diff --git a/charts/infra-apps/Chart.yaml b/charts/infra-apps/Chart.yaml
index e08a6eccf..8665c7c8d 100644
--- a/charts/infra-apps/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/infra-apps/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: infra-apps
 description: Argo CD app-of-apps config for infrastructure components
 type: application
-version: 0.167.0
+version: 0.168.0
 home: https://github.com/adfinis/helm-charts/tree/main/charts/infra-apps
 sources:
   - https://github.com/adfinis/helm-charts
diff --git a/charts/infra-apps/README.md b/charts/infra-apps/README.md
index 503c47ac6..73ac91d84 100644
--- a/charts/infra-apps/README.md
+++ b/charts/infra-apps/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # infra-apps
 
-![Version: 0.167.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.167.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.168.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.168.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Argo CD app-of-apps config for infrastructure components
 
diff --git a/charts/infra-apps/ci/default-values.yaml b/charts/infra-apps/ci/default-values.yaml
index f1551a369..42b645620 100644
--- a/charts/infra-apps/ci/default-values.yaml
+++ b/charts/infra-apps/ci/default-values.yaml
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@ rbacManager:
   enabled: true
   values:
     TODO: add values in values.yaml
-thanos:
-  enabled: true
-  values:
-    persistence:
-      enabled: false
 kured:
   enabled: true
 kubeEventExporter:
diff --git a/charts/infra-apps/templates/thanos.yaml b/charts/infra-apps/templates/thanos.yaml
index 302353264..09022fcdf 100644
--- a/charts/infra-apps/templates/thanos.yaml
+++ b/charts/infra-apps/templates/thanos.yaml
@@ -1,37 +1,3 @@
 {{ if .Values.thanos.enabled }}
-{{ template "argoconfig.application" (list . "infra-apps.thanos") }}
+{{ fail "thanos is DEPRECATED, use mimir instead" }}
 {{ end }}
-
-{{- define "infra-apps.thanos" -}}{{- $app := unset .Values.thanos "enabled" -}}{{- $name := default $app.namespace $app.name -}}
-metadata:
-  name: {{ template "common.fullname" . }}-{{ $name }}
-  {{- with $app.annotations }}
-  annotations:
-    {{ toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- end }}
-spec:
-  {{- if $app.project }}
-  project: {{ $app.project | quote }}
-  {{- end }}
-  source:
-    repoURL: {{ $app.repoURL | quote }}
-    chart: {{ $app.chart | quote }}
-    targetRevision: {{ $app.targetRevision | quote }}
-    helm:
-      releaseName: {{ $name | quote }}
-      values: |-
-        nameOverride: {{ $name | quote }}
-        {{- $app.values | toYaml | nindent 8 }}
-  {{- if $app.destination }}
-  destination:
-    {{ $app.destination | toYaml | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- end }}
-  {{- if $app.syncPolicy }}
-  syncPolicy:
-    {{ $app.syncPolicy | toYaml | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- end }}
-  {{- if $app.ignoreDifferences }}
-  ignoreDifferences:
-    {{ $app.ignoreDifferences | toYaml | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- end -}}
diff --git a/docs/argocd-app-of-apps.md b/docs/argocd-app-of-apps.md
index ad23a5f31..d85745941 100644
--- a/docs/argocd-app-of-apps.md
+++ b/docs/argocd-app-of-apps.md
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ Once we are ready to fully remove it we replace the components template with a `
 
 ```yaml
 {{ if .Values.component.enabled }}
-{{ fail("component is DEPRECATED, use "improved solution" instead") }}
+{{ fail "component is DEPRECATED, use improved solution instead" }}
 {{ end }}
 ```