diff --git a/elasticsearch/qa/smoke-test-monitoring-with-shield/insufficient-rights/build.gradle b/elasticsearch/qa/smoke-test-monitoring-with-shield/insufficient-rights/build.gradle
index 4b5bd2876f6..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/qa/smoke-test-monitoring-with-shield/insufficient-rights/build.gradle
+++ b/elasticsearch/qa/smoke-test-monitoring-with-shield/insufficient-rights/build.gradle
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-apply plugin: 'elasticsearch.rest-test'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/elasticsearch/qa/smoke-test-monitoring-with-shield/sufficient-rights/build.gradle b/elasticsearch/qa/smoke-test-monitoring-with-shield/sufficient-rights/build.gradle
index 4b5bd2876f6..e69de29bb2d 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/qa/smoke-test-monitoring-with-shield/sufficient-rights/build.gradle
+++ b/elasticsearch/qa/smoke-test-monitoring-with-shield/sufficient-rights/build.gradle
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-apply plugin: 'elasticsearch.rest-test'
\ No newline at end of file