diff --git a/elasticsearch/x-pack/license-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/license/plugin/core/ExpirationCallback.java b/elasticsearch/x-pack/license-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/license/plugin/core/ExpirationCallback.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05fe42869d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elasticsearch/x-pack/license-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/license/plugin/core/ExpirationCallback.java
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/*
+ * 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.license.plugin.core;
+
+import org.elasticsearch.common.logging.LoggerMessageFormat;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.unit.TimeValue;
+import org.elasticsearch.license.core.License;
+
+public abstract class ExpirationCallback {
+
+    public enum Orientation {PRE, POST}
+
+    public static abstract class Pre extends ExpirationCallback {
+
+        /**
+         * Callback schedule prior to license expiry
+         *
+         * @param min       latest relative time to execute before license expiry
+         * @param max       earliest relative time to execute before license expiry
+         * @param frequency interval between execution
+         */
+        public Pre(TimeValue min, TimeValue max, TimeValue frequency) {
+            super(Orientation.PRE, min, max, frequency);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean matches(long expirationDate, long now) {
+            long expiryDuration = expirationDate - now;
+            if (expiryDuration > 0L) {
+                if (expiryDuration <= max.getMillis()) {
+                    return expiryDuration >= min.getMillis();
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public TimeValue delay(long expiryDuration) {
+            return TimeValue.timeValueMillis(expiryDuration - max.getMillis());
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static abstract class Post extends ExpirationCallback {
+
+        /**
+         * Callback schedule after license expiry
+         *
+         * @param min       earliest relative time to execute after license expiry
+         * @param max       latest relative time to execute after license expiry
+         * @param frequency interval between execution
+         */
+        public Post(TimeValue min, TimeValue max, TimeValue frequency) {
+            super(Orientation.POST, min, max, frequency);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public boolean matches(long expirationDate, long now) {
+            long postExpiryDuration = now - expirationDate;
+            if (postExpiryDuration > 0L) {
+                if (postExpiryDuration <= max.getMillis()) {
+                    return postExpiryDuration >= min.getMillis();
+                }
+            }
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public TimeValue delay(long expiryDuration) {
+            final long delay;
+            if (expiryDuration >= 0L) {
+                delay = expiryDuration + min.getMillis();
+            } else {
+                delay = (-1L * expiryDuration) - min.getMillis();
+            }
+            if (delay > 0L) {
+                return TimeValue.timeValueMillis(delay);
+            } else {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected final Orientation orientation;
+    protected final TimeValue min;
+    protected final TimeValue max;
+    private final TimeValue frequency;
+
+    private ExpirationCallback(Orientation orientation, TimeValue min, TimeValue max, TimeValue frequency) {
+        this.orientation = orientation;
+        this.min = (min == null) ? TimeValue.timeValueMillis(0) : min;
+        this.max = (max == null) ? TimeValue.timeValueMillis(Long.MAX_VALUE) : max;
+        this.frequency = frequency;
+    }
+
+    public TimeValue frequency() {
+        return frequency;
+    }
+
+    public abstract TimeValue delay(long expiryDuration);
+
+    public abstract boolean matches(long expirationDate, long now);
+
+    public abstract void on(License license);
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return LoggerMessageFormat.format(null, "ExpirationCallback:(orientation [{}],  min [{}], max [{}], freq [{}])",
+                orientation.name(), min, max, frequency);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/elasticsearch/x-pack/license-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/license/plugin/core/LicensesService.java b/elasticsearch/x-pack/license-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/license/plugin/core/LicensesService.java
index ae15fe9eb29..53349ba8ddc 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/x-pack/license-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/license/plugin/core/LicensesService.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/x-pack/license-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/license/plugin/core/LicensesService.java
@@ -617,109 +617,6 @@ public class LicensesService extends AbstractLifecycleComponent<LicensesService>
         }
     }
 
