diff --git a/.buildkite/aarch64_pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/aarch64_pipeline.yml
index 3ab0e7ce1e3..e99b8383755 100644
--- a/.buildkite/aarch64_pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/aarch64_pipeline.yml
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ steps:
 
       - label: ":java: Java unit tests"
         key: "java-unit-tests"
-        env:
-          # https://github.com/elastic/logstash/pull/15486 for background
-          ENABLE_SONARQUBE: "false"
         command: |
           set -euo pipefail
 
diff --git a/.buildkite/pull_request_pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pull_request_pipeline.yml
index 7f84ad65fce..cef6fc4e62e 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pull_request_pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pull_request_pipeline.yml
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ steps:
     retry:
       automatic:
         - limit: 3
-    env:
-      ENABLE_SONARQUBE: true
     command: |
       set -euo pipefail      
       source .buildkite/scripts/common/container-agent.sh
@@ -58,27 +56,6 @@ steps:
       - "**/jacocoTestReport.xml"
       - "**/build/classes/**/*.*"
 
-  - label: ":sonarqube: Continuous Code Inspection"
-    if: | 
-      build.pull_request.id != null || 
-      build.branch == "main" || 
-      build.branch =~ /^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\$/
-    env:
-      VAULT_SONAR_TOKEN_PATH: "kv/ci-shared/platform-ingest/elastic/logstash/sonar-analyze-token"
-    agents:
-      image: "docker.elastic.co/cloud-ci/sonarqube/buildkite-scanner:latest"
-    command:
-      - "buildkite-agent artifact download --step ruby-unit-tests coverage/coverage.json ."
-      - "buildkite-agent artifact download --step java-unit-tests **/jacocoTestReport.xml ."
-      - "buildkite-agent artifact download --step java-unit-tests **/build/classes/**/*.* ."
-      - "/scan-source-code.sh"
-    depends_on:
-      - "ruby-unit-tests"
-      - "java-unit-tests"
-    retry:
-      manual:
-        allowed: true
-
   - label: ":lab_coat: Integration Tests / part 1-of-6"
     key: "integration-tests-part-1-of-6"
     agents:
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/jdk-matrix-tests/generate-steps.py b/.buildkite/scripts/jdk-matrix-tests/generate-steps.py
index cbb4900354b..f8e50149a38 100644
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/jdk-matrix-tests/generate-steps.py
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/jdk-matrix-tests/generate-steps.py
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ def java_unit_test(self) -> JobRetValues:
         step_name_human = "Java Unit Test"
         step_key = f"{self.group_key}-java-unit-test"
         test_command = '''
-export ENABLE_SONARQUBE="false"
 ci/unit_tests.sh java
         '''
 
diff --git a/ci/unit_tests.sh b/ci/unit_tests.sh
index 82a670b071e..d7a760d693e 100755
--- a/ci/unit_tests.sh
+++ b/ci/unit_tests.sh
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ export GRADLE_OPTS="-Xmx4g -Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -Dorg.gradle.daemon=false
 export SPEC_OPTS="--order rand --format documentation"
 export CI=true
 export TEST_DEBUG=true
-# don't rely on bash booleans for truth checks, since some CI platforms don't have a way to specify env vars as boolean
-export ENABLE_SONARQUBE=${ENABLE_SONARQUBE:-"true"}
 
 if [ -n "$BUILD_JAVA_HOME" ]; then
   GRADLE_OPTS="$GRADLE_OPTS -Dorg.gradle.java.home=$BUILD_JAVA_HOME"
@@ -19,15 +17,9 @@ fi
 
 SELECTED_TEST_SUITE=$1
 
-SONAR_ARGS=()
-if [[ $(echo $ENABLE_SONARQUBE | tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]') == "TRUE" ]]; then
-  SONAR_ARGS=("jacocoTestReport")
-  export COVERAGE=true
-fi
-
 if [[ $SELECTED_TEST_SUITE == $"java" ]]; then
   echo "Running Java Tests"
-  ./gradlew javaTests "${SONAR_ARGS[@]}" --console=plain --warning-mode all
+  ./gradlew javaTests --console=plain --warning-mode all
 elif [[ $SELECTED_TEST_SUITE == $"ruby" ]]; then
   echo "Running Ruby unit tests"
   ./gradlew rubyTests --console=plain --warning-mode all
diff --git a/logstash-core/build.gradle b/logstash-core/build.gradle
index 0aa6e8bb1e3..68d466683ed 100644
--- a/logstash-core/build.gradle
+++ b/logstash-core/build.gradle
@@ -29,22 +29,14 @@ buildscript {
 
 plugins {
     id "jacoco"
-    id "org.sonarqube" version "4.3.0.3225"
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'jacoco'
-apply plugin: "org.sonarqube"
 
 repositories {
     mavenCentral()
 }
 
-sonarqube {
-    properties {
-        property 'sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths', "${buildDir}/reports/jacoco/test/jacocoTestReport.xml"
-    }
-}
-
 jacoco {
     toolVersion = "0.8.9"
 }
diff --git a/sonar-project.properties b/sonar-project.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index d95e9fcc176..00000000000
--- a/sonar-project.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-sonar.projectKey=elastic_logstash_AYm_nEbQaV3I-igkX1q9
-sonar.host.url=https://sonar.elastic.dev
-
-sonar.exclusions=vendor/**, gradle/**, rakelib/**, logstash-core-plugin-api/**, licenses/**, qa/**, **/spec/**
-sonar.tests=logstash-core/src/test, x-pack/src/test, buildSrc/src/test 
-
-# Ruby
-sonar.ruby.coverage.reportPaths=coverage/coverage.json
-
-# Java
-sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths=**/jacocoTestReport.xml
-sonar.java.binaries=**/build/classes
\ No newline at end of file