diff --git a/docs/guides/kipu-optimization.ipynb b/docs/guides/kipu-optimization.ipynb
index e29ecc2ff68..9c1f3ff723c 100644
--- a/docs/guides/kipu-optimization.ipynb
+++ b/docs/guides/kipu-optimization.ipynb
@@ -497,12 +497,10 @@
     "The paths for the benchmark instances are:\n",
     "\n",
     "**Maxcut:**\n",
-    "- `'maxcut/maxcut_28_nodes.json'`\n",
-    "- `'maxcut/maxcut_30_nodes.json'`\n",
-    "- `'maxcut/maxcut_32_nodes.json'`\n",
-    "- `'maxcut/maxcut_80_nodes.json'`\n",
-    "- `'maxcut/maxcut_100_nodes.json'`\n",
-    "- `'maxcut/maxcut_120_nodes.json'`\n",
+    "- `'maxcut/maxcut_regular_3_100_nodes_weighted.json'`\n",
+    "- `'maxcut/maxcut_regular_3_140_nodes_weighted.json'`\n",
+    "- `'maxcut/maxcut_regular_3_150_nodes_weighted.json'`\n",
+    "- `'maxcut/maxcut_regular_4_130_nodes_weighted.json'`\n",
     "\n",
     "**HUBO:**\n",
     "- `'HUBO/hubo1_marrakesh.json'`\n",
@@ -516,7 +514,7 @@
    "id": "adbed9be",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "The following example runs the Maxcut instance with 32 nodes."
+    "The following example runs the Maxcut instance with 150 nodes."
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -532,7 +530,7 @@
     "import ast\n",
     "\n",
     "repo = \"Kipu-Quantum-GmbH/benchmark-instances\"\n",
-    "path = \"maxcut/maxcut_32_nodes.json\"\n",
+    "path = \"maxcut/maxcut_regular_3_150_nodes_weighted.json\"\n",
     "gh = Github()\n",
     "repo = gh.get_repo(repo)\n",
     "branch = \"main\"\n",
@@ -558,7 +556,7 @@
     "arguments = {\n",
     "    \"problem\": objective_func,\n",
     "    \"problem_type\": \"spin\",\n",
-    "    \"backend_name\": \"ibm_brisbane\",\n",
+    "    \"backend_name\": \"<BACKEND-NAME>\",\n",
     "    \"options\": options,\n",
     "}\n",
     "\n",
diff --git a/docs/guides/q-ctrl-optimization-solver.ipynb b/docs/guides/q-ctrl-optimization-solver.ipynb
index 23b24541d76..9b3c720556c 100644
--- a/docs/guides/q-ctrl-optimization-solver.ipynb
+++ b/docs/guides/q-ctrl-optimization-solver.ipynb
@@ -100,39 +100,9 @@
     "- Graph representation of a specific problem type. The graph should be created using the networkx library in Python. It should then converted to a string by using the networkx function `[nx.readwrite.json_graph.adjacency_data](http://nx.readwrite.json_graph.adjacency_data.)`.\n",
     "- Spin chain representation of a specific problem. The spin chain should be represented as a `SparsePauliOp` object; see the [documentation](/docs/api/qiskit/qiskit.quantum_info.SparsePauliOp) for more details.\n",
     "\n",
-    "### Supported backends\n",
-    "\n",
-    "Run the following code to see the list of backends that are currently supported. If your device is not listed, [reach out to Q-CTRL](https://form.typeform.com/to/iuujEAEI?typeform-source=q-ctrl.com) to add support."
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 1,
-   "id": "36d78eb4",
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [
-    {
-     "data": {
-      "text/plain": [
-       "[<IBMBackend('ibm_boston')>,\n",
-       " <IBMBackend('ibm_pittsburgh')>,\n",
-       " <IBMBackend('ibm_fez')>,\n",
-       " <IBMBackend('ibm_marrakesh')>,\n",
-       " <IBMBackend('ibm_kingston')>,\n",
-       " <IBMBackend('ibm_miami')>]"
-      ]
-     },
-     "execution_count": 1,
-     "metadata": {},
-     "output_type": "execute_result"
-    }
-   ],
-   "source": [
-    "from qiskit_ibm_runtime import QiskitRuntimeService\n",
-    "\n",
-    "service = QiskitRuntimeService()\n",
-    "\n",
-    "service.backends()"
+    "<Admonition type=\"note\" title=\"Does this function support all IBM backends?\">\n",
+    "If you want to use a backend that this function does not currently support, [reach out to Q-CTRL](https://form.typeform.com/to/iuujEAEI?typeform-source=q-ctrl.com) to add support.\n",
+    "</Admonition>"
    ]
   },
   {
diff --git a/docs/guides/q-ctrl-performance-management.ipynb b/docs/guides/q-ctrl-performance-management.ipynb
index 9cf8dd8fa99..1881b65d3fa 100644
--- a/docs/guides/q-ctrl-performance-management.ipynb
+++ b/docs/guides/q-ctrl-performance-management.ipynb
@@ -158,41 +158,9 @@
    "id": "d4657810",
    "metadata": {},
    "source": [
-    "**Backends you can access:**\n",
-    "Run the following code to see the list of backends that you have access to. If your device is not listed, [reach out to Q-CTRL](https://form.typeform.com/to/iuujEAEI?typeform-source=q-ctrl.com) to add support."
-   ]
-  },
-  {
-   "cell_type": "code",
-   "execution_count": 2,
-   "id": "11c190a1",
-   "metadata": {},
-   "outputs": [
-    {
-     "data": {
-      "text/plain": [
-       "[<IBMBackend('ibm_boston')>,\n",
-       " <IBMBackend('ibm_pittsburgh')>,\n",
-       " <IBMBackend('ibm_fez')>,\n",
-       " <IBMBackend('ibm_kingston')>,\n",
-       " <IBMBackend('ibm_miami')>,\n",
-       " <IBMBackend('ibm_marrakesh')>,\n",
-       " <IBMBackend('ibm_torino')>]"
-      ]
-     },
-     "execution_count": 2,
-     "metadata": {},
-     "output_type": "execute_result"
-    }
-   ],
-   "source": [
-    "# The output list of backends is an example for the purpose\n",
-    "# of this guide only, and might not match the list you see\n",
-    "# when you run the following code.\n",
-    "from qiskit_ibm_runtime import QiskitRuntimeService\n",
-    "\n",
-    "service = QiskitRuntimeService()\n",
-    "service.backends()"
+    "<Admonition type=\"note\" title=\"Does this function support all IBM backends?\">\n",
+    "If you want to use a backend that this function does not currently support, [reach out to Q-CTRL](https://form.typeform.com/to/iuujEAEI?typeform-source=q-ctrl.com) to add support.\n",
+    "</Admonition>"
    ]
   },
   {