diff --git a/.github/workflows/root-ci-config/buildconfig/global.txt b/.github/workflows/root-ci-config/buildconfig/global.txt
index 5e18d6e1c5fae..f0706bf377dcd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/root-ci-config/buildconfig/global.txt
+++ b/.github/workflows/root-ci-config/buildconfig/global.txt
@@ -75,8 +75,6 @@ roofit_multiprocess=ON
 root7=ON
 rootbench=OFF
 roottest=ON
-roottest_force_checkout=OFF
-rpath=ON
 runtime_cxxmodules=ON
 shadowpw=OFF
 shared=ON
diff --git a/cmake/modules/RootBuildOptions.cmake b/cmake/modules/RootBuildOptions.cmake
index 724ffdbf4b5fb..8a849082bf666 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/RootBuildOptions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/RootBuildOptions.cmake
@@ -408,7 +408,6 @@ endforeach()
 
 if(DEFINED rpath)
   message(DEPRECATION ">>> Option 'rpath' is deprecated and without effect."
-      " See https://root.cern/doc/v638/release-notes.html"
       " Relative RPATHs to the main ROOT libraries are unconditionally appended to all ROOT"
       " executables and libraries."
       "") # empty line at the end to make the deprecation message more visible