diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.java
index bb1851b0ea129..d973f6e4f27f9 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.java
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ public class InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes {
     public static final ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_IRONBANK = new DockerIronBankElasticsearchDistributionType();
     public static final ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_CLOUD_ESS = new DockerCloudEssElasticsearchDistributionType();
     public static final ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_WOLFI = new DockerWolfiElasticsearchDistributionType();
-    public static final ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_FIPS = new DockerFipsElasticsearchDistributionType();
 
     public static final List<ElasticsearchDistributionType> ALL_INTERNAL = List.of(
         DEB,
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ public class InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes {
         DOCKER,
         DOCKER_IRONBANK,
         DOCKER_WOLFI,
-        DOCKER_CLOUD_ESS,
-        DOCKER_FIPS
+        DOCKER_CLOUD_ESS
     );
 }
diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/DistroTestPlugin.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/DistroTestPlugin.java
index bf1745112869a..08e3c92307d72 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/DistroTestPlugin.java
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/DistroTestPlugin.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DEB;
 import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER;
 import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER_CLOUD_ESS;
-import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER_FIPS;
 import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER_IRONBANK;
 import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER_WOLFI;
 import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.RPM;
@@ -152,7 +151,6 @@ private static Map<ElasticsearchDistributionType, TaskProvider<?>> lifecycleTask
         lifecyleTasks.put(DOCKER_IRONBANK, project.getTasks().register(taskPrefix + ".docker-ironbank"));
         lifecyleTasks.put(DOCKER_CLOUD_ESS, project.getTasks().register(taskPrefix + ".docker-cloud-ess"));
         lifecyleTasks.put(DOCKER_WOLFI, project.getTasks().register(taskPrefix + ".docker-wolfi"));
-        lifecyleTasks.put(DOCKER_FIPS, project.getTasks().register(taskPrefix + ".docker-fips"));
         lifecyleTasks.put(ARCHIVE, project.getTasks().register(taskPrefix + ".archives"));
         lifecyleTasks.put(DEB, project.getTasks().register(taskPrefix + ".packages"));
         lifecyleTasks.put(RPM, lifecyleTasks.get(DEB));