diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-browse-nested.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-browse-nested.spec.ts
index 6765d299e53..caa83bfdb90 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-browse-nested.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-browse-nested.spec.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const NUM_NESTED_DASHBOARDS = 60;
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-browse.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-browse.spec.ts
index 8ae318bcefa..6949eca4555 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-browse.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-browse.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import testDashboard from '../dashboards/TestDashboard.json';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-export-image.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-export-image.spec.ts
index a97a04a14b8..e15991514a2 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-export-image.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-export-image.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ test.use({
     scenes: true,
     sharingDashboardImage: true, // Enable the export image feature
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-export-json.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-export-json.spec.ts
index 428193ab5fa..26a8fb61dc8 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-export-json.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-export-json.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-keybindings.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-keybindings.spec.ts
index b0ecf44f9f1..f874cefa27c 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-keybindings.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-keybindings.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-links-without-slug.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-links-without-slug.spec.ts
index 0a982e148b5..ca05fd24160 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-links-without-slug.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-links-without-slug.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import testDashboard from '../dashboards/DataLinkWithoutSlugTest.json';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-live-streaming.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-live-streaming.spec.ts
index 20f455ea3a8..b7e18e56b45 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-live-streaming.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-live-streaming.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import testDashboard from '../dashboards/DashboardLiveTest.json';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-create.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-create.spec.ts
index fd5dc979d81..9653218f5ff 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-create.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-create.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
     dashboardScene: false, // this test is for the old sharing modal only used when scenes is turned off
   },
 });
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-templating.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-templating.spec.ts
index c59e323076d..9f15a740fcf 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-templating.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-public-templating.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
     dashboardScene: false, // this test is for the old sharing modal only used when scenes is turned off
   },
 });
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-externally-create.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-externally-create.spec.ts
index 3398e9aaa35..3827872c199 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-externally-create.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-externally-create.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     scenes: true,
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-internally.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-internally.spec.ts
index 26f8b85d13e..6ff1825f9cd 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-internally.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-internally.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     scenes: true,
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-snapshot-create.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-snapshot-create.spec.ts
index 1a7e03d6243..b5c77458121 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-snapshot-create.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-share-snapshot-create.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     scenes: true,
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-templating.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-templating.spec.ts
index 78c35dc5de7..0a4eb5d3a9a 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-templating.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-templating.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ test.use({
   timezoneId: 'Pacific/Easter',
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-time-zone.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-time-zone.spec.ts
index 937224290b0..ee3de574512 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-time-zone.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-time-zone.spec.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const TIMEZONE_DASHBOARD_UID = 'd41dbaa2-a39e-4536-ab2b-caca52f1a9c8';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-timepicker.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-timepicker.spec.ts
index 4ffd65b83a3..ae2f08b230f 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-timepicker.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/dashboard-timepicker.spec.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ test.use({
   },
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/embedded-dashboard.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/embedded-dashboard.spec.ts
index f457eddf19e..aad8ed3367a 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/embedded-dashboard.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/embedded-dashboard.spec.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test, expect } from '@grafana/plugin-e2e';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/general-dashboards.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/general-dashboards.spec.ts
index 99f84cb6d9f..d3ba9d9046e 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/general-dashboards.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/general-dashboards.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = 'edediimbjhdz4b/a-tall-dashboard';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/import-dashboard.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/import-dashboard.spec.ts
index 5fdca6954aa..f489f576887 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/import-dashboard.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/import-dashboard.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import testDashboard from '../dashboards/TestDashboard.json';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/load-options-from-url.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/load-options-from-url.spec.ts
index ca06e31528a..08847be8d8e 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/load-options-from-url.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/load-options-from-url.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = '-Y-tnEDWk/templating-nested-template-variables';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-constant-variable.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-constant-variable.spec.ts
index fa0b5fc1bfd..0abd9d248f1 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-constant-variable.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-constant-variable.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const DASHBOARD_NAME = 'Test variable output';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-custom-variable.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-custom-variable.spec.ts
index c14a952e1d9..79e545c9a41 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-custom-variable.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-custom-variable.spec.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async function assertPreviewValues(
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-datasource-variable.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-datasource-variable.spec.ts
index cc19e67cda4..03859ccc5ea 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-datasource-variable.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-datasource-variable.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const DASHBOARD_NAME = 'Test variable output';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-interval-variable.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-interval-variable.spec.ts
index d76b5291c42..9c5cc8cc60f 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-interval-variable.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-interval-variable.spec.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ async function assertPreviewValues(
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-query-variable.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-query-variable.spec.ts
index 852261dbaf5..96375f3fb97 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-query-variable.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-query-variable.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const DASHBOARD_NAME = 'Templating - Nested Template Variables';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-text-box-variable.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-text-box-variable.spec.ts
index c669dc563c4..ba3b9466e7d 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-text-box-variable.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/new-text-box-variable.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const DASHBOARD_NAME = 'Test variable output';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-a-panel-horizontally.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-a-panel-horizontally.spec.ts
index a55f14b8643..413466972e1 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-a-panel-horizontally.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-a-panel-horizontally.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = 'WVpf2jp7z/repeating-a-panel-horizontally';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-a-panel-vertically.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-a-panel-vertically.spec.ts
index bb188c87e8d..53966eadf05 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-a-panel-vertically.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-a-panel-vertically.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = 'OY8Ghjt7k/repeating-a-panel-vertically';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-an-empty-row.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-an-empty-row.spec.ts
index e31c5792062..06c0e77989b 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-an-empty-row.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/repeating-an-empty-row.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = 'dtpl2Ctnk/repeating-an-empty-row';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/set-options-from-ui.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/set-options-from-ui.spec.ts
index 53290345e73..629abda2ce3 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/set-options-from-ui.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/set-options-from-ui.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = '-Y-tnEDWk/templating-nested-template-variables';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/snapshot-create.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/snapshot-create.spec.ts
index 123aa7f3279..50febc211b8 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/snapshot-create.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/snapshot-create.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const DASHBOARD_UID = 'ZqZnVvFZz';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
     dashboardScene: false, // this test is for the old sharing modal only used when scenes is turned off
   },
 });
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/templating-dashboard-links-and-variables.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/templating-dashboard-links-and-variables.spec.ts
index 1d8fd32ff06..1806aca24bf 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/templating-dashboard-links-and-variables.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/templating-dashboard-links-and-variables.spec.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ const DASHBOARD_UID = 'yBCC3aKGk';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/textbox-variables.spec.ts b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/textbox-variables.spec.ts
index 4fb56ef8b8e..b78e781dad1 100644
--- a/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/textbox-variables.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-playwright/dashboards-suite/textbox-variables.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ const PAGE_UNDER_TEST = 'AejrN1AMz';
 test.use({
   featureToggles: {
     kubernetesDashboards: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
-    kubernetesDashboardsV2: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
+    dashboardNewLayouts: process.env.FORCE_V2_DASHBOARDS_API === 'true',
   },
 });
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f22d410c51f..b848514cea4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/crewjam/saml v0.4.14 // @grafana/identity-access-team
 	github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4 v4.7.0 // @grafana/grafana-search-and-storage
 	github.com/dlmiddlecote/sqlstats v1.0.2 // @grafana/grafana-backend-group
-	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.6.0 // @grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad
+	github.com/docker/go-connections v0.6.0 // indirect; @grafana/grafana-app-platform-squad
 	github.com/dolthub/go-mysql-server v0.19.1-0.20250410182021-5632d67cd46e // @grafana/grafana-datasources-core-services
 	github.com/dolthub/vitess v0.0.0-20250930230441-70c2c6a98e33 // @grafana/grafana-datasources-core-services
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // @grafana/observability-traces-and-profiling
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts
index 04b0b28847c..aebbab8c6f9 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/types/featureToggles.gen.ts
@@ -356,10 +356,6 @@ export interface FeatureToggles {
   */
   dashboardNewLayouts?: boolean;
   /**
-  * Use the v2 kubernetes API in the frontend for dashboards
-  */
-  kubernetesDashboardsV2?: boolean;
-  /**
   * Enables undo/redo in dynamic dashboards
   */
   dashboardUndoRedo?: boolean;
diff --git a/pkg/extensions/enterprise_imports.go b/pkg/extensions/enterprise_imports.go
index 472652cc103..113c2f8e4bb 100644
--- a/pkg/extensions/enterprise_imports.go
+++ b/pkg/extensions/enterprise_imports.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/blugelabs/bluge"
 	_ "github.com/blugelabs/bluge_segment_api"
 	_ "github.com/crewjam/saml"
-	_ "github.com/docker/go-connections/nat"
 	_ "github.com/go-jose/go-jose/v4"
 	_ "github.com/gobwas/glob"
 	_ "github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2"
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/spf13/cobra" // used by the standalone apiserver cli
 	_ "github.com/spyzhov/ajson"
 	_ "github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	_ "github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go"
 	_ "gocloud.dev/secrets/awskms"
 	_ "gocloud.dev/secrets/azurekeyvault"
 	_ "gocloud.dev/secrets/gcpkms"
@@ -56,7 +54,9 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/grafana/e2e"
 	_ "github.com/grafana/gofpdf"
 	_ "github.com/grafana/gomemcache/memcache"
+	_ "github.com/grafana/tempo/pkg/traceql"
+
 	_ "github.com/grafana/grafana/apps/alerting/alertenrichment/pkg/apis/alertenrichment/v1beta1"
 	_ "github.com/grafana/grafana/apps/scope/pkg/apis/scope/v0alpha1"
-	_ "github.com/grafana/tempo/pkg/traceql"
+	_ "github.com/testcontainers/testcontainers-go"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/register.go b/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/register.go
index e651a5716ac..eeeb76f924e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/register.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/dashboard/register.go
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ func NewAPIService(ac authlib.AccessClient, features featuremgmt.FeatureToggles,
 }
 
