diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 114dab757..993a61d22 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,9 @@ cleanup_gradle_cache_script_template: &CLEANUP_GRADLE_CACHE_SCRIPT
 gradle_its_template: &GRADLE_ITS_TEMPLATE
   <<: *SETUP_GRADLE_CACHE
   <<: *ORCHESTRATOR_CACHE_DEFINITION
+  download_build_artifact_script:
+    - mkdir -p sonar-kotlin-plugin/build/libs
+    - curl --fail -X GET -o sonar-kotlin-plugin/build/libs/sonar-kotlin-plugin.jar http://${CIRRUS_HTTP_CACHE_HOST}/build/${CIRRUS_BUILD_ID}/sonar-kotlin-plugin.jar
   run_its_script:
     - |
       if [ -n "${GIT_SUB_MODULE}" ]; then
@@ -136,6 +139,8 @@ build_task:
   build_script:
     - source cirrus-env BUILD-PRIVATE
     - regular_gradle_build_deploy_analyze -x test -x sonar
+  upload_build_artifact_script:
+    - curl -X POST --data-binary @sonar-kotlin-plugin/build/libs/sonar-kotlin-plugin.jar http://${CIRRUS_HTTP_CACHE_HOST}/build/${CIRRUS_BUILD_ID}/sonar-kotlin-plugin.jar
   on_failure:
     error_log_artifacts:
       path: "hs_err_pid*.log"
@@ -225,6 +230,9 @@ qa_ruling_kotlin_compiler_task:
   <<: *LINUX_6_CPU_12G_JAVA_17
   <<: *SETUP_GRADLE_CACHE
   <<: *ORCHESTRATOR_CACHE_DEFINITION
+  download_build_artifact_script:
+    - mkdir -p sonar-kotlin-plugin/build/libs
+    - curl --fail -X GET -o sonar-kotlin-plugin/build/libs/sonar-kotlin-plugin.jar http://${CIRRUS_HTTP_CACHE_HOST}/build/${CIRRUS_BUILD_ID}/sonar-kotlin-plugin.jar
   run_its_script:
     - |
       if [ -n "${GIT_SUB_MODULE}" ]; then
diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 657f114bb..993d92380 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -152,12 +152,8 @@ subprojects {
 
         systemProperties = System.getProperties().filterKeys {
             it is String &&
-                (it.startsWith("orchestrator") || it.startsWith("sonar") || it == "buildNumber" || it == "slangVersion")
+                (it.startsWith("orchestrator") || it.startsWith("sonar") || it == "buildNumber")
         }.mapKeys { it.key as String }
-
-        if (systemProperties.containsKey("buildNumber") && !systemProperties.containsKey("slangVersion")) {
-            systemProperties["slangVersion"] = version
-        }
     }
 
     val sourcesJar by tasks.creating(Jar::class) {
diff --git a/its/plugin/src/test/java/org/sonarsource/slang/TestsHelper.java b/its/plugin/src/test/java/org/sonarsource/slang/TestsHelper.java
index cadf57907..74633c676 100644
--- a/its/plugin/src/test/java/org/sonarsource/slang/TestsHelper.java
+++ b/its/plugin/src/test/java/org/sonarsource/slang/TestsHelper.java
@@ -21,22 +21,12 @@
 import com.sonar.orchestrator.junit5.OrchestratorExtension;
 import com.sonar.orchestrator.junit5.OrchestratorExtensionBuilder;
 import com.sonar.orchestrator.locator.FileLocation;
-import com.sonar.orchestrator.locator.Location;
-import com.sonar.orchestrator.locator.MavenLocation;
-
-import java.io.File;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.Set;
-
 
 public class TestsHelper {
 
   static final String SQ_VERSION_PROPERTY = "sonar.runtimeVersion";
   static final String DEFAULT_SQ_VERSION = "LATEST_RELEASE";
 
