diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/DockerBase.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/DockerBase.java
index d91ee2535bf32..968a705cd3c06 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/DockerBase.java
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/DockerBase.java
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ public enum DockerBase {
         "apk",
         "Dockerfile"
     ),
-
-    FIPS("docker.elastic.co/wolfi/chainguard-base-fips:sha256-feb7aeb1bbcb331afa089388f2fa1e81997fc24642ca4fa06b7e502ff599a4cf", "-fips", "apk"),
     // spotless:on
     // Based on WOLFI above, with more extras. We don't set a base image because
     // we programmatically extend from the wolfi image.