diff --git a/client/rest-high-level/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RequestConverters.java b/client/rest-high-level/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RequestConverters.java
index 89f81512bc9..840bc4f0c4d 100644
--- a/client/rest-high-level/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RequestConverters.java
+++ b/client/rest-high-level/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RequestConverters.java
@@ -95,11 +95,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.index.reindex.AbstractBulkByScrollRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.reindex.DeleteByQueryRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.reindex.ReindexRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.reindex.UpdateByQueryRequest;
-import org.elasticsearch.protocol.xpack.license.DeleteLicenseRequest;
-import org.elasticsearch.protocol.xpack.license.GetLicenseRequest;
-import org.elasticsearch.protocol.xpack.license.PutLicenseRequest;
-import org.elasticsearch.protocol.xpack.watcher.DeleteWatchRequest;
-import org.elasticsearch.protocol.xpack.watcher.PutWatchRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.rest.action.search.RestSearchAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.script.mustache.MultiSearchTemplateRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.script.mustache.SearchTemplateRequest;
@@ -930,72 +925,6 @@ final class RequestConverters {
         return request;
     }
 
-    static Request xPackWatcherPutWatch(PutWatchRequest putWatchRequest) {
-        String endpoint = new EndpointBuilder()
-            .addPathPartAsIs("_xpack")
-            .addPathPartAsIs("watcher")
-            .addPathPartAsIs("watch")
-            .addPathPart(putWatchRequest.getId())
-            .build();
-
-        Request request = new Request(HttpPut.METHOD_NAME, endpoint);
-        Params params = new Params(request).withVersion(putWatchRequest.getVersion());
-        if (putWatchRequest.isActive() == false) {
-            params.putParam("active", "false");
-        }
-        ContentType contentType = createContentType(putWatchRequest.xContentType());
-        BytesReference source = putWatchRequest.getSource();
-        request.setEntity(new ByteArrayEntity(source.toBytesRef().bytes, 0, source.length(), contentType));
-        return request;
-    }
-
-    static Request xPackWatcherDeleteWatch(DeleteWatchRequest deleteWatchRequest) {
-        String endpoint = new EndpointBuilder()
-            .addPathPartAsIs("_xpack")
-            .addPathPartAsIs("watcher")
-            .addPathPartAsIs("watch")
-            .addPathPart(deleteWatchRequest.getId())
-            .build();
-
-        Request request = new Request(HttpDelete.METHOD_NAME, endpoint);
-        return request;
-    }
-
-    static Request putLicense(PutLicenseRequest putLicenseRequest) {
-        String endpoint = new EndpointBuilder()
-            .addPathPartAsIs("_xpack")
-            .addPathPartAsIs("license")
-            .build();
-        Request request = new Request(HttpPut.METHOD_NAME, endpoint);
-        Params parameters = new Params(request);
-        parameters.withTimeout(putLicenseRequest.timeout());
-        parameters.withMasterTimeout(putLicenseRequest.masterNodeTimeout());
-        if (putLicenseRequest.isAcknowledge()) {
-            parameters.putParam("acknowledge", "true");
-        }
-        request.setJsonEntity(putLicenseRequest.getLicenseDefinition());
-        return request;
-    }
-
-    static Request getLicense(GetLicenseRequest getLicenseRequest) {
-        String endpoint = new EndpointBuilder()
-            .addPathPartAsIs("_xpack")
-            .addPathPartAsIs("license")
-            .build();
-        Request request = new Request(HttpGet.METHOD_NAME, endpoint);
-        Params parameters = new Params(request);
-        parameters.withLocal(getLicenseRequest.local());
-        return request;
-    }
-
-    static Request deleteLicense(DeleteLicenseRequest deleteLicenseRequest) {
-        Request request = new Request(HttpDelete.METHOD_NAME, "/_xpack/license");
-        Params parameters = new Params(request);
-        parameters.withTimeout(deleteLicenseRequest.timeout());
-        parameters.withMasterTimeout(deleteLicenseRequest.masterNodeTimeout());
-        return request;
-    }
-
     static HttpEntity createEntity(ToXContent toXContent, XContentType xContentType) throws IOException {
         BytesRef source = XContentHelper.toXContent(toXContent, xContentType, false).toBytesRef();
         return new ByteArrayEntity(source.bytes, source.offset, source.length, createContentType(xContentType));
diff --git a/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RequestConvertersTests.java b/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RequestConvertersTests.java
index 6f48d305a77..4ef8e8542c9 100644
--- a/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RequestConvertersTests.java
+++ b/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RequestConvertersTests.java
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.index.reindex.DeleteByQueryRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.reindex.ReindexRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.reindex.RemoteInfo;
 import org.elasticsearch.index.reindex.UpdateByQueryRequest;
-import org.elasticsearch.protocol.xpack.watcher.DeleteWatchRequest;
-import org.elasticsearch.protocol.xpack.watcher.PutWatchRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.rest.action.search.RestSearchAction;
 import org.elasticsearch.script.Script;
 import org.elasticsearch.script.ScriptType;
@@ -129,7 +127,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.search.suggest.completion.CompletionSuggestionBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.ESTestCase;
 import org.elasticsearch.test.RandomObjects;
 
