diff --git a/packages/kernel-5.15/Cargo.toml b/packages/kernel-5.15/Cargo.toml
index a4ef8ad38e5..bf0d1d9e17e 100644
--- a/packages/kernel-5.15/Cargo.toml
+++ b/packages/kernel-5.15/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ publish = false
 build = "../build.rs"
 
 [package.metadata.build-package]
-variant-sensitive = "platform"
 package-name = "kernel-5.15"
 
 [lib]
diff --git a/packages/kernel-5.15/config-bottlerocket b/packages/kernel-5.15/config-bottlerocket
index 17c211587e6..1d36e8ee661 100644
--- a/packages/kernel-5.15/config-bottlerocket
+++ b/packages/kernel-5.15/config-bottlerocket
@@ -186,3 +186,21 @@ CONFIG_ISCSI_TARGET=m
 
 # Disable edac driver for intel 10nm memory controllers
 # CONFIG_EDAC_I10NM is not set
+
+# Support boot from IDE disks
+CONFIG_ATA=y
+CONFIG_ATA_PIIX=y
+CONFIG_SCSI=y
+CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
+
+# Mellanox network support
+CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV=y
+CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_MELLANOX=y
+CONFIG_MLX5_CORE=m
+CONFIG_MLX5_CORE_EN=y
+CONFIG_MLX5_INFINIBAND=m
+CONFIG_MLXFW=m
+# CONFIG_MLX5_FPGA is not set
+# CONFIG_MLX5_IPSEC is not set
+# CONFIG_MLX5_CORE_IPOIB is not set
+# CONFIG_MLX5_SF is not set
diff --git a/packages/kernel-5.15/config-bottlerocket-aws b/packages/kernel-5.15/config-bottlerocket-aws
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bfa27e14be..00000000000
--- a/packages/kernel-5.15/config-bottlerocket-aws
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# Support boot from IDE disks
-CONFIG_ATA=y
-CONFIG_ATA_PIIX=y
-CONFIG_SCSI=y
-CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
-
-# Mellanox network support
-CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV=y
-CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_MELLANOX=y
-CONFIG_MLX5_CORE=m
-CONFIG_MLX5_CORE_EN=y
-CONFIG_MLX5_INFINIBAND=m
-CONFIG_MLXFW=m
-# CONFIG_MLX5_FPGA is not set
-# CONFIG_MLX5_IPSEC is not set
-# CONFIG_MLX5_CORE_IPOIB is not set
-# CONFIG_MLX5_SF is not set
diff --git a/packages/kernel-5.15/config-bottlerocket-metal b/packages/kernel-5.15/config-bottlerocket-metal
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e38510c080..00000000000
--- a/packages/kernel-5.15/config-bottlerocket-metal
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,152 +0,0 @@
-# This file holds all the settings that are specific to hardware enablement
-# we do for the metal variants.
