diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/mise/extract.spec.ts b/lib/modules/manager/mise/extract.spec.ts
index 94490592d39..c8d5c487d07 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/mise/extract.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/mise/extract.spec.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ describe('modules/manager/mise/extract', () => {
       hivemind = "1.1.0"
       hk = "1.1.2"
       jq = "1.7.1"
-      kafka = "apache-3.9.0"
       lefthook = "1.11.13"
       localstack = "4.3.0"
       lychee = "0.19.1"
@@ -208,12 +207,6 @@ describe('modules/manager/mise/extract', () => {
             extractVersion: '^jq-(?<version>\\S+)',
             packageName: 'jqlang/jq',
           },
-          {
-            currentValue: '3.9.0',
-            datasource: 'github-tags',
-            depName: 'kafka',
-            packageName: 'apache/kafka',
-          },
           {
             currentValue: '1.11.13',
             datasource: 'github-releases',
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/mise/upgradeable-tooling.spec.ts b/lib/modules/manager/mise/upgradeable-tooling.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b57ea3b2d8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/mise/upgradeable-tooling.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { miseTooling, parsedMiseRegistry } from './upgradeable-tooling.ts';
+
+describe('modules/manager/mise/upgradeable-tooling', () => {
+  describe('supported tools', () => {
+    it('should stay in sync with the mise registry', () => {
+      // currently supported
+      const allShortToolNames = new Set([
+        ...Object.keys(miseTooling),
+        // included in both, as it's the current set of supported
+        ...Object.keys(parsedMiseRegistry),
+      ]);
+
+      const miseRegistrySupported = new Set(Object.keys(parsedMiseRegistry));
+
+      expect(
+        allShortToolNames,
+        'Renovate should not support updating any short tool names that are not supported upstream by mise',
+      ).toEqual(miseRegistrySupported);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/lib/modules/manager/mise/upgradeable-tooling.ts b/lib/modules/manager/mise/upgradeable-tooling.ts
index 699d2154d30..90656130ac1 100644
--- a/lib/modules/manager/mise/upgradeable-tooling.ts
+++ b/lib/modules/manager/mise/upgradeable-tooling.ts
@@ -325,21 +325,6 @@ const miseRegistryTooling: Record<string, ToolingDefinition> = {
       extractVersion: '^jq-(?<version>\\S+)',
     },
   },
-  kafka: {
-    misePluginUrl: 'https://mise.jdx.dev/registry.html#tools',
-    config: (version) => {
-      const apacheMatches = /^apache-(?<version>\d\S+)/.exec(version)?.groups;
-      if (apacheMatches) {
-        return {
-          datasource: GithubTagsDatasource.id,
-          packageName: 'apache/kafka',
-          currentValue: apacheMatches.version,
-        };
-      }
-
-      return undefined;
-    },
-  },
   lefthook: {
     misePluginUrl: 'https://mise.jdx.dev/registry.html#tools',
     config: {