diff --git a/lib/analyze-action-post.js b/lib/analyze-action-post.js
index ffcc4512d8..c6adf2394e 100644
--- a/lib/analyze-action-post.js
+++ b/lib/analyze-action-post.js
@@ -120076,11 +120076,6 @@ var featureConfig = {
     legacyApi: true,
     minimumVersion: void 0
   },
-  ["java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */]: {
-    defaultValue: false,
-    envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_JAVA_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS",
-    minimumVersion: "2.23.0"
-  },
   ["overlay_analysis" /* OverlayAnalysis */]: {
     defaultValue: false,
     envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS",
diff --git a/lib/analyze-action.js b/lib/analyze-action.js
index 48520792c9..c60ca06b91 100644
--- a/lib/analyze-action.js
+++ b/lib/analyze-action.js
@@ -88715,11 +88715,6 @@ var featureConfig = {
     legacyApi: true,
     minimumVersion: void 0
   },
-  ["java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */]: {
-    defaultValue: false,
-    envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_JAVA_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS",
-    minimumVersion: "2.23.0"
-  },
   ["overlay_analysis" /* OverlayAnalysis */]: {
     defaultValue: false,
     envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS",
@@ -91280,15 +91275,7 @@ async function getFeaturePrefix(codeql, features, language) {
       enabledFeatures.push(feature);
     }
   };
-  if (language === "java" /* java */) {
-    const minimizeJavaJars = await features.getValue(
-      "java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */,
-      codeql
-    );
-    if (minimizeJavaJars) {
-      return "minify-";
-    }
-  } else if (language === "csharp" /* csharp */) {
+  if (language === "csharp" /* csharp */) {
     await addFeatureIfEnabled("csharp_new_cache_key" /* CsharpNewCacheKey */);
     await addFeatureIfEnabled("csharp_cache_bmn" /* CsharpCacheBuildModeNone */);
   }
@@ -91305,11 +91292,7 @@ async function cachePrefix2(codeql, features, language) {
     prefix = `${prefix}-${customPrefix}`;
   }
   const featurePrefix = await getFeaturePrefix(codeql, features, language);
-  if (featurePrefix === "minify-") {
-    return `${featurePrefix}${prefix}-${CODEQL_DEPENDENCY_CACHE_VERSION}-${runnerOs}-${language}-`;
-  } else {
-    return `${prefix}-${featurePrefix}${CODEQL_DEPENDENCY_CACHE_VERSION}-${runnerOs}-${language}-`;
-  }
+  return `${prefix}-${featurePrefix}${CODEQL_DEPENDENCY_CACHE_VERSION}-${runnerOs}-${language}-`;
 }
 var internal = {
   makePatternCheck
diff --git a/lib/autobuild-action.js b/lib/autobuild-action.js
index c7b2d59091..f6e965a894 100644
--- a/lib/autobuild-action.js
+++ b/lib/autobuild-action.js
@@ -84016,11 +84016,6 @@ var featureConfig = {
     legacyApi: true,
     minimumVersion: void 0
   },
-  ["java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */]: {
-    defaultValue: false,
-    envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_JAVA_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS",
-    minimumVersion: "2.23.0"
-  },
   ["overlay_analysis" /* OverlayAnalysis */]: {
     defaultValue: false,
     envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS",
diff --git a/lib/init-action-post.js b/lib/init-action-post.js
index 6699c08cab..1778af23e1 100644
--- a/lib/init-action-post.js
+++ b/lib/init-action-post.js
@@ -123457,11 +123457,6 @@ var featureConfig = {
     legacyApi: true,
     minimumVersion: void 0
   },
-  ["java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */]: {
-    defaultValue: false,
-    envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_JAVA_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS",
-    minimumVersion: "2.23.0"
-  },
   ["overlay_analysis" /* OverlayAnalysis */]: {
     defaultValue: false,
     envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS",
diff --git a/lib/init-action.js b/lib/init-action.js
index 77524b00ab..50888a86f8 100644
--- a/lib/init-action.js
+++ b/lib/init-action.js
@@ -86129,11 +86129,6 @@ var featureConfig = {
     legacyApi: true,
     minimumVersion: void 0
   },
-  ["java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */]: {
-    defaultValue: false,
-    envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_JAVA_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS",
-    minimumVersion: "2.23.0"
-  },
   ["overlay_analysis" /* OverlayAnalysis */]: {
     defaultValue: false,
     envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS",
@@ -87460,15 +87455,7 @@ async function getFeaturePrefix(codeql, features, language) {
