diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/cypress/objects/rule.ts b/x-pack/plugins/siem/cypress/objects/rule.ts
index ce920aeb957af..4e0189ea597da 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/cypress/objects/rule.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/cypress/objects/rule.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-export const totalNumberOfPrebuiltRules = 130;
+export const totalNumberOfPrebuiltRules = 127;
 
 interface Mitre {
   tactic: string;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/rules/prepackaged_rules/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/rules/prepackaged_rules/index.ts
index c24f5bb64ef5e..9e185b5a5ef7c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/rules/prepackaged_rules/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/rules/prepackaged_rules/index.ts
@@ -118,25 +118,23 @@ import rule108 from './windows_execution_msbuild_started_renamed.json';
 import rule109 from './windows_execution_msbuild_started_unusal_process.json';
 import rule110 from './windows_execution_via_compiled_html_file.json';
 import rule111 from './windows_execution_via_net_com_assemblies.json';
-import rule112 from './windows_execution_via_regsvr32.json';
-import rule113 from './windows_execution_via_trusted_developer_utilities.json';
-import rule114 from './windows_html_help_executable_program_connecting_to_the_internet.json';
-import rule115 from './windows_injection_msbuild.json';
-import rule116 from './windows_misc_lolbin_connecting_to_the_internet.json';
-import rule117 from './windows_modification_of_boot_config.json';
-import rule118 from './windows_msxsl_network.json';
-import rule119 from './windows_net_command_system_account.json';
-import rule120 from './windows_persistence_via_application_shimming.json';
-import rule121 from './windows_priv_escalation_via_accessibility_features.json';
-import rule122 from './windows_process_discovery_via_tasklist_command.json';
-import rule123 from './windows_rare_user_runas_event.json';
-import rule124 from './windows_rare_user_type10_remote_login.json';
-import rule125 from './windows_register_server_program_connecting_to_the_internet.json';
-import rule126 from './windows_signed_binary_proxy_execution.json';
-import rule127 from './windows_suspicious_pdf_reader.json';
-import rule128 from './windows_suspicious_process_started_by_a_script.json';
-import rule129 from './windows_uac_bypass_event_viewer.json';
-import rule130 from './windows_whoami_command_activity.json';
+import rule112 from './windows_execution_via_trusted_developer_utilities.json';
+import rule113 from './windows_html_help_executable_program_connecting_to_the_internet.json';
+import rule114 from './windows_injection_msbuild.json';
+import rule115 from './windows_misc_lolbin_connecting_to_the_internet.json';
+import rule116 from './windows_modification_of_boot_config.json';
+import rule117 from './windows_msxsl_network.json';
+import rule118 from './windows_net_command_system_account.json';
+import rule119 from './windows_persistence_via_application_shimming.json';
+import rule120 from './windows_priv_escalation_via_accessibility_features.json';
+import rule121 from './windows_process_discovery_via_tasklist_command.json';
+import rule122 from './windows_rare_user_runas_event.json';
+import rule123 from './windows_rare_user_type10_remote_login.json';
+import rule124 from './windows_register_server_program_connecting_to_the_internet.json';
+import rule125 from './windows_suspicious_pdf_reader.json';
+import rule126 from './windows_uac_bypass_event_viewer.json';
+import rule127 from './windows_whoami_command_activity.json';
+
 export const rawRules = [
   rule1,
   rule2,
@@ -265,7 +263,4 @@ export const rawRules = [
   rule125,
   rule126,
   rule127,
-  rule128,
-  rule129,
-  rule130,
 ];
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/rules/prepackaged_rules/windows_execution_via_regsvr32.json b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/rules/prepackaged_rules/windows_execution_via_regsvr32.json
deleted file mode 100644
index e8e7ddfc168dc..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/rules/prepackaged_rules/windows_execution_via_regsvr32.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "description": "Identifies scrobj.dll loaded into unusual Microsoft processes. This may indicate a malicious scriptlet is being executed in the target process.",
-  "index": [
-    "winlogbeat-*"
-  ],
-  "language": "kuery",
-  "max_signals": 100,
-  "name": "Suspicious Script Object Execution",
-  "query": "event.code: 1 and scrobj.dll and (process.name:certutil.exe or process.name:regsvr32.exe or process.name:rundll32.exe)",
-  "risk_score": 21,
-  "rule_id": "b7333d08-be4b-4cb4-b81e-924ae37b3143",
-  "severity": "low",
-  "tags": [
-    "Elastic",
-    "Windows"
-  ],
-  "threat": [
-    {
-      "framework": "MITRE ATT&CK",
-      "tactic": {
-        "id": "TA0005",
-        "name": "Defense Evasion",
-        "reference": "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"
-      },
-      "technique": [
-        {
-          "id": "T1064",
-          "name": "Scripting",
-          "reference": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1064/"
-        }
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "framework": "MITRE ATT&CK",
-      "tactic": {
-        "id": "TA0002",
-        "name": "Execution",
-        "reference": "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
-      },
-      "technique": [
-        {
-          "id": "T1064",
-          "name": "Scripting",
-          "reference": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1064/"
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  ],
-  "type": "query",
-  "version": 1
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/rules/prepackaged_rules/windows_signed_binary_proxy_execution.json b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/rules/prepackaged_rules/windows_signed_binary_proxy_execution.json
deleted file mode 100644
index be4ccef2a0887..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/rules/prepackaged_rules/windows_signed_binary_proxy_execution.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "description": "Binaries signed with trusted digital certificates can execute on Windows systems protected by digital signature validation. Adversaries may use these binaries to 'live off the land' and execute malicious files that could bypass application whitelisting and signature validation.",
-  "false_positives": [
-    "Security testing may produce events like this. Activity of this kind performed by non-engineers and ordinary users is unusual."
