diff --git a/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/get_doc_meta.ts b/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/get_doc_meta.ts
index 0dc5c785636946..4a8779567b73cb 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/get_doc_meta.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-doc-links/src/get_doc_meta.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const getDocLinksMeta = ({
   buildFlavor,
 }: GetDocLinksMetaOptions): DocLinksMeta => {
   return {
-    version: kibanaBranch === 'main' ? 'master' : kibanaBranch === '8.x' ? '8.16' : kibanaBranch,
+    version: kibanaBranch === 'main' ? 'master' : kibanaBranch,
     ecs_version: 'current',
     elasticWebsiteUrl: 'https://www.elastic.co/',
     elasticGithubUrl: 'https://github.com/elastic/',