 func (b *DashboardsAPIBuilder) GetGroupVersions() []schema.GroupVersion {
-	if featuremgmt.AnyEnabled(b.features, featuremgmt.FlagDashboardNewLayouts, featuremgmt.FlagKubernetesDashboardsV2) {
+	if featuremgmt.AnyEnabled(b.features, featuremgmt.FlagDashboardNewLayouts) {
 		// If dashboards v2 is enabled, we want to use v2beta1 as the default API version.
 		return []schema.GroupVersion{
 			dashv2beta1.DashboardResourceInfo.GroupVersion(),
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
index 22e832034bc..3748db8e6b4 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/registry.go
@@ -572,13 +572,6 @@ var (
 			FrontendOnly: false, // The restore backend feature changes behavior based on this flag
 			Owner:        grafanaDashboardsSquad,
 		},
-		{
-			Name:         "kubernetesDashboardsV2",
-			Description:  "Use the v2 kubernetes API in the frontend for dashboards",
-			Stage:        FeatureStageExperimental,
-			FrontendOnly: false,
-			Owner:        grafanaDashboardsSquad,
-		},
 		{
 			Name:         "dashboardUndoRedo",
 			Description:  "Enables undo/redo in dynamic dashboards",
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
index 87001f263f8..0c85021cff8 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.csv
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ dashboardSceneForViewers,GA,@grafana/dashboards-squad,false,false,true
 dashboardSceneSolo,GA,@grafana/dashboards-squad,false,false,true
 dashboardScene,GA,@grafana/dashboards-squad,false,false,true
 dashboardNewLayouts,experimental,@grafana/dashboards-squad,false,false,false
-kubernetesDashboardsV2,experimental,@grafana/dashboards-squad,false,false,false
 dashboardUndoRedo,experimental,@grafana/dashboards-squad,false,false,true
 unlimitedLayoutsNesting,experimental,@grafana/dashboards-squad,false,false,true
 drilldownRecommendations,experimental,@grafana/dashboards-squad,false,false,true
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.go b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.go
index 6543d31dba5..5de71954e2f 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.go
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.go
@@ -259,10 +259,6 @@ const (
 	// Enables experimental new dashboard layouts
 	FlagDashboardNewLayouts = "dashboardNewLayouts"
 