-
-# SATA support
-CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y
-CONFIG_SATA_AHCI=y
-CONFIG_ATA=y
-CONFIG_ATA_PIIX=y
-
-# AMD network support
-CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_AMD=y
-CONFIG_AMD_XGBE=m
-# CONFIG_AMD_XGBE_DCB is not set
-
-# Broadcom network support
-CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_BROADCOM=y
-CONFIG_TIGON3_HWMON=y
-CONFIG_TIGON3=m
-CONFIG_BNX2X=m
-CONFIG_BNX2X_SRIOV=y
-CONFIG_BNXT=m
-
-# Chelsio network support
-CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_CHELSIO=y
-CONFIG_CHELSIO_T4=m
-CONFIG_CHELSIO_T4VF=m
-# CONFIG_CHELSIO_T4_DCB is not set
-# CONFIG_CHELSIO_INLINE_CRYPTO is not set
-# CONFIG_INFINIBAND_CXGB4 is not set
-# CONFIG_ISCSI_TARGET_CXGB4 is not set
-
-# Cisco UCS network support
-CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_CISCO=y
-CONFIG_ENIC=m
-CONFIG_INFINIBAND_USNIC=m
-
-# Emulex network support
-CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_EMULEX=y
-CONFIG_BE2NET=m
-CONFIG_BE2NET_BE2=y
-CONFIG_BE2NET_BE3=y
-CONFIG_BE2NET_LANCER=y
-CONFIG_BE2NET_SKYHAWK=y
-CONFIG_BE2NET_HWMON=y
-
-# Huawei network support
-CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_HUAWEI=y
-CONFIG_HINIC=m
-
-# Intel network support
-CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_INTEL=y
-CONFIG_E1000=m
-CONFIG_E1000E=m
-CONFIG_E1000E_HWTS=y
-CONFIG_IGB=m
-CONFIG_IGB_HWMON=y
-CONFIG_IGBVF=m
-
-# Intel 10G network support
-CONFIG_I40E=m
-# CONFIG_I40E_DCB is not set
-CONFIG_ICE=m
-# CONFIG_INFINIBAND_IRDMA is not set
-CONFIG_PLDMFW=y
-CONFIG_IXGB=m
-CONFIG_IXGBE=m
-CONFIG_IXGBE_HWMON=y
-CONFIG_IXGBE_DCB=y
-CONFIG_IXGBEVF=m
-CONFIG_FM10K=m
-
-# Mellanox network support
-CONFIG_MLXFW=m
-CONFIG_MLX5_CORE=m
-CONFIG_MLX5_INFINIBAND=m
-CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_MELLANOX=y
-CONFIG_MLX5_CORE_EN=y
-CONFIG_NET_SWITCHDEV=y
-# CONFIG_MLX5_FPGA is not set
-# CONFIG_MLX5_IPSEC is not set
-# CONFIG_MLX5_CORE_IPOIB is not set
-# CONFIG_MLX5_SF is not set
-
-# Myricom network support
-CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_MYRI=y
-CONFIG_MYRI10GE=m
-CONFIG_MYRI10GE_DCA=y
-
-# Pensando network support
-CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_PENSANDO=y
-CONFIG_IONIC=m
-
-# Solarflare network support
-CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SOLARFLARE=y
-CONFIG_SFC=m
-CONFIG_SFC_SRIOV=y
-# CONFIG_SFC_MCDI_LOGGING is not set
-CONFIG_SFC_MCDI_MON=y
-CONFIG_SFC_FALCON=m
-
-# QLogic network support
-CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_QLOGIC=y
-CONFIG_QED=m
-CONFIG_QED_SRIOV=y
-CONFIG_QEDE=m
-# CONFIG_INFINIBAND_QEDR is not set
-# CONFIG_QEDF is not set
-# CONFIG_QEDI is not set
-# CONFIG_QLA3XXX is not set
-CONFIG_QLCNIC=m
-CONFIG_QLCNIC_SRIOV=y
-# CONFIG_QLCNIC_DCB is not set
-# CONFIG_QLCNIC_HWMON is not set
-# CONFIG_NETXEN_NIC is not set
-
-# Cisco UCS HBA support
-CONFIG_FCOE_FNIC=m
-CONFIG_SCSI_SNIC=m
-
-# LSI Logic's SAS based RAID controllers
-CONFIG_SCSI_MPT3SAS=y
-CONFIG_MEGARAID_SAS=y
-
-# Microsemi PQI controllers
-CONFIG_SCSI_SMARTPQI=y
-
-# Support for virtio scsi boot devices for other cloud providers
-CONFIG_SCSI_VIRTIO=y
-
-# Load i8042 controller, keyboard, and mouse as modules, to avoid waiting for
-# them before mounting the root device.
