diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI_github.yml b/.github/workflows/CI_github.yml
index 8eda9b70..1019c777 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI_github.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI_github.yml
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@ name: meta-mono
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - master
-      - master-next
-      - nanbield
+      - honister
+      - honister-next
   pull_request:
 
 jobs:
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         dotnet_version: [8.0.201, 6.0.419]
         mono_version: [6.12.0.182]
-        branch: [nanbield]
+        branch: [honister]
         arch: [x86-64, arm, arm64]
     env:
       name: build-and-test
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0d5bda40..5414d1de 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -169,3 +169,4 @@ MIT/GPLv2 - following the lead of libgdiplus and mono
 ## Hit Count
 
 [![HitCount](http://hits.dwyl.com/dynamicdevices/meta-mono.svg)](http://hits.dwyl.com/dynamicdevices/meta-mono)
+
diff --git a/conf/layer.conf b/conf/layer.conf
index b3853de2..65512623 100644
--- a/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/conf/layer.conf
@@ -30,4 +30,4 @@ INSANE_SKIP:msbuild-dev += "buildpaths"
 INSANE_SKIP:python3-clr-loader += "buildpaths"
 INSANE_SKIP:python3-pythonnet += "buildpaths"
 
-LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_mono = "kirkstone langdale mickledore nanbield scarthgap"
+LAYERSERIES_COMPAT_mono = "kirkstone langdale mickledore nanbield scarthgap honister"
diff --git a/recipes-mono/dotnet/dotnet_8.0.201.bb b/recipes-mono/dotnet/dotnet_8.0.201.bb.disabled
similarity index 100%
rename from recipes-mono/dotnet/dotnet_8.0.201.bb
rename to recipes-mono/dotnet/dotnet_8.0.201.bb.disabled
diff --git a/recipes-mono/images/test-image-mono.bb b/recipes-mono/images/test-image-mono.bb
index 693c5309..aea1fee3 100644
--- a/recipes-mono/images/test-image-mono.bb
+++ b/recipes-mono/images/test-image-mono.bb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ DEFAULT_TEST_SUITES:pn-${PN}:prepend = "dotnet "
 IMAGE_INSTALL += "msbuild \
                   dotnet \
                   dotnet-helloworld \
-                  python3-pythonnet \
 "
 
