diff --git a/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-6.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-6.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index ab46abcca8..eaf4940c95 100644
--- a/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-6.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-6.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ dependencies {
   testImplementation(project(":instrumentation:elasticsearch:elasticsearch-transport-common:testing"))
   testImplementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-core:2.11.0")
   testImplementation("org.apache.logging.log4j:log4j-api:2.11.0")
-
-  // version 7.17.8 (which is currently the latest release) has broken module metadata
-  latestDepTestLibrary("org.elasticsearch.client:transport:7.17.7")
 }
 
 tasks.withType<Test>().configureEach {