-    public static abstract class ExpirationCallback {
-
-        public enum Orientation {PRE, POST}
-
-        public static abstract class Pre extends ExpirationCallback {
-
-            /**
-             * Callback schedule prior to license expiry
-             *
-             * @param min       latest relative time to execute before license expiry
-             * @param max       earliest relative time to execute before license expiry
-             * @param frequency interval between execution
-             */
-            public Pre(TimeValue min, TimeValue max, TimeValue frequency) {
-                super(Orientation.PRE, min, max, frequency);
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public boolean matches(long expirationDate, long now) {
-                long expiryDuration = expirationDate - now;
-                if (expiryDuration > 0L) {
-                    if (expiryDuration <= max.getMillis()) {
-                        return expiryDuration >= min.getMillis();
-                    }
-                }
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public TimeValue delay(long expiryDuration) {
-                return TimeValue.timeValueMillis(expiryDuration - max.getMillis());
-            }
-        }
-
-        public static abstract class Post extends ExpirationCallback {
-
-            /**
-             * Callback schedule after license expiry
-             *
-             * @param min       earliest relative time to execute after license expiry
-             * @param max       latest relative time to execute after license expiry
-             * @param frequency interval between execution
-             */
-            public Post(TimeValue min, TimeValue max, TimeValue frequency) {
-                super(Orientation.POST, min, max, frequency);
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public boolean matches(long expirationDate, long now) {
-                long postExpiryDuration = now - expirationDate;
-                if (postExpiryDuration > 0L) {
-                    if (postExpiryDuration <= max.getMillis()) {
-                        return postExpiryDuration >= min.getMillis();
-                    }
-                }
-                return false;
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public TimeValue delay(long expiryDuration) {
-                final long delay;
-                if (expiryDuration >= 0L) {
-                    delay = expiryDuration + min.getMillis();
-                } else {
-                    delay = (-1L * expiryDuration) - min.getMillis();
-                }
-                if (delay > 0L) {
-                    return TimeValue.timeValueMillis(delay);
-                } else {
-                    return null;
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
-        protected final Orientation orientation;
-        protected final TimeValue min;
-        protected final TimeValue max;
-        private final TimeValue frequency;
-
-        private ExpirationCallback(Orientation orientation, TimeValue min, TimeValue max, TimeValue frequency) {
-            this.orientation = orientation;
-            this.min = (min == null) ? TimeValue.timeValueMillis(0) : min;
-            this.max = (max == null) ? TimeValue.timeValueMillis(Long.MAX_VALUE) : max;
-            this.frequency = frequency;
-        }
-
-        public TimeValue frequency() {
-            return frequency;
-        }
-
-        public abstract TimeValue delay(long expiryDuration);
-
-        public abstract boolean matches(long expirationDate, long now);
-
-        public abstract void on(License license);
-
-        @Override
-        public String toString() {
-            return LoggerMessageFormat.format(null, "ExpirationCallback:(orientation [{}],  min [{}], max [{}], freq [{}])",
-                    orientation.name(), min, max, frequency);
-        }
-    }
-
     @Override
     public void register(Licensee licensee) {
         for (final InternalLicensee existingLicensee : registeredLicensees) {
diff --git a/elasticsearch/x-pack/license-plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/license/plugin/core/LicensesExpirationCallbackTests.java b/elasticsearch/x-pack/license-plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/license/plugin/core/LicensesExpirationCallbackTests.java
index 13f9a132ed7..d5af4789ead 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/x-pack/license-plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/license/plugin/core/LicensesExpirationCallbackTests.java
+++ b/elasticsearch/x-pack/license-plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/license/plugin/core/LicensesExpirationCallbackTests.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class LicensesExpirationCallbackTests extends ESSingleNodeTestCase {
         TimeValue min = TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(postExpirySeconds - randomIntBetween(1, 3));
         TimeValue max = TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(postExpirySeconds + randomIntBetween(1, 10));
 
-        final LicensesService.ExpirationCallback.Post post = new LicensesService.ExpirationCallback.Post(min, max, timeValueMillis(10)) {
+        final ExpirationCallback.Post post = new ExpirationCallback.Post(min, max, timeValueMillis(10)) {
             @Override
             public void on(License license) {
             }
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public class LicensesExpirationCallbackTests extends ESSingleNodeTestCase {
         TimeValue postExpiryDuration = TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(postExpirySeconds);
         TimeValue min = TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(postExpirySeconds - randomIntBetween(1, 3));
 
-        final LicensesService.ExpirationCallback.Post post = new LicensesService.ExpirationCallback.Post(min, null, timeValueMillis(10)) {
+        final ExpirationCallback.Post post = new ExpirationCallback.Post(min, null, timeValueMillis(10)) {
             @Override
             public void on(License license) {
             }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class LicensesExpirationCallbackTests extends ESSingleNodeTestCase {
         TimeValue expiryDuration = TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(expirySeconds);
         TimeValue max = TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(expirySeconds + randomIntBetween(1, 10));
 
-        final LicensesService.ExpirationCallback.Pre pre = new LicensesService.ExpirationCallback.Pre(null, max, timeValueMillis(10)) {
+        final ExpirationCallback.Pre pre = new ExpirationCallback.Pre(null, max, timeValueMillis(10)) {
             @Override
             public void on(License license) {
             }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class LicensesExpirationCallbackTests extends ESSingleNodeTestCase {
         TimeValue min = TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(expirySeconds - randomIntBetween(0, 3));
         TimeValue max = TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(expirySeconds + randomIntBetween(1, 10));
 
-        final LicensesService.ExpirationCallback.Pre pre = new LicensesService.ExpirationCallback.Pre(min, max, timeValueMillis(10)) {
+        final ExpirationCallback.Pre pre = new ExpirationCallback.Pre(min, max, timeValueMillis(10)) {
             @Override
             public void on(License license) {
             }
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ public class LicensesExpirationCallbackTests extends ESSingleNodeTestCase {
         licensesService.stop();
     }
 
-    private static LicensesService.ExpirationCallback preCallbackLatch(TimeValue min, TimeValue max, TimeValue frequency,
-                                                                       final AtomicInteger count) {
-        return new LicensesService.ExpirationCallback.Pre(min, max, frequency) {
+    private static ExpirationCallback preCallbackLatch(TimeValue min, TimeValue max, TimeValue frequency,
+                                                       final AtomicInteger count) {
+        return new ExpirationCallback.Pre(min, max, frequency) {
             @Override
             public void on(License license) {
                 count.incrementAndGet();
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ public class LicensesExpirationCallbackTests extends ESSingleNodeTestCase {
         };
     }
 
-    private static LicensesService.ExpirationCallback postCallbackLatch(TimeValue min, TimeValue max, TimeValue frequency,
-                                                                        final AtomicInteger count) {
-        return new LicensesService.ExpirationCallback.Post(min, max, frequency) {
+    private static ExpirationCallback postCallbackLatch(TimeValue min, TimeValue max, TimeValue frequency,
+                                                        final AtomicInteger count) {
+        return new ExpirationCallback.Post(min, max, frequency) {
             @Override
             public void on(License license) {
                 count.incrementAndGet();