diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-packaging.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-packaging.yml
index 425a550b9d5e1..932fea0ca9e41 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-packaging.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/periodic-packaging.yml
@@ -8,352 +8,10 @@ steps:
         matrix:
           setup:
             image:
-              - centos-7
-              - debian-11
-              - opensuse-leap-15
-              - oraclelinux-7
-              - oraclelinux-8
-              - sles-12
-              - sles-15
-              - ubuntu-1804
-              - ubuntu-2004
               - ubuntu-2204
-              - rocky-8
-              - rocky-9
-              - rhel-7
-              - rhel-8
-              - rhel-9
-              - almalinux-8
         agents:
           provider: gcp
           image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
           diskSizeGb: 350
           machineType: n1-standard-8
         env: {}
-  - group: packaging-tests-upgrade
-    steps:
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.0.1 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.0.1
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.0.1
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.1.3 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.1.3
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.1.3
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.2.3 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.2.3
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.2.3
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.3.3 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.3.3
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.3.3
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.4.3 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.4.3
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.4.3
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.5.3 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.5.3
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.5.3
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.6.2 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.6.2
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.6.2
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.7.1 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.7.1
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.7.1
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.8.2 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.8.2
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.8.2
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.9.2 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.9.2
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.9.2
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.10.4 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.10.4
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.10.4
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.11.4 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.11.4
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.11.4
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.12.2 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.12.2
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.12.2
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.13.4 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.13.4
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.13.4
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.14.3 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.14.3
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.14.3
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.15.3 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.15.3
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.15.3
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 8.16.0 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v8.16.0
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 8.16.0
-
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / 9.0.0 / packaging-tests-upgrade"
-        command: ./.ci/scripts/packaging-test.sh -Dbwc.checkout.align=true destructiveDistroUpgradeTest.v9.0.0
-        timeout_in_minutes: 300
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - rocky-8
-              - ubuntu-2004
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-16-32768
-          buildDirectory: /dev/shm/bk
-          diskSizeGb: 250
-        env:
-          BWC_VERSION: 9.0.0
-
-  - group: packaging-tests-windows
-    steps:
-      - label: "{{matrix.image}} / packaging-tests-windows"
-        command: |
-          .\.buildkite\scripts\run-script.ps1 .\.ci\scripts\packaging-test.ps1
-        timeout_in_minutes: 180
-        matrix:
-          setup:
-            image:
-              - windows-2016
-              - windows-2019
-              - windows-2022
-        agents:
-          provider: gcp
-          image: family/elasticsearch-{{matrix.image}}
-          machineType: custom-32-98304
-          diskType: pd-ssd
-          diskSizeGb: 350
-        env: {}