diff --git a/java-resourcemanager/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.sh b/java-resourcemanager/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.sh
index 2a460ac11ef3..083c1a084c2d 100755
--- a/java-resourcemanager/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.sh
+++ b/java-resourcemanager/.kokoro/release/publish_javadoc.sh
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ if [[ -z "${STAGING_BUCKET}" ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ -z "${STAGING_BUCKET_V2}" ]]; then
-  echo "Need to set STAGING_BUCKET_V2 environment variable"
-  exit 1
-fi
-
 # work from the git root directory
 pushd $(dirname "$0")/../../
 
diff --git a/java-resourcemanager/synth.metadata b/java-resourcemanager/synth.metadata
index 3d48745e49f0..14cfe7a828e7 100644
--- a/java-resourcemanager/synth.metadata
+++ b/java-resourcemanager/synth.metadata
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@
       "git": {
         "name": ".",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/java-resourcemanager.git",
-        "sha": "069170b6f8ed65674303777fe5348cbe199c95a4"
+        "sha": "102787558cf71ee283edc28c671503929fdc6b2e"
       }
     },
     {
       "git": {
         "name": "synthtool",
         "remote": "https://github.com/googleapis/synthtool.git",
-        "sha": "bb854b6c048619e3be4e8b8ce8ed10aa74ea78ef"
+        "sha": "572ef8f70edd9041f5bcfa71511aed6aecfc2098"
       }
     }
   ],