       enabledFeatures.push(feature);
     }
   };
-  if (language === "java" /* java */) {
-    const minimizeJavaJars = await features.getValue(
-      "java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */,
-      codeql
-    );
-    if (minimizeJavaJars) {
-      return "minify-";
-    }
-  } else if (language === "csharp" /* csharp */) {
+  if (language === "csharp" /* csharp */) {
     await addFeatureIfEnabled("csharp_new_cache_key" /* CsharpNewCacheKey */);
     await addFeatureIfEnabled("csharp_cache_bmn" /* CsharpCacheBuildModeNone */);
   }
@@ -87485,11 +87472,7 @@ async function cachePrefix2(codeql, features, language) {
     prefix = `${prefix}-${customPrefix}`;
   }
   const featurePrefix = await getFeaturePrefix(codeql, features, language);
-  if (featurePrefix === "minify-") {
-    return `${featurePrefix}${prefix}-${CODEQL_DEPENDENCY_CACHE_VERSION}-${runnerOs}-${language}-`;
-  } else {
-    return `${prefix}-${featurePrefix}${CODEQL_DEPENDENCY_CACHE_VERSION}-${runnerOs}-${language}-`;
-  }
+  return `${prefix}-${featurePrefix}${CODEQL_DEPENDENCY_CACHE_VERSION}-${runnerOs}-${language}-`;
 }
 var internal = {
   makePatternCheck
@@ -90283,7 +90266,8 @@ exec ${goBinaryPath} "$@"`
       logger.debug(
         `${"CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_JAVA_OPTION_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS" /* JAVA_EXTRACTOR_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS */} is already set to '${process.env["CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_JAVA_OPTION_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS" /* JAVA_EXTRACTOR_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS */]}', so the Action will not override it.`
       );
-    } else if (await features.getValue("java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */, codeql) && config.dependencyCachingEnabled && config.buildMode === "none" /* None */ && config.languages.includes("java" /* java */)) {
+    } else if (await codeQlVersionAtLeast(codeql, "2.23.0") && // First version of the extractor to safely support this option
+    config.dependencyCachingEnabled && config.buildMode === "none" /* None */ && config.languages.includes("java" /* java */)) {
       core13.exportVariable(
         "CODEQL_EXTRACTOR_JAVA_OPTION_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS" /* JAVA_EXTRACTOR_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS */,
         "true"
diff --git a/lib/resolve-environment-action.js b/lib/resolve-environment-action.js
index 8f176bce16..9dcf00faa3 100644
--- a/lib/resolve-environment-action.js
+++ b/lib/resolve-environment-action.js
@@ -84007,11 +84007,6 @@ var featureConfig = {
     legacyApi: true,
     minimumVersion: void 0
   },
-  ["java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */]: {
-    defaultValue: false,
-    envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_JAVA_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS",
-    minimumVersion: "2.23.0"
-  },
   ["overlay_analysis" /* OverlayAnalysis */]: {
     defaultValue: false,
     envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS",
diff --git a/lib/setup-codeql-action.js b/lib/setup-codeql-action.js
index 4b4c28abca..60123622e4 100644
--- a/lib/setup-codeql-action.js
+++ b/lib/setup-codeql-action.js
@@ -83919,11 +83919,6 @@ var featureConfig = {
     legacyApi: true,
     minimumVersion: void 0
   },
-  ["java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */]: {
-    defaultValue: false,
-    envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_JAVA_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS",
-    minimumVersion: "2.23.0"
-  },
   ["overlay_analysis" /* OverlayAnalysis */]: {
     defaultValue: false,
     envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS",
diff --git a/lib/start-proxy-action-post.js b/lib/start-proxy-action-post.js
index 7f461a22c9..1e4416578e 100644
--- a/lib/start-proxy-action-post.js
+++ b/lib/start-proxy-action-post.js
@@ -119482,11 +119482,6 @@ var featureConfig = {
     legacyApi: true,
     minimumVersion: void 0
   },
-  ["java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */]: {
-    defaultValue: false,
-    envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_JAVA_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS",
-    minimumVersion: "2.23.0"
-  },
   ["overlay_analysis" /* OverlayAnalysis */]: {
     defaultValue: false,
     envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS",
diff --git a/lib/start-proxy-action.js b/lib/start-proxy-action.js
index 16f308b6a7..3e074526c6 100644
