diff --git a/includes/classes/Feature.php b/includes/classes/Feature.php
index ad0c71df5d..60d2e3e112 100644
--- a/includes/classes/Feature.php
+++ b/includes/classes/Feature.php
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public function requirements_status() {
 		/**
 		 * Filter feature requirement status
 		 *
-		 * @hook ep_{indexable_slug}_index_kill
+		 * @hook ep_feature_requirements_status
 		 * @param  {FeatureRequirementStatus} $status Current feature requirement status
 		 * @param {Feature} $feature Current feature
 		 * @since  2.2
diff --git a/includes/classes/Feature/WooCommerce/OrdersAutosuggest.php b/includes/classes/Feature/WooCommerce/OrdersAutosuggest.php
index 372ac29380..a3b674f7a2 100644
--- a/includes/classes/Feature/WooCommerce/OrdersAutosuggest.php
+++ b/includes/classes/Feature/WooCommerce/OrdersAutosuggest.php
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public function setup() {
 		add_action( 'ep_woocommerce_shop_order_search_fields', [ $this, 'set_search_fields' ], 10, 2 );
 		add_filter( 'ep_index_posts_args', [ $this, 'maybe_query_password_protected_posts' ] );
 		add_filter( 'posts_where', [ $this, 'maybe_set_posts_where' ], 10, 2 );
+		add_filter( 'ep_pre_kill_sync_for_password_protected', [ $this, 'sync_password_protected_orders' ], 10, 3 );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ public function tear_down() {
 		remove_action( 'ep_woocommerce_shop_order_search_fields', [ $this, 'set_search_fields' ] );
 		remove_filter( 'ep_index_posts_args', [ $this, 'maybe_query_password_protected_posts' ] );
 		remove_filter( 'posts_where', [ $this, 'maybe_set_posts_where' ] );
+		remove_filter( 'ep_pre_kill_sync_for_password_protected', [ $this, 'sync_password_protected_orders' ] );
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -566,6 +568,23 @@ public function add_settings_schema( array $settings_schema ): array {
 		return $settings_schema;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Short-circuit the sync for password protected orders.
+	 *
+	 * @since 5.3.3
+	 * @param null|bool $new_skip Short-circuit flag
+	 * @param bool      $skip     Current value of $skip
+	 * @param int       $object_id The object ID
+	 * @return null|bool
+	 */
+	public function sync_password_protected_orders( $new_skip, $skip, $object_id ) {
+		if ( 'shop_order' === get_post_type( $object_id ) ) {
+			return (bool) $skip;
+		}
+
+		return $new_skip;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Return the help message for the setting schema field
 	 *
diff --git a/includes/classes/IndexHelper.php b/includes/classes/IndexHelper.php
index 657cba0d6d..0bad124c3d 100644
--- a/includes/classes/IndexHelper.php
+++ b/includes/classes/IndexHelper.php
@@ -1178,24 +1178,31 @@ protected function should_skip_object_index( $indexable_object, $indexable ) {
 		 * Filter whether to not sync specific item in dashboard or not
 		 *
 		 * @since  2.1
+		 * @deprecated 5.3.3 Use ep_{indexable_slug}_sync_kill instead
 		 * @hook ep_item_sync_kill
 		 * @param  {boolean} $kill False means dont sync
 		 * @param  {array} $indexable_object Object to sync
 		 * @return {Indexable} Indexable that object belongs to
 		 */
-		$ep_item_sync_kill = apply_filters( 'ep_item_sync_kill', false, $indexable_object, $indexable );
+		$ep_item_sync_kill = apply_filters_deprecated(
+			'ep_item_sync_kill',
+			[ false, $indexable_object, $indexable ],
+			'ElasticPress 5.3.3',
+			'ep_' . $indexable->slug . '_sync_kill'
+		);
 
-		/**
-		 * Conditionally kill indexing for a post
-		 *
-		 * @hook ep_{indexable_slug}_index_kill
-		 * @param  {bool} $index True means dont index
-		 * @param  {int} $object_id Object ID
-		 * @return {bool} New value
-		 */
-		$ep_indexable_sync_kill = apply_filters( 'ep_' . $indexable->slug . '_index_kill', false, $indexable_object->ID );
+		/** This filter is documented in includes/classes/Indexable.php */
+		$ep_indexable_index_kill = apply_filters_deprecated(
+			'ep_' . $indexable->slug . '_index_kill',
+			[ false, $indexable_object->ID ],
+			'ElasticPress 5.3.3',
+			'ep_' . $indexable->slug . '_sync_kill'
+		);
+
+		/** This filter is documented in includes/classes/Indexable.php */
+		$ep_indexable_sync_kill = apply_filters( 'ep_' . $indexable->slug . '_sync_kill', false, $indexable_object->ID );
 