-CONFIG_SERIO_I8042=m
-CONFIG_KEYBOARD_ATKBD=m
-CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=m
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_ALPS is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_BYD is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_LOGIPS2PP is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_SYNAPTICS is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_SYNAPTICS_SMBUS is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_CYPRESS is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_TRACKPOINT is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_ELANTECH is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_SENTELIC is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_TOUCHKIT is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH is not set
-
-# Intel Volume Management Device driver, to support boot disks in a separate
-# PCI domain.
-CONFIG_VMD=y
-
-# Support handling of compressed firmware
-CONFIG_FW_LOADER_COMPRESS=y
diff --git a/packages/kernel-5.15/config-bottlerocket-vmware b/packages/kernel-5.15/config-bottlerocket-vmware
deleted file mode 100644
index ec1cc1a5418..00000000000
--- a/packages/kernel-5.15/config-bottlerocket-vmware
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-# Load i8042 controller, keyboard, and mouse as modules, to avoid waiting for
-# them before mounting the root device.
-CONFIG_SERIO_I8042=m
-CONFIG_KEYBOARD_ATKBD=m
-CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2=m
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_ALPS is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_BYD is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_LOGIPS2PP is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_SYNAPTICS is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_SYNAPTICS_SMBUS is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_CYPRESS is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_TRACKPOINT is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_ELANTECH is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_SENTELIC is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_TOUCHKIT is not set
-# CONFIG_MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH is not set
diff --git a/packages/kernel-5.15/kernel-5.15.spec b/packages/kernel-5.15/kernel-5.15.spec
index 26dad62ea2b..0a9ca083fd0 100644
--- a/packages/kernel-5.15/kernel-5.15.spec
+++ b/packages/kernel-5.15/kernel-5.15.spec
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ URL: https://www.kernel.org/
 # Use latest-srpm-url.sh to get this.
 Source0: https://cdn.amazonlinux.com/blobstore/29a1d43caffcebd032ece82a974ba5db68b1354f508a35f6df62d8e1f6106ee8/kernel-5.15.152-100.162.amzn2.src.rpm
 Source100: config-bottlerocket
-Source101: config-bottlerocket-aws
-Source102: config-bottlerocket-metal
-Source103: config-bottlerocket-vmware
 
 # Help out-of-tree module builds run `make prepare` automatically.
 Patch1001: 1001-Makefile-add-prepare-target-for-external-modules.patch
@@ -98,8 +95,7 @@ scripts/kconfig/merge_config.sh \
 %if "%{_cross_arch}" == "x86_64"
   ../config-microcode \
 %endif
-  %{SOURCE100} \
-  %{_sourcedir}/config-bottlerocket-%{_cross_variant_platform}
+  %{SOURCE100}
 
 rm -f ../config-* ../*.patch
 
diff --git a/variants/Cargo.lock b/variants/Cargo.lock
index 2331fdcec78..3dafe73e3ef 100644
--- a/variants/Cargo.lock
+++ b/variants/Cargo.lock
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "aws-iam-authenticator",
  "cni",
  "cni-plugins",
- "kernel-5_15",
+ "kernel-6_1",
  "kubernetes-1_26",
  "linux-firmware",
  "release",
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "aws-iam-authenticator",
  "cni",
  "cni-plugins",
- "kernel-5_15",
+ "kernel-6_1",
  "kubernetes-1_27",
  "linux-firmware",
  "release",
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cni",
  "cni-plugins",
- "kernel-5_15",
+ "kernel-6_1",
  "kubernetes-1_26",