--- a/lib/start-proxy-action.js
+++ b/lib/start-proxy-action.js
@@ -100071,11 +100071,6 @@ var featureConfig = {
     legacyApi: true,
     minimumVersion: void 0
   },
-  ["java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */]: {
-    defaultValue: false,
-    envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_JAVA_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS",
-    minimumVersion: "2.23.0"
-  },
   ["overlay_analysis" /* OverlayAnalysis */]: {
     defaultValue: false,
     envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS",
diff --git a/lib/upload-lib.js b/lib/upload-lib.js
index 3ee72bb5cf..9fd0809fdf 100644
--- a/lib/upload-lib.js
+++ b/lib/upload-lib.js
@@ -87072,11 +87072,6 @@ var featureConfig = {
     legacyApi: true,
     minimumVersion: void 0
   },
-  ["java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */]: {
-    defaultValue: false,
-    envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_JAVA_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS",
-    minimumVersion: "2.23.0"
-  },
   ["overlay_analysis" /* OverlayAnalysis */]: {
     defaultValue: false,
     envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS",
diff --git a/lib/upload-sarif-action-post.js b/lib/upload-sarif-action-post.js
index 8c466d1a3a..345d5f2e1f 100644
--- a/lib/upload-sarif-action-post.js
+++ b/lib/upload-sarif-action-post.js
@@ -119648,11 +119648,6 @@ var featureConfig = {
     legacyApi: true,
     minimumVersion: void 0
   },
-  ["java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */]: {
-    defaultValue: false,
-    envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_JAVA_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS",
-    minimumVersion: "2.23.0"
-  },
   ["overlay_analysis" /* OverlayAnalysis */]: {
     defaultValue: false,
     envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS",
diff --git a/lib/upload-sarif-action.js b/lib/upload-sarif-action.js
index 2efce87979..f702a61893 100644
--- a/lib/upload-sarif-action.js
+++ b/lib/upload-sarif-action.js
@@ -86869,11 +86869,6 @@ var featureConfig = {
     legacyApi: true,
     minimumVersion: void 0
   },
-  ["java_minimize_dependency_jars" /* JavaMinimizeDependencyJars */]: {
-    defaultValue: false,
-    envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_JAVA_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS",
-    minimumVersion: "2.23.0"
-  },
   ["overlay_analysis" /* OverlayAnalysis */]: {
     defaultValue: false,
     envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS",
diff --git a/src/dependency-caching.test.ts b/src/dependency-caching.test.ts
index 195cb060c8..c37d37b43b 100644
--- a/src/dependency-caching.test.ts
+++ b/src/dependency-caching.test.ts
@@ -603,28 +603,6 @@ test("getFeaturePrefix - returns empty string if no features are enabled", async
   }
 });
 
-test("getFeaturePrefix - Java - returns 'minify-' if JavaMinimizeDependencyJars is enabled", async (t) => {
-  const codeql = createStubCodeQL({});
-  const features = createFeatures([Feature.JavaMinimizeDependencyJars]);
-
-  const result = await getFeaturePrefix(codeql, features, KnownLanguage.java);
-  t.deepEqual(result, "minify-");
-});
-
-test("getFeaturePrefix - non-Java - returns '' if JavaMinimizeDependencyJars is enabled", async (t) => {
-  const codeql = createStubCodeQL({});
-  const features = createFeatures([Feature.JavaMinimizeDependencyJars]);
-
-  for (const knownLanguage of Object.values(KnownLanguage)) {
-    // Skip Java since we expect a result for it, which is tested in the previous test.
-    if (knownLanguage === KnownLanguage.java) {
-      continue;
-    }
-    const result = await getFeaturePrefix(codeql, features, knownLanguage);
-    t.deepEqual(result, "", `Expected no feature prefix for ${knownLanguage}`);
-  }
-});
-
 test("getFeaturePrefix - C# - returns prefix if CsharpNewCacheKey is enabled", async (t) => {
   const codeql = createStubCodeQL({});
   const features = createFeatures([Feature.CsharpNewCacheKey]);
diff --git a/src/dependency-caching.ts b/src/dependency-caching.ts
index 497a31fa55..dc9a140be4 100644
--- a/src/dependency-caching.ts
+++ b/src/dependency-caching.ts
@@ -541,18 +541,7 @@ export async function getFeaturePrefix(
     }
   };
 
-  if (language === KnownLanguage.java) {
-    // To ensure a safe rollout of JAR minimization, we change the key when the feature is enabled.
-    const minimizeJavaJars = await features.getValue(
-      Feature.JavaMinimizeDependencyJars,
-      codeql,
-    );
-
-    // To maintain backwards compatibility with this, we return "minify-" instead of a hash.
