diff --git a/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/BUILD.bazel b/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/BUILD.bazel
index 235c37d47a23..a69b11866949 100644
--- a/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/BUILD.bazel
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ jvm_library(
     "//platform/core-ui",
     "//python/ide/customization.shared",
     "//platform/platform-impl/update-checker",
-    "//platform/util/jdom",
   ]
 )
 ### auto-generated section `build intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion` end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion.iml b/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion.iml
index 4fcf121fe617..ee64d4dcecfb 100644
--- a/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion.iml
+++ b/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion.iml
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.core.ui" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.pycharm.community.customization.shared" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.ide.updateChecker" />
-    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.util.jdom" />
   </component>
 </module>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/resources/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion.xml b/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/resources/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion.xml
index b418a7e98c6a..a5fe774c1ed5 100644
--- a/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/resources/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion.xml
+++ b/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/resources/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion.xml
@@ -101,10 +101,6 @@
     <postStartupActivity
       implementation="com.intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion.communityToUnified.PyCommunityToUnifiedShowPromoActivity"/>
     <!--TODO delete later-->
-    <registryKey key="py.promo.use.test.update"
-                 defaultValue="false"
-                 description="Use py_promo_test.xml from IDE home to mock a platform update for PyCharm promo"/>
-    <!--TODO delete later-->
     <registryKey key="py.promo.remind.later.interval.seconds"
                  defaultValue="259200"
                  description="PyCharm promo remind-later fallback delay in seconds"/>
diff --git a/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/promotion/communityToUnified/PyCommunityToUnifiedPromoService.kt b/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/promotion/communityToUnified/PyCommunityToUnifiedPromoService.kt
index d90fb94580f6..ba86784dbfb9 100644
--- a/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/promotion/communityToUnified/PyCommunityToUnifiedPromoService.kt
+++ b/python/ide/impl/intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion/src/com/intellij/pycharm/community/ide/impl/promotion/communityToUnified/PyCommunityToUnifiedPromoService.kt
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ package com.intellij.pycharm.community.ide.impl.promotion.communityToUnified
 
 import com.intellij.ide.util.PropertiesComponent
 import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationInfo
-import com.intellij.openapi.application.PathManager
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.Service
 import com.intellij.openapi.components.service
 import com.intellij.openapi.diagnostic.logger
 import com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.UpdateStrategyCustomization
-import com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.*
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.JDOMUtil
+import com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.PlatformUpdates
+import com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.UpdateCheckerFacade
+import com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.UpdateSettings
+import com.intellij.openapi.updateSettings.impl.UpdateStrategy
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
@@ -18,8 +19,6 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
 import kotlinx.coroutines.time.withTimeout
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.ApiStatus
-import java.nio.file.Files
-import java.nio.file.Path
 import java.time.Duration
 
 /**
@@ -101,37 +100,6 @@ internal class PyCommunityToUnifiedPromoService(val serviceScope: CoroutineScope
     }.getOrElse { null }
   }
 
-  private fun readMockUpdateIfEnabled(): PlatformUpdates.Loaded? {
-    return try {
-      if (!Registry.`is`("py.promo.use.test.update", false)) return null
-      val path: Path = Path.of(PathManager.getHomePath(), "py_promo_test.xml")
-      if (!Files.isRegularFile(path)) {
-        LOG.info("Mock PY promo update enabled, but file not found: $path")
-        null
-      }
-      else {
-        val text = Files.readString(path)
-        val currentBuild = ApplicationInfo.getInstance().build
-        val productCode = currentBuild.productCode
-        val node = JDOMUtil.load(text)
-                     .getChild("product")
-                     ?.getChild("channel")
-                   ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("//channel missing")
-        val channel = UpdateChannel(node, productCode)
-        val newBuild = channel.builds.firstOrNull()
-                       ?: throw IllegalArgumentException("//build missing")
-        val patches = newBuild.patches.firstOrNull()
-          ?.let { UpdateChain(listOf(it.fromBuild, newBuild.number), it.size) }
-
-        return PlatformUpdates.Loaded(newBuild, channel, patches)
-      }
-    }
-    catch (t: Throwable) {
-      LOG.warn("Failed to read/parse mock PY promo update", t)
-      null
-    }
-  }
-
   private suspend fun findAvailableUpdate(): PlatformUpdates.Loaded? {
     return withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
       lock.withLock {
@@ -140,14 +108,6 @@ internal class PyCommunityToUnifiedPromoService(val serviceScope: CoroutineScope
             return@withTimeout availableUpdate
           }
 
-          // Try mocked update if registry flag is enabled
-          readMockUpdateIfEnabled()?.let { mockUpdate ->
-            if (mockUpdate.newBuild.number.productCode == "PY") {
-              availableUpdate = mockUpdate
-              return@withTimeout mockUpdate
-            }
-          }
-
           val updateCheckerFacade = service<UpdateCheckerFacade>()
           val product = updateCheckerFacade.loadProductData(null)
           if (product == null) {