diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/test/DistroTestPlugin.java b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/test/DistroTestPlugin.java
index eecda16e1e9..f9552c0c51d 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/test/DistroTestPlugin.java
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/test/DistroTestPlugin.java
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ public class DistroTestPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
     }
 
     private static TaskProvider<BatsTestTask> configureBatsTest(Project project, String type, Provider<Directory> distributionsDir,
-                                                                TaskProvider<Copy> copyPackagingArchives, Object... deps) {
+                                                                Object... deps) {
         return project.getTasks().register("destructiveBatsTest." + type, BatsTestTask.class,
             t -> {
                 Directory batsDir = project.getLayout().getProjectDirectory().dir("bats");