-	// FlagKubernetesDashboardsV2
-	// Use the v2 kubernetes API in the frontend for dashboards
-	FlagKubernetesDashboardsV2 = "kubernetesDashboardsV2"
-
 	// FlagPdfTables
 	// Enables generating table data as PDF in reporting
 	FlagPdfTables = "pdfTables"
diff --git a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.json b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.json
index 5bea1b2e40f..6d55a6ca617 100644
--- a/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.json
+++ b/pkg/services/featuremgmt/toggles_gen.json
@@ -2017,8 +2017,9 @@
     {
       "metadata": {
         "name": "kubernetesDashboardsV2",
-        "resourceVersion": "1764664939750",
-        "creationTimestamp": "2025-12-02T08:42:19Z"
+        "resourceVersion": "1764236054307",
+        "creationTimestamp": "2025-11-27T09:34:14Z",
+        "deletionTimestamp": "2025-12-05T13:43:57Z"
       },
       "spec": {
         "description": "Use the v2 kubernetes API in the frontend for dashboards",
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePageStateManager.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePageStateManager.ts
index 3cc0df33e8a..097c0d8d26c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePageStateManager.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/pages/DashboardScenePageStateManager.ts
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ export class DashboardScenePageStateManagerV2 extends DashboardScenePageStateMan
 }
 
 export function shouldForceV2API(): boolean {
-  return Boolean(config.featureToggles.kubernetesDashboardsV2 || config.featureToggles.dashboardNewLayouts);
+  return Boolean(config.featureToggles.dashboardNewLayouts);
 }
 
 export class UnifiedDashboardScenePageStateManager extends DashboardScenePageStateManagerBase<
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/utils.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/utils.ts
index ab3e995fc34..af4cb6ecd04 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/api/utils.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/api/utils.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export function isV0V1StoredVersion(version: string | undefined): boolean {
 export function getDashboardsApiVersion(responseFormat?: 'v1' | 'v2') {
   const isDashboardSceneEnabled = config.featureToggles.dashboardScene;
   const isKubernetesDashboardsEnabled = config.featureToggles.kubernetesDashboards;
-  const isV2DashboardAPIVersionEnabled = config.featureToggles.kubernetesDashboardsV2;
   const isDashboardNewLayoutsEnabled = config.featureToggles.dashboardNewLayouts;
 
   const forcingOldDashboardArch = locationService.getSearch().get('scenes') === 'false';
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ export function getDashboardsApiVersion(responseFormat?: 'v1' | 'v2') {
     if (responseFormat === 'v1') {
       return 'v1';
     }
-    if (responseFormat === 'v2' || isV2DashboardAPIVersionEnabled || isDashboardNewLayoutsEnabled) {
+    if (responseFormat === 'v2' || isDashboardNewLayoutsEnabled) {
       return 'v2';
     }
     return 'unified';