diff --git a/dags/common/quarantined_tests.py b/dags/common/quarantined_tests.py
index 36865fcb0..73dd9c02e 100644
--- a/dags/common/quarantined_tests.py
+++ b/dags/common/quarantined_tests.py
@@ -165,19 +165,6 @@ class QuarantineTests:
       "mxla-gpt3-6b-nightly-gke-8xv5p-8": TestInfo(
           team.PERFORMANCE, "2024-11-12"
       ),
-      # DAG: mxla_maxtext_nightly_gke
-      "mxla-maxtext-nightly-gke-v5p-8": TestInfo(
-          team.PERFORMANCE, "2024-11-12"
-      ),
-      "mxla-maxtext-nightly-gke-2xv5p-8": TestInfo(
-          team.PERFORMANCE, "2024-11-12"
-      ),
-      "mxla-maxtext-nightly-gke-4xv5p-8": TestInfo(
-          team.PERFORMANCE, "2024-11-12"
-      ),
-      "mxla-maxtext-nightly-gke-8xv5p-8": TestInfo(
-          team.PERFORMANCE, "2024-11-12"
-      ),
       # DAG: maxtext_trillium_configs_perf
       "maxtext-llama2_70b_4096-stable-3-2xv6e-256": TestInfo(
           team.PERFORMANCE, "2024-11-12"
diff --git a/dags/common/vm_resource.py b/dags/common/vm_resource.py
index 64b894bfc..5b9e6a171 100644
--- a/dags/common/vm_resource.py
+++ b/dags/common/vm_resource.py
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ class XpkClusters:
       zone=Zone.US_CENTRAL2_B.value,
   )
   TPU_V5P_8_CLUSTER = XpkClusterConfig(
-      name="v5p-8-bodaborg-us-east5-a",
+      name="v5p-8-bodaborg-europe-west4-b",
       device_version=TpuVersion.V5P,
       core_count=8,
-      project=Project.TPU_PROD_ENV_LARGE_CONT.value,
-      zone=Zone.US_EAST5_A.value,
+      project=Project.CLOUD_TPU_MULTIPOD_DEV.value,
+      zone=Zone.EUROPE_WEST4_B.value,
   )
   TPU_V5E_256_CLUSTER = XpkClusterConfig(
       name="v5e-256-bodaborg-europe-west4",
diff --git a/dags/multipod/configs/gke_config.py b/dags/multipod/configs/gke_config.py
index cecbd5f55..fa01deb78 100644
--- a/dags/multipod/configs/gke_config.py
+++ b/dags/multipod/configs/gke_config.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ def get_gke_maxtext_nightly_config(
           f" python3 MaxText/train.py MaxText/configs/base.yml run_name={run_name}"
           f" base_output_directory={base_output_directory}"
           " dataset_path=gs://max-datasets-rogue dataset_type=synthetic"
-          " per_device_batch_size=12 reuse_example_batch=1 global_parameter_scale=1 metrics_file='metrics.txt'"
+          " model_name=llama3-8b per_device_batch_size=12 reuse_example_batch=1 metrics_file='metrics.txt'"
           " steps=50 enable_checkpointing=false profiler=xplane upload_all_profiler_results=true skip_first_n_steps_for_profiler=10 profiler_steps=10 gcs_metrics=true"
       ),
   )
diff --git a/dags/multipod/mxla_maxtext_nightly_gke.py b/dags/multipod/mxla_maxtext_nightly_gke.py
index 9acc3a97d..e02e5ef73 100644
--- a/dags/multipod/mxla_maxtext_nightly_gke.py
+++ b/dags/multipod/mxla_maxtext_nightly_gke.py
@@ -40,43 +40,12 @@
       group_id="Quarantine", dag=dag, prefix_group_id=False
   )
 
-  maxtext_nightly_1slice_v4_8 = gke_config.get_gke_maxtext_nightly_config(
-      time_out_in_min=60,
-      test_name=default_test_name,
-      docker_image=jax_nightly_image.value,
-      test_owner=test_owner.TONY_C,
-  ).run_with_quarantine(quarantine_task_group)
-
-  maxtext_nightly_2slice_v4_8 = gke_config.get_gke_maxtext_nightly_config(
-      num_slices=2,
-      time_out_in_min=60,
-      test_name=default_test_name,
-      docker_image=jax_nightly_image.value,
-      test_owner=test_owner.TONY_C,
-  ).run_with_quarantine(quarantine_task_group)
-
-  maxtext_nightly_4slice_v4_8 = gke_config.get_gke_maxtext_nightly_config(
-      num_slices=4,
-      time_out_in_min=60,
-      test_name=default_test_name,
-      docker_image=jax_nightly_image.value,
-      test_owner=test_owner.TONY_C,
-  ).run_with_quarantine(quarantine_task_group)
-
-  maxtext_nightly_8slice_v4_8 = gke_config.get_gke_maxtext_nightly_config(
-      num_slices=8,
-      time_out_in_min=60,
-      test_name=default_test_name,
-      docker_image=jax_nightly_image.value,
-      test_owner=test_owner.TONY_C,
-  ).run_with_quarantine(quarantine_task_group)
-
   maxtext_nightly_1slice_v5p_8 = gke_config.get_gke_maxtext_nightly_config(
       cluster=XpkClusters.TPU_V5P_8_CLUSTER,
       time_out_in_min=60,
       test_name=default_test_name,
       docker_image=jax_nightly_image.value,
-      test_owner=test_owner.TONY_C,
+      test_owner=test_owner.RAYMOND_Z,
   ).run_with_quarantine(quarantine_task_group)
 
   maxtext_nightly_2slice_v5p_8 = gke_config.get_gke_maxtext_nightly_config(
@@ -85,7 +54,7 @@
       time_out_in_min=60,
       test_name=default_test_name,
       docker_image=jax_nightly_image.value,
-      test_owner=test_owner.TONY_C,
+      test_owner=test_owner.RAYMOND_Z,
   ).run_with_quarantine(quarantine_task_group)
 
   maxtext_nightly_4slice_v5p_8 = gke_config.get_gke_maxtext_nightly_config(
@@ -94,7 +63,7 @@
       time_out_in_min=60,
       test_name=default_test_name,
       docker_image=jax_nightly_image.value,
-      test_owner=test_owner.TONY_C,
+      test_owner=test_owner.RAYMOND_Z,
   ).run_with_quarantine(quarantine_task_group)
 
   maxtext_nightly_8slice_v5p_8 = gke_config.get_gke_maxtext_nightly_config(
@@ -103,16 +72,9 @@
       time_out_in_min=60,
       test_name=default_test_name,
       docker_image=jax_nightly_image.value,
-      test_owner=test_owner.TONY_C,
+      test_owner=test_owner.RAYMOND_Z,
   ).run_with_quarantine(quarantine_task_group)
 
-  (
-      maxtext_nightly_1slice_v4_8
-      >> maxtext_nightly_2slice_v4_8
-      >> maxtext_nightly_4slice_v4_8
-      >> maxtext_nightly_8slice_v4_8
-  )
-
   (
       maxtext_nightly_1slice_v5p_8
       >> maxtext_nightly_2slice_v5p_8