diff --git a/libs/entitlement/qa/entitlement-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/qa/test/DummyImplementations.java b/libs/entitlement/qa/entitlement-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/qa/test/DummyImplementations.java
index 2169b60df21c5..6564e0eed41e1 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/qa/entitlement-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/qa/test/DummyImplementations.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/qa/entitlement-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/qa/test/DummyImplementations.java
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@
  * <p>
  * A bit like Mockito but way more painful.
  */
-public class DummyImplementations {
+class DummyImplementations {
+
+    static class DummyLocaleServiceProvider extends LocaleServiceProvider {
 
-    public static class DummyLocaleServiceProvider extends LocaleServiceProvider {
         @Override
         public Locale[] getAvailableLocales() {
             throw unexpected();
diff --git a/libs/entitlement/qa/entitlement-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/qa/test/RestEntitlementsCheckAction.java b/libs/entitlement/qa/entitlement-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/qa/test/RestEntitlementsCheckAction.java
index 2581593b730f3..dfca49d122673 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/qa/entitlement-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/qa/test/RestEntitlementsCheckAction.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/qa/entitlement-test-plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/qa/test/RestEntitlementsCheckAction.java
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ static CheckAction alwaysDenied(CheckedRunnable<Exception> action) {
 
     private static final Map<String, CheckAction> checkActions = Stream.concat(
         Stream.<Entry<String, CheckAction>>of(
-            entry("static_reflection", deniedToPlugins(RestEntitlementsCheckAction::staticMethodNeverEntitledViaReflection)),
-            entry("nonstatic_reflection", deniedToPlugins(RestEntitlementsCheckAction::nonstaticMethodNeverEntitledViaReflection)),
-            entry("constructor_reflection", deniedToPlugins(RestEntitlementsCheckAction::constructorNeverEntitledViaReflection)),
             entry("runtime_exit", deniedToPlugins(RestEntitlementsCheckAction::runtimeExit)),
             entry("runtime_halt", deniedToPlugins(RestEntitlementsCheckAction::runtimeHalt)),
             entry("system_exit", deniedToPlugins(RestEntitlementsCheckAction::systemExit)),
@@ -341,11 +338,6 @@ private static void systemExit() {
         System.exit(123);
     }
 
-    private static void staticMethodNeverEntitledViaReflection() throws Exception {
-        Method systemExit = System.class.getMethod("exit", int.class);
-        systemExit.invoke(null, 123);
-    }
-
     private static void createClassLoader() throws IOException {
         try (var classLoader = new URLClassLoader("test", new URL[0], RestEntitlementsCheckAction.class.getClassLoader())) {
             logger.info("Created URLClassLoader [{}]", classLoader.getName());
@@ -356,11 +348,6 @@ private static void processBuilder_start() throws IOException {
         new ProcessBuilder("").start();
     }
 
-    private static void nonstaticMethodNeverEntitledViaReflection() throws Exception {
-        Method processBuilderStart = ProcessBuilder.class.getMethod("start");
-        processBuilderStart.invoke(new ProcessBuilder(""));
-    }
-
     private static void processBuilder_startPipeline() throws IOException {
         ProcessBuilder.startPipeline(List.of());
     }
@@ -399,10 +386,6 @@ private static void setHttpsConnectionProperties() {
         new DummyLocaleServiceProvider();
     }
 
-    private static void constructorNeverEntitledViaReflection() throws Exception {
-        DummyLocaleServiceProvider.class.getConstructor().newInstance();
-    }
-
     private static void breakIteratorProvider$() {
         new DummyBreakIteratorProvider();
     }