  "open-vm-tools",
  "release",
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "cni",
  "cni-plugins",
- "kernel-5_15",
+ "kernel-6_1",
  "kubernetes-1_27",
  "open-vm-tools",
  "release",
diff --git a/variants/metal-k8s-1.26/Cargo.toml b/variants/metal-k8s-1.26/Cargo.toml
index 7bb5402a953..bd0dbe73062 100644
--- a/variants/metal-k8s-1.26/Cargo.toml
+++ b/variants/metal-k8s-1.26/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ included-packages = [
     "aws-iam-authenticator",
     "cni",
     "cni-plugins",
-    "kernel-5.15",
+    "kernel-6.1",
     "linux-firmware",
     "kubelet-1.26",
     "release",
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ path = "../variants.rs"
 aws-iam-authenticator = { path = "../../packages/aws-iam-authenticator" }
 cni = { path = "../../packages/cni" }
 cni-plugins = { path = "../../packages/cni-plugins" }
-kernel-5_15 = { path = "../../packages/kernel-5.15" }
+kernel-6_1 = { path = "../../packages/kernel-6.1" }
 linux-firmware = { path = "../../packages/linux-firmware" }
 kubernetes-1_26 = { path = "../../packages/kubernetes-1.26" }
 release = { path = "../../packages/release" }
diff --git a/variants/metal-k8s-1.27/Cargo.toml b/variants/metal-k8s-1.27/Cargo.toml
index aadc1fe333a..8dc5db6c317 100644
--- a/variants/metal-k8s-1.27/Cargo.toml
+++ b/variants/metal-k8s-1.27/Cargo.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ included-packages = [
     "aws-iam-authenticator",
     "cni",
     "cni-plugins",
-    "kernel-5.15",
+    "kernel-6.1",
     "linux-firmware",
     "kubelet-1.27",
     "release",
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ path = "../variants.rs"
 aws-iam-authenticator = { path = "../../packages/aws-iam-authenticator" }
 cni = { path = "../../packages/cni" }
 cni-plugins = { path = "../../packages/cni-plugins" }
-kernel-5_15 = { path = "../../packages/kernel-5.15" }
+kernel-6_1 = { path = "../../packages/kernel-6.1" }
 linux-firmware = { path = "../../packages/linux-firmware" }
 kubernetes-1_27 = { path = "../../packages/kubernetes-1.27" }
 release = { path = "../../packages/release" }
diff --git a/variants/vmware-k8s-1.26/Cargo.toml b/variants/vmware-k8s-1.26/Cargo.toml
index 0ba194b0f33..12e825e93c4 100644
--- a/variants/vmware-k8s-1.26/Cargo.toml
+++ b/variants/vmware-k8s-1.26/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ kernel-parameters = [
 included-packages = [
     "cni",
     "cni-plugins",
-    "kernel-5.15",
+    "kernel-6.1",
     "kubelet-1.26",
     "open-vm-tools",
     "release",
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ path = "../variants.rs"
 [build-dependencies]
 cni = { path = "../../packages/cni" }
 cni-plugins = { path = "../../packages/cni-plugins" }
-kernel-5_15 = { path = "../../packages/kernel-5.15" }
+kernel-6_1 = { path = "../../packages/kernel-6.1" }
 kubernetes-1_26 = { path = "../../packages/kubernetes-1.26" }
 open-vm-tools = { path = "../../packages/open-vm-tools" }
 release = { path = "../../packages/release" }
diff --git a/variants/vmware-k8s-1.27/Cargo.toml b/variants/vmware-k8s-1.27/Cargo.toml
index 422ec9ddbdf..df957f6dade 100644
--- a/variants/vmware-k8s-1.27/Cargo.toml
+++ b/variants/vmware-k8s-1.27/Cargo.toml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ kernel-parameters = [
 included-packages = [
     "cni",
     "cni-plugins",
-    "kernel-5.15",
+    "kernel-6.1",
     "kubelet-1.27",
     "open-vm-tools",
     "release",
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ path = "../variants.rs"
 [build-dependencies]
 cni = { path = "../../packages/cni" }
 cni-plugins = { path = "../../packages/cni-plugins" }
-kernel-5_15 = { path = "../../packages/kernel-5.15" }
+kernel-6_1 = { path = "../../packages/kernel-6.1" }
 kubernetes-1_27 = { path = "../../packages/kubernetes-1.27" }
 open-vm-tools = { path = "../../packages/open-vm-tools" }
 release = { path = "../../packages/release" }