diff --git a/.github/workflows/master.yml b/.github/workflows/master.yml
index ad76dfd4ef4..1d1fffb8ed4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/master.yml
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ jobs:
         java:
           - 8
         flink:
-          - '1.16'
           - '1.17'
           - '1.18'
         flink-archive: [ "" ]
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7e1d0748d2c..f327fa2b016 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2315,13 +2315,6 @@
             </repositories>
         </profile>
 
-        <profile>
-            <id>flink-1.16</id>
-            <properties>
-                <flink.version>1.16.3</flink.version>
-            </properties>
-        </profile>
-
         <profile>
             <id>flink-1.17</id>
             <properties>