-    if (minimizeJavaJars) {
-      return "minify-";
-    }
-  } else if (language === KnownLanguage.csharp) {
+  if (language === KnownLanguage.csharp) {
     await addFeatureIfEnabled(Feature.CsharpNewCacheKey);
     await addFeatureIfEnabled(Feature.CsharpCacheBuildModeNone);
   }
@@ -593,14 +582,8 @@ async function cachePrefix(
   // experimental features that affect the cache contents.
   const featurePrefix = await getFeaturePrefix(codeql, features, language);
 
-  // Assemble the cache key. For backwards compatibility with the JAR minification experiment's existing
-  // feature prefix usage, we add that feature prefix at the start. Other feature prefixes are inserted
-  // after the general CodeQL dependency cache prefix.
-  if (featurePrefix === "minify-") {
-    return `${featurePrefix}${prefix}-${CODEQL_DEPENDENCY_CACHE_VERSION}-${runnerOs}-${language}-`;
-  } else {
-    return `${prefix}-${featurePrefix}${CODEQL_DEPENDENCY_CACHE_VERSION}-${runnerOs}-${language}-`;
-  }
+  // Assemble the cache key.
+  return `${prefix}-${featurePrefix}${CODEQL_DEPENDENCY_CACHE_VERSION}-${runnerOs}-${language}-`;
 }
 
 /** Represents information about our overall cache usage for CodeQL dependency caches. */
diff --git a/src/feature-flags.ts b/src/feature-flags.ts
index 999ed20d7b..64cd1fcddd 100644
--- a/src/feature-flags.ts
+++ b/src/feature-flags.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ export enum Feature {
   DisableJavaBuildlessEnabled = "disable_java_buildless_enabled",
   DisableKotlinAnalysisEnabled = "disable_kotlin_analysis_enabled",
   ExportDiagnosticsEnabled = "export_diagnostics_enabled",
-  JavaMinimizeDependencyJars = "java_minimize_dependency_jars",
   OverlayAnalysis = "overlay_analysis",
   OverlayAnalysisActions = "overlay_analysis_actions",
   OverlayAnalysisCodeScanningActions = "overlay_analysis_code_scanning_actions",
@@ -174,11 +173,6 @@ export const featureConfig: Record<
     legacyApi: true,
     minimumVersion: undefined,
   },
-  [Feature.JavaMinimizeDependencyJars]: {
-    defaultValue: false,
-    envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_JAVA_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS",
-    minimumVersion: "2.23.0",
-  },
   [Feature.OverlayAnalysis]: {
     defaultValue: false,
     envVar: "CODEQL_ACTION_OVERLAY_ANALYSIS",
diff --git a/src/init-action.ts b/src/init-action.ts
index 8fa7899d8f..1585c8f0f8 100644
--- a/src/init-action.ts
+++ b/src/init-action.ts
@@ -638,18 +638,20 @@ async function run() {
       }
     }
 
-    // If the feature flag to minimize Java dependency jars is enabled, and we are doing a Java
-    // `build-mode: none` analysis (i.e. the flag is relevant), then set the environment variable
-    // that enables the corresponding option in the Java extractor. We also only do this if
-    // dependency caching is enabled, since the option is intended to reduce the size of
-    // dependency caches, but the jar-rewriting does have a performance cost that we'd like to avoid
-    // when caching is not being used.
+    // If we are doing a Java `build-mode: none` analysis, then set the environment variable that
+    // enables the option in the Java extractor to minimize dependency jars. We also only do this if
+    // dependency caching is enabled, since the option is intended to reduce the size of dependency
+    // caches, but the jar-rewriting does have a performance cost that we'd like to avoid when
+    // caching is not being used.
+    // TODO: Remove this language-specific mechanism and replace it with a more general one that
+    // tells extractors when dependency caching is enabled, and then the Java extractor can make its
+    // own decision about whether to rewrite jars.
     if (process.env[EnvVar.JAVA_EXTRACTOR_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS]) {
       logger.debug(
         `${EnvVar.JAVA_EXTRACTOR_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS} is already set to '${process.env[EnvVar.JAVA_EXTRACTOR_MINIMIZE_DEPENDENCY_JARS]}', so the Action will not override it.`,
       );
     } else if (
-      (await features.getValue(Feature.JavaMinimizeDependencyJars, codeql)) &&
+      (await codeQlVersionAtLeast(codeql, "2.23.0")) && // First version of the extractor to safely support this option
       config.dependencyCachingEnabled &&
       config.buildMode === BuildMode.None &&
       config.languages.includes(KnownLanguage.java)