-  ],
-  "index": [
-    "winlogbeat-*"
-  ],
-  "language": "kuery",
-  "max_signals": 100,
-  "name": "Execution via Signed Binary",
-  "query": "event.code:1 and http and (process.name:certutil.exe or process.name:msiexec.exe)",
-  "risk_score": 21,
-  "rule_id": "7edb573f-1f9b-4161-8c19-c7c383bb17f2",
-  "severity": "low",
-  "tags": [
-    "Elastic",
-    "Windows"
-  ],
-  "threat": [
-    {
-      "framework": "MITRE ATT&CK",
-      "tactic": {
-        "id": "TA0005",
-        "name": "Defense Evasion",
-        "reference": "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"
-      },
-      "technique": [
-        {
-          "id": "T1218",
-          "name": "Signed Binary Proxy Execution",
-          "reference": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/"
-        }
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "framework": "MITRE ATT&CK",
-      "tactic": {
-        "id": "TA0002",
-        "name": "Execution",
-        "reference": "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
-      },
-      "technique": [
-        {
-          "id": "T1218",
-          "name": "Signed Binary Proxy Execution",
-          "reference": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1218/"
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  ],
-  "type": "query",
-  "version": 1
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/rules/prepackaged_rules/windows_suspicious_process_started_by_a_script.json b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/rules/prepackaged_rules/windows_suspicious_process_started_by_a_script.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 235a04f8063fc..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/rules/prepackaged_rules/windows_suspicious_process_started_by_a_script.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "description": "Identifies a suspicious process being spawned from a script interpreter, which could be indicative of a potential phishing attack.",
-  "false_positives": [
-    "Security testing may produce events like this. Activity of this kind performed by non-engineers and ordinary users is unusual."
-  ],
-  "index": [
-    "winlogbeat-*"
-  ],
-  "language": "kuery",
-  "max_signals": 100,
-  "name": "Suspicious Process spawning from Script Interpreter",
-  "query": "(process.parent.name:cmd.exe or process.parent.name:cscript.exe or process.parent.name:mshta.exe or process.parent.name:powershell.exe or process.parent.name:rundll32.exe or process.parent.name:wscript.exe or process.parent.name:wmiprvse.exe) and (process.name:bitsadmin.exe or process.name:certutil.exe or mshta.exe or process.name:nslookup.exe or process.name:schtasks.exe) and event.code:1",
-  "risk_score": 21,
-  "rule_id": "89db767d-99f9-479f-8052-9205fd3090c4",
-  "severity": "low",
-  "tags": [
-    "Elastic",
-    "Windows"
-  ],
-  "threat": [
-    {
-      "framework": "MITRE ATT&CK",
-      "tactic": {
-        "id": "TA0005",
-        "name": "Defense Evasion",
-        "reference": "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"
-      },
-      "technique": [
-        {
-          "id": "T1064",
-          "name": "Scripting",
-          "reference": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1064/"
-        }
-      ]
-    },
-    {
-      "framework": "MITRE ATT&CK",
-      "tactic": {
-        "id": "TA0002",
-        "name": "Execution",
-        "reference": "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0002/"
-      },
-      "technique": [
-        {
-          "id": "T1064",
-          "name": "Scripting",
-          "reference": "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1064/"
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  ],
-  "type": "query",
-  "version": 1
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/siem_cypress/es_archives/prebuilt_rules_loaded/data.json.gz b/x-pack/test/siem_cypress/es_archives/prebuilt_rules_loaded/data.json.gz
index 573c006d1507d..cac63ed9c585f 100644
Binary files a/x-pack/test/siem_cypress/es_archives/prebuilt_rules_loaded/data.json.gz and b/x-pack/test/siem_cypress/es_archives/prebuilt_rules_loaded/data.json.gz differ