-  private static final Set<String> LANGUAGES = new HashSet<>(Collections.singletonList("kotlin"));
-
   public static final OrchestratorExtension ORCHESTRATOR;
 
   static {
@@ -52,21 +42,7 @@ public class TestsHelper {
   }
 
   static void addLanguagePlugins(OrchestratorBuilder builder) {
-    String slangVersion = System.getProperty("slangVersion");
-
-    LANGUAGES.forEach(language -> {
-      Location pluginLocation;
-      String plugin = "sonar-" + language +"-plugin";
-      if (slangVersion == null || slangVersion.isEmpty()) {
-        // use the plugin that was built on local machine
-        pluginLocation = FileLocation.byWildcardMavenFilename(new File("../../" + plugin + "/build/libs"), plugin + ".jar");
-      } else {
-        // QA environment downloads the plugin built by the CI job
-        pluginLocation = MavenLocation.of("org.sonarsource.kotlin", plugin, slangVersion);
-      }
-
-      builder.addPlugin(pluginLocation);
-    });
+    builder.addPlugin(FileLocation.of("../../sonar-kotlin-plugin/build/libs/sonar-kotlin-plugin.jar"));
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/its/ruling/src/test/java/org/sonarsource/slang/SlangRulingTest.java b/its/ruling/src/test/java/org/sonarsource/slang/SlangRulingTest.java
index 1d825b286..7d6ef9cac 100644
--- a/its/ruling/src/test/java/org/sonarsource/slang/SlangRulingTest.java
+++ b/its/ruling/src/test/java/org/sonarsource/slang/SlangRulingTest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  */
 package org.sonarsource.slang;
 
-import com.sonar.orchestrator.OrchestratorBuilder;
 import com.sonar.orchestrator.build.Build;
 import com.sonar.orchestrator.build.GradleBuild;
 import com.sonar.orchestrator.build.SonarScanner;
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@
 import com.sonar.orchestrator.junit5.OrchestratorExtension;
 import com.sonar.orchestrator.junit5.OrchestratorExtensionBuilder;
 import com.sonar.orchestrator.locator.FileLocation;
-import com.sonar.orchestrator.locator.Location;
 import com.sonar.orchestrator.locator.MavenLocation;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -66,10 +64,9 @@ public static void setUp() {
       .useDefaultAdminCredentialsForBuilds(true)
       .setSonarVersion(System.getProperty(SQ_VERSION_PROPERTY, DEFAULT_SQ_VERSION))
       .addPlugin(MavenLocation.of("org.sonarsource.sonar-lits-plugin", "sonar-lits-plugin", "0.11.0.2659"))
+      .addPlugin(FileLocation.of("../../sonar-kotlin-plugin/build/libs/sonar-kotlin-plugin.jar"))
       .setServerProperty("sonar.telemetry.enable", "false");
 
-    addLanguagePlugins(builder);
-
     orchestrator = builder.build();
     orchestrator.start();
 
@@ -82,24 +79,6 @@ public static void setUp() {
     orchestrator.getServer().restoreProfile(FileLocation.of(kotlinProfile));
   }
 
-  private static void addLanguagePlugins(OrchestratorBuilder builder) {
-    String slangVersion = System.getProperty("slangVersion");
-
-    LANGUAGES.forEach(language -> {
-      Location pluginLocation;
-      String plugin = "sonar-" + language +"-plugin";
-      if (slangVersion == null || slangVersion.isEmpty()) {
-        // use the plugin that was built on local machine
-        pluginLocation = FileLocation.byWildcardMavenFilename(new File("../../" + plugin + "/build/libs"), plugin + ".jar");
-      } else {
-        // QA environment downloads the plugin built by the CI job
-        pluginLocation = MavenLocation.of("org.sonarsource.kotlin", plugin, slangVersion);
-      }
-
-      builder.addPlugin(pluginLocation);
-    });
-  }
-
   @Test
   @EnabledIfEnvironmentVariable(named = "KOTLIN_COMPILER_IT_ENABLED", matches = "true")
   void test_kotlin_compiler() throws IOException {