diff --git a/.github/actions/sample-validation-setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/sample-validation-setup/action.yml
index 3736348579..ef63b818f5 100644
--- a/.github/actions/sample-validation-setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/sample-validation-setup/action.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: Set up Node.js environment
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v6
 
     - name: Install Copilot CLI
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-sample-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/python-sample-validation.yml
index 74547e9a6b..90fecec6a2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-sample-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-sample-validation.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ env:
   # GitHub Copilot configuration
   GITHUB_COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.6
   COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
 
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