diff --git a/examples/arm/aot_arm_compiler.py b/examples/arm/aot_arm_compiler.py
index 220759bd2d..4d77e81908 100644
--- a/examples/arm/aot_arm_compiler.py
+++ b/examples/arm/aot_arm_compiler.py
@@ -214,12 +214,7 @@ def forward(self, x):
         edge = edge.to_backend(
             ArmPartitioner(
                 ArmCompileSpecBuilder()
-                .ethosu_compile_spec(
-                    "ethos-u55-128",
-                    system_config="Ethos_U55_High_End_Embedded",
-                    memory_mode="Shared_Sram",
-                    extra_flags="--debug-force-regor --output-format=raw",
-                )
+                .ethosu_compile_spec("ethos-u55-128")
                 .set_permute_memory_format(
                     args.model_name in MODEL_NAME_TO_MODEL.keys()
                 )
diff --git a/examples/arm/executor_runner/arm_executor_runner.cpp b/examples/arm/executor_runner/arm_executor_runner.cpp
index aa12623784..b6ac43bcf2 100644
--- a/examples/arm/executor_runner/arm_executor_runner.cpp
+++ b/examples/arm/executor_runner/arm_executor_runner.cpp
@@ -105,12 +105,10 @@ Result<BufferCleanup> prepare_input_tensors(
   size_t num_inputs = method_meta.num_inputs();
   size_t num_allocated = 0;
 
-#ifdef SEMIHOSTING
   ET_CHECK_OR_RETURN_ERROR(
       input_buffers.size() > 0 && num_inputs == input_buffers.size(),
       InvalidArgument,
       "Wrong number of inputs allocated compared to method");
-#endif
 
   void** inputs =
       static_cast<void**>(allocator.allocate(num_inputs * sizeof(void*)));
diff --git a/examples/arm/setup.sh b/examples/arm/setup.sh
index a59fd1eaac..8c39a3a866 100755
--- a/examples/arm/setup.sh
+++ b/examples/arm/setup.sh
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ function setup_vela() {
     if [[ ! -e ethos-u-vela ]]; then
         git clone https://review.mlplatform.org/ml/ethos-u/ethos-u-vela
         repo_dir="${root_dir}/ethos-u-vela"
-        base_rev=57ce18c89ccc6f6309333dccb24ed30dc68b571f
+        base_rev=d362f5443f67b1e6213a9d8f124edff758efac96
         patch_repo
     fi
     cd "${root_dir}/ethos-u-vela"