conf/server.py
@@ -1731,9 +1731,7 @@ def build_cdc_postgres_init_db_volume(settings):
     ),
     "zookeeper": lambda settings, options: (
         {
-            # Upgrading to version 6.x allows zookeeper to run properly on Apple's arm64
-            # See details https://github.com/confluentinc/kafka-images/issues/80#issuecomment-855511438
-            "image": "confluentinc/cp-zookeeper:6.2.0",
+            "image": "confluentinc/cp-zookeeper:5.1.2",
             "environment": {"ZOOKEEPER_CLIENT_PORT": "2181"},
             "volumes": {"zookeeper": {"bind": "/var/lib/zookeeper"}},
             "only_if": "kafka" in settings.SENTRY_EVENTSTREAM or settings.SENTRY_USE_RELAY,
@@ -1741,8 +1739,7 @@ def build_cdc_postgres_init_db_volume(settings):
     ),
     "kafka": lambda settings, options: (
         {
-            # We upgrade to version 6.x to match zookeeper's version (I believe they both release together)
-            "image": "confluentinc/cp-kafka:6.2.0",
+            "image": "confluentinc/cp-kafka:5.1.2",
             "ports": {"9092/tcp": 9092},
             "environment": {
                 "KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT": "{containers[zookeeper][name]}:2181",