diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/release/SetCompatibleVersionsTask.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/release/SetCompatibleVersionsTask.java
index f2fa39cef860a..36ebfb19320da 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/release/SetCompatibleVersionsTask.java
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/release/SetCompatibleVersionsTask.java
@@ -9,22 +9,14 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.release;
 
-import com.github.javaparser.StaticJavaParser;
-import com.github.javaparser.ast.CompilationUnit;
-import com.github.javaparser.ast.body.ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration;
-import com.github.javaparser.ast.expr.NameExpr;
-import com.github.javaparser.printer.lexicalpreservation.LexicalPreservingPrinter;
-
 import org.elasticsearch.gradle.Version;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.options.Option;
 import org.gradle.initialization.layout.BuildLayout;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Optional;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
@@ -68,34 +60,5 @@ public void executeTask() throws IOException {
         if (transportVersion == null) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("TransportVersion id not specified");
         }
-        Path versionJava = rootDir.resolve(TRANSPORT_VERSIONS_FILE_PATH);
-        CompilationUnit file = LexicalPreservingPrinter.setup(StaticJavaParser.parse(versionJava));
-
-        Optional<CompilationUnit> modifiedFile;
-
-        modifiedFile = setMinimumCcsTransportVersion(file, transportVersion);
-
-        if (modifiedFile.isPresent()) {
-            writeOutNewContents(versionJava, modifiedFile.get());
-        }
-    }
-
-    static Optional<CompilationUnit> setMinimumCcsTransportVersion(CompilationUnit unit, int transportVersion) {
-        ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration transportVersions = unit.getClassByName("TransportVersions").get();
-
-        String tvConstantName = transportVersions.getFields().stream().filter(f -> {
-            var i = findSingleIntegerExpr(f);
-            return i.isPresent() && i.getAsInt() == transportVersion;
-        })
-            .map(f -> f.getVariable(0).getNameAsString())
-            .findFirst()
-            .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("Could not find constant for id " + transportVersion));
-
-        transportVersions.getFieldByName("MINIMUM_CCS_VERSION")
-            .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("Could not find MINIMUM_CCS_VERSION constant"))
-            .getVariable(0)
-            .setInitializer(new NameExpr(tvConstantName));
-
-        return Optional.of(unit);
     }
 }
diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/release/SetCompatibleVersionsTaskTests.java b/build-tools-internal/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/release/SetCompatibleVersionsTaskTests.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5ae252e3d8d44..0000000000000
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/release/SetCompatibleVersionsTaskTests.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 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.gradle.internal.release;
-
-import com.github.javaparser.StaticJavaParser;
-import com.github.javaparser.ast.CompilationUnit;
-
-import org.junit.Test;
-
-import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.hasToString;
-
-public class SetCompatibleVersionsTaskTests {
-
-    @Test
-    public void updateMinCcsVersion() {
-        final String transportVersionsJava = """
-            public class TransportVersions {
-                public static final TransportVersion V1 = def(100);
-                public static final TransportVersion V2 = def(200);
-                public static final TransportVersion V3 = def(300);
-
-                public static final TransportVersion MINIMUM_CCS_VERSION = V2;
-            }""";
-        final String updatedJava = """
-            public class TransportVersions {
-
-                public static final TransportVersion V1 = def(100);
-
-                public static final TransportVersion V2 = def(200);
-
-                public static final TransportVersion V3 = def(300);
-
-                public static final TransportVersion MINIMUM_CCS_VERSION = V3;
-            }
-            """;
-
-        CompilationUnit unit = StaticJavaParser.parse(transportVersionsJava);
-
-        SetCompatibleVersionsTask.setMinimumCcsTransportVersion(unit, 300);
-
-        assertThat(unit, hasToString(updatedJava));
-    }
-}