diff --git a/testing/cloud/variables.tf b/testing/cloud/variables.tf
index fafb0c716c9..6ced0624820 100644
--- a/testing/cloud/variables.tf
+++ b/testing/cloud/variables.tf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ variable "ess_region" {
 }
 
 variable "deployment_template" {
-  default     = "gcp-compute-optimized-v3"
+  default     = "gcp-cpu-optimized"
   description = "Optional deployment template. Defaults to the CPU optimized template for GCP"
   type        = string
 }
diff --git a/testing/infra/terraform/modules/ec_deployment/README.md b/testing/infra/terraform/modules/ec_deployment/README.md
index 84e228d1682..fb2b8613cab 100644
--- a/testing/infra/terraform/modules/ec_deployment/README.md
+++ b/testing/infra/terraform/modules/ec_deployment/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ used to configure the module, please refer to the [EC Provider docs](https://reg
 | <a name="input_apm_server_zone_count"></a> [apm\_server\_zone\_count](#input\_apm\_server\_zone\_count) | Optional apm server zone count | `number` | `1` | no |
 | <a name="input_custom_apm_integration_pkg_path"></a> [custom\_apm\_integration\_pkg\_path](#input\_custom\_apm\_integration\_pkg\_path) | Path to the zipped custom APM integration package, if empty custom apm integration pkg is not installed | `string` | `""` | no |
 | <a name="input_deployment_name_prefix"></a> [deployment\_name\_prefix](#input\_deployment\_name\_prefix) | Optional ESS or ECE region. Defaults to GCP US West 2 (Los Angeles) | `string` | `"apmserver"` | no |
-| <a name="input_deployment_template"></a> [deployment\_template](#input\_deployment\_template) | Optional deployment template. Defaults to the CPU optimized template for GCP | `string` | `"gcp-compute-optimized-v3"` | no |
+| <a name="input_deployment_template"></a> [deployment\_template](#input\_deployment\_template) | Optional deployment template. Defaults to the CPU optimized template for GCP | `string` | `"gcp-cpu-optimized"` | no |
 | <a name="input_docker_image"></a> [docker\_image](#input\_docker\_image) | Optional docker image overrides. The full map needs to be specified | `map(string)` | <pre>{<br>  "apm": "docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elastic-agent-cloud",<br>  "elasticsearch": "docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/elasticsearch-cloud-ess",<br>  "kibana": "docker.elastic.co/cloud-release/kibana-cloud"<br>}</pre> | no |
 | <a name="input_docker_image_tag_override"></a> [docker\_image\_tag\_override](#input\_docker\_image\_tag\_override) | Optional docker image tag overrides, The full map needs to be specified | `map(string)` | <pre>{<br>  "apm": "",<br>  "elasticsearch": "",<br>  "kibana": ""<br>}</pre> | no |
 | <a name="input_drop_pipeline"></a> [drop\_pipeline](#input\_drop\_pipeline) | Whether or not to install an Elasticsearch ingest pipeline to drop all incoming APM documents. Defaults to false | `bool` | `false` | no |
diff --git a/testing/infra/terraform/modules/ec_deployment/variables.tf b/testing/infra/terraform/modules/ec_deployment/variables.tf
index 1a0f67932e7..26d7ad04fb8 100644
--- a/testing/infra/terraform/modules/ec_deployment/variables.tf
+++ b/testing/infra/terraform/modules/ec_deployment/variables.tf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ variable "region" {
 }
 
 variable "deployment_template" {
-  default     = "gcp-compute-optimized-v3"
+  default     = "gcp-cpu-optimized"
   description = "Optional deployment template. Defaults to the CPU optimized template for GCP"
   type        = string
 }
diff --git a/testing/rally-cloud/variables.tf b/testing/rally-cloud/variables.tf
index 49517b124d2..d0f1ab3c1bd 100644
--- a/testing/rally-cloud/variables.tf
+++ b/testing/rally-cloud/variables.tf
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ variable "ess_region" {
 variable "deployment_template" {
   type        = string
   description = "Optional deployment template. Defaults to the CPU optimized template for GCP"
-  default     = "gcp-compute-optimized-v3"
+  default     = "gcp-cpu-optimized"
 }
 
 variable "stack_version" {
diff --git a/testing/smoke/main.tf b/testing/smoke/main.tf
index d7586f03d59..092e323e685 100644
--- a/testing/smoke/main.tf
+++ b/testing/smoke/main.tf
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module "ec_deployment" {
   source = "../../infra/terraform/modules/ec_deployment"
   region = var.region
 
-  deployment_template    = "gcp-compute-optimized-v3"
+  deployment_template    = "gcp-cpu-optimized"
   deployment_name_prefix = "smoke-upgrade"
 
   apm_server_size = "1g"