diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/test/ClusterFormationTasks.groovy b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/test/ClusterFormationTasks.groovy
index 3d399478f1f..14e2ca25e63 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/test/ClusterFormationTasks.groovy
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/test/ClusterFormationTasks.groovy
@@ -329,11 +329,7 @@ class ClusterFormationTasks {
             esConfig['cluster.routing.allocation.disk.watermark.flood_stage'] = '1b'
         }
         // increase script compilation limit since tests can rapid-fire script compilations
-        if (Version.fromString(node.nodeVersion).major > 6) {
-          esConfig['script.max_compilations_rate'] = '2048/1m'
-        } else {
-          esConfig['script.max_compilations_per_minute'] = 2048
-        }
+        esConfig['script.max_compilations_rate'] = '2048/1m'
         esConfig.putAll(node.config.settings)
 
         Task writeConfig = project.tasks.create(name: name, type: DefaultTask, dependsOn: setup)