diff --git a/githooks/commit-msg b/githooks/commit-msg
index 634d1c71feb7..146aed08dfb9 100755
--- a/githooks/commit-msg
+++ b/githooks/commit-msg
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ else
                     "cli change") ;;
                     "ops change") ;;
                     "sql change") ;;
-                    "api change") ;;
                     "ui change") ;;
                     "general change") ;;
                     "build change") ;;
@@ -157,8 +156,6 @@ else
                         hint "Try 'Release note ($lcat)' -> 'Release note (security update)'" ;;
                     sql*)
                         hint "Try 'Release note ($lcat)' -> 'Release note (sql change)'" ;;
-                    api*)
-                        hint "Try 'Release note ($lcat)' -> 'Release note (api change)'" ;;
                     "admin ui"*|"admin-ui"*)
                         hint "Try 'Release note ($lcat)' -> 'Release note (ui change)'" ;;
                     "backwards-incompatible"*|"backward incompatible"*)
diff --git a/githooks/prepare-commit-msg b/githooks/prepare-commit-msg
index 2b6488303df5..1a24e426bd2a 100755
--- a/githooks/prepare-commit-msg
+++ b/githooks/prepare-commit-msg
@@ -148,7 +148,6 @@ $cchar Categories for release notes:\\
 $cchar   - cli change\\
 $cchar   - ops change\\
 $cchar   - sql change\\
-$cchar   - api change\\
 $cchar   - ui change\\
 $cchar   - security update\\
 $cchar   - general change (e.g., change of required Go version)\\
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_raft_overload.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_raft_overload.go
index 18b1b04ef729..01aa92240cb5 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_raft_overload.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/replica_raft_overload.go
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ var pauseReplicationIOThreshold = settings.RegisterFloatSetting(
 	settings.SystemOnly,
 	"admission.kv.pause_replication_io_threshold",
 	"pause replication to non-essential followers when their I/O admission control score exceeds the given threshold (zero to disable)",
-	// TODO(tbg): set a sub-one default.
-	// See: https://github.com/cockroachdb/cockroach/issues/83920
-	10000,
+	0.8,
 	func(v float64) error {
 		if v == 0 {
 			return nil
diff --git a/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go b/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go
index 284e60d8c197..92164cd63f8e 100644
--- a/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go
+++ b/pkg/kv/kvserver/store_raft.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ package kvserver
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"math"
 	"time"
 	"unsafe"
 
@@ -770,6 +771,9 @@ func (s *Store) updateIOThresholdMap() {
 		ioThresholdMap[sd.StoreID] = &ioThreshold
 	}
 	threshold := pauseReplicationIOThreshold.Get(&s.cfg.Settings.SV)
+	if threshold <= 0 {
+		threshold = math.MaxFloat64
+	}
 	old, cur := s.ioThresholds.Replace(ioThresholdMap, threshold)
 	// Log whenever the set of overloaded stores changes.
 	shouldLog := log.V(1) || old.seq != cur.seq
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/redux/localsettings.ts b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/redux/localsettings.ts
index a1eca5b94508..5a72a80912f7 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/redux/localsettings.ts
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/redux/localsettings.ts
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ export class LocalSetting<S, T> {
       innerSelector,
       () => getValueFromSessionStorage(this.key),
       (uiSettings, cachedValue) => {
+        if (cachedValue != null && uiSettings[this.key] == null) {
+          uiSettings[this.key] = cachedValue;
+        }
         return uiSettings[this.key] ?? cachedValue ?? defaultValue;
       },
     );
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/activeStatementsSelectors.tsx b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/activeStatementsSelectors.tsx
index 4bc79b1b8fa8..f0af55b6c1ca 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/activeStatementsSelectors.tsx
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/statements/activeStatementsSelectors.tsx
@@ -27,13 +27,15 @@ const selectedColumnsLocalSetting = new LocalSetting<
   null,
 );
 
+const defaultActiveFilters = { app: defaultFilters.app };
+
 const filtersLocalSetting = new LocalSetting<
   AdminUIState,
   ActiveStatementFilters
 >(
   "filters/ActiveStatementsPage",
   (state: AdminUIState) => state.localSettings,
-  { app: defaultFilters.app },
+  defaultActiveFilters,
 );
 
 const sortSettingLocalSetting = new LocalSetting<AdminUIState, SortSetting>(
diff --git a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/transactions/activeTransactionsSelectors.tsx b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/transactions/activeTransactionsSelectors.tsx
index 7fab80df9ae9..2fd785d34efc 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/transactions/activeTransactionsSelectors.tsx
+++ b/pkg/ui/workspaces/db-console/src/views/transactions/activeTransactionsSelectors.tsx
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ const transactionsColumnsLocalSetting = new LocalSetting<
   null,
 );
 
+const defaultActiveTxnFilters = { app: defaultFilters.app };
+
 const filtersLocalSetting = new LocalSetting<
   AdminUIState,
   ActiveTransactionFilters
 >(
   "filters/ActiveTransactionsPage",
   (state: AdminUIState) => state.localSettings,
-  { app: defaultFilters.app },
+  defaultActiveTxnFilters,
 );
 
 const sortSettingLocalSetting = new LocalSetting<AdminUIState, SortSetting>(
diff --git a/scripts/release-notes.py b/scripts/release-notes.py
index 10fd84866bd0..b7128710a6c1 100755
--- a/scripts/release-notes.py
+++ b/scripts/release-notes.py
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ def lookup_person(name, email):
     'cli change': "Command-line changes",
     'ops change': "Operational changes",
     'sql change': "SQL language changes",
-    'api change': "API endpoint changes",
     'ui change': "DB Console changes",
     'general change': "General changes",
     'build change': "Build changes",
@@ -177,7 +176,6 @@ def lookup_person(name, email):
     'sql change',
     'ops change',
     'cli change',
-    'api change',
     'ui change',
     'bug fix',
     'performance improvement',
@@ -195,8 +193,6 @@ def lookup_person(name, email):
     'ui': 'ui change',
     'operational change': 'ops change',
     'admin ui': 'ui change',
-    'api': 'api change',
-    'http': 'api change',
     'backwards-incompatible change': 'backward-incompatible change',
     'enterprise': 'enterprise change',
     'security': 'security update',