-import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -160,7 +157,6 @@ import static org.elasticsearch.test.hamcrest.ElasticsearchAssertions.assertToXC
 import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.equalTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasEntry;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasKey;
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.nullValue;
 
 public class RequestConvertersTests extends ESTestCase {
@@ -2212,46 +2208,6 @@ public class RequestConvertersTests extends ESTestCase {
                 + "previous requests have content-type [" + xContentType + "]", exception.getMessage());
     }
 
-    public void testXPackPutWatch() throws Exception {
-        PutWatchRequest putWatchRequest = new PutWatchRequest();
-        String watchId = randomAlphaOfLength(10);
-        putWatchRequest.setId(watchId);
-        String body = randomAlphaOfLength(20);
-        putWatchRequest.setSource(new BytesArray(body), XContentType.JSON);
-
-        Map<String, String> expectedParams = new HashMap<>();
-        if (randomBoolean()) {
-            putWatchRequest.setActive(false);
-            expectedParams.put("active", "false");
-        }
-
-        if (randomBoolean()) {
-            long version = randomLongBetween(10, 100);
-            putWatchRequest.setVersion(version);
-            expectedParams.put("version", String.valueOf(version));
-        }
-
-        Request request = RequestConverters.xPackWatcherPutWatch(putWatchRequest);
-        assertEquals(HttpPut.METHOD_NAME, request.getMethod());
-        assertEquals("/_xpack/watcher/watch/" + watchId, request.getEndpoint());
-        assertEquals(expectedParams, request.getParameters());
-        assertThat(request.getEntity().getContentType().getValue(), is(XContentType.JSON.mediaTypeWithoutParameters()));
-        ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
-        request.getEntity().writeTo(bos);
-        assertThat(bos.toString("UTF-8"), is(body));
-    }
-
-    public void testXPackDeleteWatch() {
-        DeleteWatchRequest deleteWatchRequest = new DeleteWatchRequest();
-        String watchId = randomAlphaOfLength(10);
-        deleteWatchRequest.setId(watchId);
-
-        Request request = RequestConverters.xPackWatcherDeleteWatch(deleteWatchRequest);
-        assertEquals(HttpDelete.METHOD_NAME, request.getMethod());
-        assertEquals("/_xpack/watcher/watch/" + watchId, request.getEndpoint());
-        assertThat(request.getEntity(), nullValue());
-    }
-
     /**
      * Randomize the {@link FetchSourceContext} request parameters.
      */
diff --git a/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/WatcherRequestConvertersTests.java b/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/WatcherRequestConvertersTests.java
index 203d0826c6d..cf5af1dd594 100644
--- a/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/WatcherRequestConvertersTests.java
+++ b/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/WatcherRequestConvertersTests.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.nullValue;
 
 public class WatcherRequestConvertersTests extends ESTestCase {
 
-    public void testXPackPutWatch() throws Exception {
+    public void testPutWatch() throws Exception {
         PutWatchRequest putWatchRequest = new PutWatchRequest();
         String watchId = randomAlphaOfLength(10);
         putWatchRequest.setId(watchId);
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class WatcherRequestConvertersTests extends ESTestCase {
         assertThat(bos.toString("UTF-8"), is(body));
     }
 
-    public void testXPackDeleteWatch() {
+    public void testDeleteWatch() {
         DeleteWatchRequest deleteWatchRequest = new DeleteWatchRequest();
         String watchId = randomAlphaOfLength(10);
         deleteWatchRequest.setId(watchId);