diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/XPackClientPlugin.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/XPackClientPlugin.java
index d948d1c7199..81cf0d92f8a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/XPackClientPlugin.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/XPackClientPlugin.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.transport.Transport;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.action.XPackInfoAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.action.XPackUsageAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.analytics.AnalyticsFeatureSetUsage;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.beats.BeatsFeatureSetUsage;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ccr.AutoFollowMetadata;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.ccr.CCRFeatureSet;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.deprecation.DeprecationInfoAction;
@@ -478,8 +477,6 @@ public class XPackClientPlugin extends Plugin implements ActionPlugin, NetworkPl
                 new NamedWriteableRegistry.Entry(XPackFeatureSet.Usage.class, XPackField.GRAPH, GraphFeatureSetUsage::new),
                 // logstash
                 new NamedWriteableRegistry.Entry(XPackFeatureSet.Usage.class, XPackField.LOGSTASH, LogstashFeatureSetUsage::new),
-                // beats
-                new NamedWriteableRegistry.Entry(XPackFeatureSet.Usage.class, XPackField.BEATS, BeatsFeatureSetUsage::new),
                 // ML - Custom metadata
                 new NamedWriteableRegistry.Entry(MetaData.Custom.class, "ml", MlMetadata::new),
                 new NamedWriteableRegistry.Entry(NamedDiff.class, "ml", MlMetadata.MlMetadataDiff::new),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/XPackSettings.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/XPackSettings.java
index 67d9de73fb7..3b670f84a4f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/XPackSettings.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/XPackSettings.java
@@ -90,10 +90,6 @@ public class XPackSettings {
     public static final Setting<Boolean> LOGSTASH_ENABLED = Setting.boolSetting("xpack.logstash.enabled", true,
             Setting.Property.NodeScope);
 
-    /** Setting for enabling or disabling Beats extensions. Defaults to true. */
-    public static final Setting<Boolean> BEATS_ENABLED = Setting.boolSetting("xpack.beats.enabled", true,
-        Setting.Property.NodeScope);
-
     /**
      * Setting for enabling or disabling the index lifecycle extension. Defaults to true.
      */
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/beats/BeatsFeatureSetUsage.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/beats/BeatsFeatureSetUsage.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 1702bf3869d..00000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/beats/BeatsFeatureSetUsage.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-package org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.beats;
-
-import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.XPackFeatureSet;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.XPackField;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-public final class BeatsFeatureSetUsage extends XPackFeatureSet.Usage {
-
-    public BeatsFeatureSetUsage(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
-        super(in);
-    }
-
-    public BeatsFeatureSetUsage(boolean available, boolean enabled) {
-        super(XPackField.BEATS, available, enabled);
-    }
-
-}