-		return $ep_item_sync_kill || $ep_indexable_sync_kill;
+		return $ep_item_sync_kill || $ep_indexable_sync_kill || $ep_indexable_index_kill;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/includes/classes/Indexable.php b/includes/classes/Indexable.php
index b95dc287cc..8098df0509 100644
--- a/includes/classes/Indexable.php
+++ b/includes/classes/Indexable.php
@@ -279,13 +279,27 @@ public function index( $object_id, $blocking = false ) {
 		/**
 		 * Conditionally kill indexing on a specific object
 		 *
+		 * @deprecated 5.3.3 Use ep_{indexable_slug}_sync_kill instead
 		 * @hook ep_{indexable_slug}_index_kill
 		 * @param  {bool} $kill True to not index
 		 * @param {int} $object_id Id of object to index
 		 * @since  3.0
 		 * @return {bool}  New kill value
 		 */
-		if ( apply_filters( 'ep_' . $this->slug . '_index_kill', false, $object_id ) ) {
+		if ( apply_filters_deprecated( 'ep_' . $this->slug . '_index_kill', [ false, $object_id ], 'ElasticPress 5.3.3', 'ep_' . $this->slug . '_sync_kill' ) ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Conditionally kill indexing for an object.
+		 *
+		 * @hook ep_{$this->slug}_sync_kill
+		 * @param  {bool} $kill True means dont sync
+		 * @param  {int} $object_id Object ID
+		 * @return {bool} New value
+		 */
+		$ep_indexable_sync_kill = apply_filters( 'ep_' . $this->slug . '_sync_kill', false, $object_id );
+		if ( $ep_indexable_sync_kill ) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/php/features/TestProtectedContent.php b/tests/php/features/TestProtectedContent.php
index e5f02db99b..ea2c2a6a1d 100644
--- a/tests/php/features/TestProtectedContent.php
+++ b/tests/php/features/TestProtectedContent.php
@@ -224,12 +224,12 @@ public function testAdminCategories() {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Check if passwords on posts are synced when feature not active
+	 * Check if password protected post is not synced when feature is disabled
 	 *
 	 * @since 4.0.0
 	 * @group protected-content
 	 */
-	public function testNoSyncPasswordedPost() {
+	public function test_password_protected_post_is_not_synced_when_feature_is_disabled() {
 		add_filter( 'ep_post_sync_args', array( $this, 'filter_post_sync_args' ), 10, 1 );
 
 		$post_id = $this->ep_factory->post->create( array( 'post_password' => 'test' ) );
@@ -241,8 +241,7 @@ public function testNoSyncPasswordedPost() {
 
 		// Check if password was synced
 		$post = ElasticPress\Indexables::factory()->get( 'post' )->get( $post_id );
-
-		$this->assertArrayNotHasKey( 'post_password', $post );
+		$this->assertEmpty( $post );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/php/features/WooCommerce/TestWooCommerceOrdersAutosuggest.php b/tests/php/features/WooCommerce/TestWooCommerceOrdersAutosuggest.php
index ca02632d27..7784966805 100644
--- a/tests/php/features/WooCommerce/TestWooCommerceOrdersAutosuggest.php
+++ b/tests/php/features/WooCommerce/TestWooCommerceOrdersAutosuggest.php
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ class TestWooCommerceOrdersAutosuggest extends BaseTestCase {
 	 */
 	public function set_up() {
 		parent::set_up();
-		ElasticPress\Features::factory()->activate_feature( 'protected_content' );
 		ElasticPress\Features::factory()->activate_feature( 'woocommerce' );
 
 		$this->woocommerce_feature = ElasticPress\Features::factory()->get_registered_feature( 'woocommerce' );
@@ -46,6 +45,11 @@ public function set_up() {
 
 		ElasticPress\Features::factory()->setup_features();
 
+		ElasticPress\Elasticsearch::factory()->delete_all_indices();
+		ElasticPress\Indexables::factory()->get( 'post' )->put_mapping();
+
+		ElasticPress\Indexables::factory()->get( 'post' )->sync_manager->reset_sync_queue();
+
 		$this->orders_autosuggest = $this->woocommerce_feature->orders_autosuggest;
 	}
 
@@ -438,4 +442,46 @@ public function test_get_setting_help_message_feature_not_available() {
 		$new_settings_schema = $this->orders_autosuggest->add_settings_schema( [] );
 		$this->assertStringContainsString( 'Due to the sensitive nature of orders', $new_settings_schema[0]['help'] );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test shop_order with password is synced without Protected Content feature enabled.
+	 *
+	 * @since 5.3.3
+	 * @group woocommerce
+	 * @group woocommerce-orders-autosuggest
+	 */
+	public function test_order_with_password_is_synced() {
+		add_filter( 'ep_woocommerce_orders_autosuggest_available', '__return_true' );
+
+		/**
+		 * Enable the orders autosuggest feature.
+		 */
+		$filter = function () {
+			return [
+				'woocommerce' => [
+					'orders' => '1',
+				],
+			];
+		};
+		add_filter( 'pre_site_option_ep_feature_settings', $filter );
+		add_filter( 'pre_option_ep_feature_settings', $filter );
+
+		$this->orders_autosuggest->setup();
+
+		$order = new \WC_Order();
+		$order->set_order_key( '1234567890' ); // save in the post_password field
+		$order->save();
+
+		$order_id = $order->get_id();
+
+		ElasticPress\Indexables::factory()->get( 'post' )->index( $order_id );
+		ElasticPress\Elasticsearch::factory()->refresh_indices();
+
+		$order = ElasticPress\Indexables::factory()->get( 'post' )->get( $order_id );
+		$this->assertNotEmpty( $order );
+
+		remove_filter( 'ep_woocommerce_orders_autosuggest_available', '__return_true' );
+		remove_filter( 'pre_option_ep_feature_settings', $filter );
+		remove_filter( 'pre_site_option_ep_feature_settings', $filter );
+	}
 }