 IMAGE_BASENAME = "${PN}"
diff --git a/recipes-python/python3-clr-loader/python3-clr-loader.bb b/recipes-python/python3-clr-loader/python3-clr-loader.bb
deleted file mode 100644
index 46dd4d55..00000000
--- a/recipes-python/python3-clr-loader/python3-clr-loader.bb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,52 +0,0 @@
-SUMMARY = "Loader for different .NET runtimes"
-DESCRIPTION = "Implements a generic interface for loading one of the CLR (.NET) runtime implementations and calling simple functions on them."
-HOMEPAGE = "http://pythonnet.github.io"
-SECTION = "devel/python"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = " \
-    file://LICENSE;md5=cdef1cb9133877183afac105849a771e \
-"
-
-inherit pypi python_flit_core
-
-PV = "0.2.6"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "019348ae6b6a83c7a406d14537c277cecf7a3a53b263ec342c81ded5845a67ee"
-PYPI_PACKAGE = "clr_loader"
-
-DOTNET_MIN_REQ_VERSION ?= "6.0.0"
-
-DEPENDS += " \
-    dotnet-native (>= ${DOTNET_MIN_REQ_VERSION}) \
-    ${PYTHON_PN}-setuptools-scm-native \
-    ${PYTHON_PN}-toml-native \
-"
-
-RDEPENDS:${PN} += " \
-    dotnet (>= ${DOTNET_MIN_REQ_VERSION}) \
-    ${PYTHON_PN}-cffi \
-"
-
-# NuGet uses $HOME/.nuget/packages to store packages by default
-# but we should not use anything outside the build root of packages.
-# Use a separated folder for nuget downloads and cache in WORKDIR.
-export NUGET_PACKAGES="${WORKDIR}/nuget-packages"
-export NUGET_HTTP_CACHE_PATH="${WORKDIR}/nuget-http-cache"
-
-# Workaround for dotnet restore issue, define custom proxy in a .bbappend
-# and/or in layer.conf or local.conf if dotnet restore was failed.
-# Override DOTNET_HTTP_PROXY and DOTNET_HTTPS_PROXY in layer.conf or local.conf if needed
-DOTNET_HTTP_PROXY ?= ""
-DOTNET_HTTPS_PROXY ?= ""
-export http_proxy="${DOTNET_HTTP_PROXY}"
-export https_proxy="${DOTNET_HTTPS_PROXY}"
-
-do_configure:prepend() {
-    if ! grep -Fq __version__ ${S}/clr_loader/__init__.py
-    then
-        printf "\n__version__ = \"${PV}\"\n" >> ${S}/clr_loader/__init__.py
-    fi
-}
-
-do_compile[network] = "1"
-
-BBCLASSEXTEND = "native"
diff --git a/recipes-python/python3-pythonnet/python3-pythonnet.bb b/recipes-python/python3-pythonnet/python3-pythonnet.bb
deleted file mode 100644
index 77f545ab..00000000
--- a/recipes-python/python3-pythonnet/python3-pythonnet.bb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-SUMMARY = "Python for .NET"
-DESCRIPTION = "Python.NET is a package that gives Python programmers nearly seamless integration with .NET Framework, .NET Core and Mono runtime on Windows, Linux and macOS."
-HOMEPAGE = "http://pythonnet.github.io"
-SECTION = "devel/python"
-LICENSE = "MIT"
-LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = " \
-    file://LICENSE;md5=8e800b2b69ab79d37187ed4eb522060d \
-"
-
-inherit pypi python_flit_core
-
-PV = "3.0.3"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "8d4b2e97158a023875f8647458a58f38817f4fe39af60abdd6b0d8adf1d77e75"
-PYPI_PACKAGE = "pythonnet"
-
-DOTNET_MIN_REQ_VERSION ?= "6.0.0"
-
-# Python.NET’s documentation - Loading a Runtime
-# https://pythonnet.github.io/pythonnet/python.html#loading-a-runtime
-# Default runtime is .NET Core (coreclr).
-PYTHONNET_DEFAULT_RUNTIME ?= "coreclr"
-PYTHONNET_ENV = "#!/bin/bash\n\nexport PYTHONNET_RUNTIME=${PYTHONNET_DEFAULT_RUNTIME}\n"
-
-DEPENDS += " \
-    dotnet-native (>= ${DOTNET_MIN_REQ_VERSION}) \
-    ${PYTHON_PN}-clr-loader-native \
-    ${PYTHON_PN}-setuptools-scm-native \
-    ${PYTHON_PN}-toml-native \
-"
-
-RDEPENDS:${PN} += " \
-    bash \
-    dotnet (>= ${DOTNET_MIN_REQ_VERSION}) \
-    ${PYTHON_PN}-pycparser \
-    ${PYTHON_PN}-clr-loader \
-"
-
-# NuGet uses $HOME/.nuget/packages to store packages by default
-# but we should not use anything outside the build root of packages.
-# Use a separated folder for nuget downloads and cache in WORKDIR.
-export NUGET_PACKAGES="${WORKDIR}/nuget-packages"
-export NUGET_HTTP_CACHE_PATH="${WORKDIR}/nuget-http-cache"
-
-# Workaround for dotnet restore issue, define custom proxy in a .bbappend
-# and/or in layer.conf or local.conf if dotnet restore was failed.
-# Override DOTNET_HTTP_PROXY and DOTNET_HTTPS_PROXY in layer.conf or local.conf if needed
-DOTNET_HTTP_PROXY ?= ""
-DOTNET_HTTPS_PROXY ?= ""
-export http_proxy="${DOTNET_HTTP_PROXY}"
-export https_proxy="${DOTNET_HTTPS_PROXY}"
-
-do_configure:prepend() {
-    if ! grep -Fq __version__ ${S}/pythonnet/__init__.py
-    then
-        printf "\n__version__ = \"${PV}\"\n" >> ${S}/pythonnet/__init__.py
-    fi
-}
-
-do_compile[network] = "1"
-
-do_install:prepend() {
-    printf "${PYTHONNET_ENV}" > ${WORKDIR}/dotnet-env.sh
-
-    install -d ${D}${sysconfdir}/profile.d
-    install -m 644 ${WORKDIR}/dotnet-env.sh    ${D}${sysconfdir}/profile.d
-}