diff --git a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/DynamicInstrumentation.java b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/DynamicInstrumentation.java
index f41f4355b8fa4..5f0b18b471f83 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/DynamicInstrumentation.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/DynamicInstrumentation.java
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
 
-import static org.elasticsearch.entitlement.initialization.EntitlementInitialization.getVersionSpecificCheckerClass;
-
 class DynamicInstrumentation {
 
     interface InstrumentationInfoFactory {
@@ -191,7 +189,7 @@ public InstrumentationService.InstrumentationInfo of(String methodName, Class<?>
         );
 
         if (Runtime.version().feature() >= 20) {
-            var java20EntitlementCheckerClass = getVersionSpecificCheckerClass(EntitlementChecker.class, 20);
+            var java20EntitlementCheckerClass = EntitlementCheckerUtils.getVersionSpecificCheckerClass(EntitlementChecker.class, 20);
             var java20Methods = Stream.of(
                 INSTRUMENTATION_SERVICE.lookupImplementationMethod(
                     FileSystemProvider.class,
diff --git a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementCheckerUtils.java b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementCheckerUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..385b685c91319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementCheckerUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the "Elastic License
+ * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
+ * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
+ * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
+ * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
+ */
+
+package org.elasticsearch.entitlement.initialization;
+
+class EntitlementCheckerUtils {
+    /**
+     * Returns the "most recent" checker class compatible with the provided runtime Java version.
+     * For checkers, we have (optionally) version specific classes, each with a prefix (e.g. Java23).
+     * The mapping cannot be automatic, as it depends on the actual presence of these classes in the final Jar (see
+     * the various mainXX source sets).
+     */
+    static Class<?> getVersionSpecificCheckerClass(Class<?> baseClass, int javaVersion) {
+        String packageName = baseClass.getPackageName();
+        String baseClassName = baseClass.getSimpleName();
+
+        final String classNamePrefix;
+        if (javaVersion < 19) {
+            // For older Java versions, the basic EntitlementChecker interface and implementation contains all the supported checks
+            classNamePrefix = "";
+        } else if (javaVersion < 23) {
+            classNamePrefix = "Java" + javaVersion;
+        } else {
+            // All Java version from 23 onwards will be able to use che checks in the Java23EntitlementChecker interface and implementation
+            classNamePrefix = "Java23";
+        }
+
+        final String className = packageName + "." + classNamePrefix + baseClassName;
+        Class<?> clazz;
+        try {
+            clazz = Class.forName(className);
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            throw new AssertionError("entitlement lib cannot find entitlement class " + className, e);
+        }
+        return clazz;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementInitialization.java b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementInitialization.java
index 5d66651c22949..90232e32d0170 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementInitialization.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/initialization/EntitlementInitialization.java
@@ -63,16 +63,16 @@ public static EntitlementChecker checker() {
     public static void initialize(Instrumentation inst) throws Exception {
         manager = initChecker();
 
+        var latestCheckerInterface = EntitlementCheckerUtils.getVersionSpecificCheckerClass(
+            EntitlementChecker.class,
+            Runtime.version().feature()
+        );
         var verifyBytecode = Booleans.parseBoolean(System.getProperty("es.entitlements.verify_bytecode", "false"));
         if (verifyBytecode) {
             ensureClassesSensitiveToVerificationAreInitialized();
         }
 
-        DynamicInstrumentation.initialize(
-            inst,
-            getVersionSpecificCheckerClass(EntitlementChecker.class, Runtime.version().feature()),
-            verifyBytecode
-        );
+        DynamicInstrumentation.initialize(inst, latestCheckerInterface, verifyBytecode);
     }
 
     private static PolicyManager createPolicyManager() {
@@ -116,41 +116,13 @@ private static void ensureClassesSensitiveToVerificationAreInitialized() {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the "most recent" checker class compatible with the current runtime Java version.
-     * For checkers, we have (optionally) version specific classes, each with a prefix (e.g. Java23).
-     * The mapping cannot be automatic, as it depends on the actual presence of these classes in the final Jar (see
-     * the various mainXX source sets).
-     */
-    static Class<?> getVersionSpecificCheckerClass(Class<?> baseClass, int javaVersion) {
-        String packageName = baseClass.getPackageName();
-        String baseClassName = baseClass.getSimpleName();
-
-        final String classNamePrefix;
-        if (javaVersion < 19) {
-            // For older Java versions, the basic EntitlementChecker interface and implementation contains all the supported checks
-            classNamePrefix = "";
-        } else if (javaVersion < 23) {
-            classNamePrefix = "Java" + javaVersion;
-        } else {
-            // All Java version from 23 onwards will be able to use che checks in the Java23EntitlementChecker interface and implementation
-            classNamePrefix = "Java23";
-        }
-
-        final String className = packageName + "." + classNamePrefix + baseClassName;
-        Class<?> clazz;
-        try {
-            clazz = Class.forName(className);
-        } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
-            throw new AssertionError("entitlement lib cannot find entitlement class " + className, e);
-        }
-        return clazz;
-    }
-
     private static ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker initChecker() {
         final PolicyManager policyManager = createPolicyManager();
 
-        final Class<?> clazz = getVersionSpecificCheckerClass(ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker.class, Runtime.version().feature());
+        final Class<?> clazz = EntitlementCheckerUtils.getVersionSpecificCheckerClass(
+            ElasticsearchEntitlementChecker.class,
+            Runtime.version().feature()
+        );
 
         Constructor<?> constructor;
         try {