diff --git a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.test.ts b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.test.ts
index c91fd470e0ff1..d6995b0c5ad2e 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/autocomplete/autocomplete.test.ts
@@ -197,13 +197,6 @@ describe('autocomplete', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  describe('meta', () => {
-    testSuggestions('meta ', ['FUNCTIONS']);
-    for (const fn of ['functions']) {
-      testSuggestions(`meta ${fn} `, ['|']);
-    }
-  });
-
   describe('where', () => {
     const allEvalFns = getFunctionSignaturesByReturnType('where', 'any', {
       evalMath: true,
diff --git a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/definitions/commands.ts b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/definitions/commands.ts
index 2485b32837a5b..cd672c628979f 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/definitions/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/definitions/commands.ts
@@ -62,19 +62,6 @@ export const commandDefinitions: CommandDefinition[] = [
       params: [{ name: 'index', type: 'source', wildcards: true }],
     },
   },
-  {
-    name: 'meta',
-    description: i18n.translate('kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete.esql.definitions.metaDoc', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Returns information about the ES|QL environment',
-    }),
-    examples: ['meta functions'],
-    options: [],
-    modes: [],
-    signature: {
-      multipleParams: false,
-      params: [{ name: 'functions', type: 'function' }],
-    },
-  },
   {
     name: 'show',
     description: i18n.translate('kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete.esql.definitions.showDoc', {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/esql_validation_meta_tests.json b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/esql_validation_meta_tests.json
index 98bcf3468348e..20a38ac9edb54 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/esql_validation_meta_tests.json
+++ b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/esql_validation_meta_tests.json
@@ -2092,46 +2092,6 @@
       ],
       "warning": []
     },
-    {
-      "query": "meta",
-      "error": [
-        "SyntaxError: missing 'functions' at '<EOF>'"
-      ],
-      "warning": []
-    },
-    {
-      "query": "meta functions",
-      "error": [],
-      "warning": []
-    },
-    {
-      "query": "meta functions()",
-      "error": [
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: '('",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: ')'"
-      ],
-      "warning": []
-    },
-    {
-      "query": "meta functions blah",
-      "error": [
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'b'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'l'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'a'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'h'"
-      ],
-      "warning": []
-    },
-    {
-      "query": "meta info",
-      "error": [
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'i'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'n'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'fo'",
-        "SyntaxError: missing 'functions' at '<EOF>'"
-      ],
-      "warning": []
-    },
     {
       "query": "show",
       "error": [
diff --git a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/validation.test.ts b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/validation.test.ts
index 7421621fd941d..099fff5d93641 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/validation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-esql-validation-autocomplete/src/validation/validation.test.ts
@@ -450,40 +450,8 @@ describe('validation logic', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('meta', () => {
-      testErrorsAndWarnings('meta', ["SyntaxError: missing 'functions' at '<EOF>'"]);
-      testErrorsAndWarnings('meta functions', []);
-      testErrorsAndWarnings('meta functions()', [
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: '('",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: ')'",
-      ]);
-      testErrorsAndWarnings('meta functions blah', [
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'b'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'l'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'a'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'h'",
-      ]);
-      testErrorsAndWarnings('meta info', [
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'i'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'n'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'fo'",
-        "SyntaxError: missing 'functions' at '<EOF>'",
-      ]);
-    });
-
     describe('show', () => {
       testErrorsAndWarnings('show', ["SyntaxError: missing 'info' at '<EOF>'"]);
-      testErrorsAndWarnings('show functions', [
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'f'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'u'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'n'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'c'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 't'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'io'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'n'",
-        "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 's'",
-        "SyntaxError: missing 'info' at '<EOF>'",
-      ]);
       testErrorsAndWarnings('show info', []);
       testErrorsAndWarnings('show numberField', [
         "SyntaxError: token recognition error at: 'n'",
@@ -1555,22 +1523,6 @@ describe('validation logic', () => {
         });
       });
 
-      it('should call fields callbacks also for meta command', async () => {
-        const callbackMocks = getCallbackMocks();
-        await validateQuery(
-          `meta functions | keep name`,
-          getAstAndSyntaxErrors,
-          undefined,
-          callbackMocks
-        );
-        expect(callbackMocks.getSources).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        expect(callbackMocks.getPolicies).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-        expect(callbackMocks.getFieldsFor).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-        expect(callbackMocks.getFieldsFor).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
-          query: 'meta functions',
-        });
-      });
-
       it('should call fields callbacks also for show command', async () => {
         const callbackMocks = getCallbackMocks();
         await validateQuery(
diff --git a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/esql/lib/esql_theme.ts b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/esql/lib/esql_theme.ts
index 80f9fc5400989..4b212685e8a59 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-monaco/src/esql/lib/esql_theme.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-monaco/src/esql/lib/esql_theme.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const buildESQlTheme = (): monaco.editor.IStandaloneThemeData => ({
 
     // source commands
     ...buildRuleGroup(
-      ['from', 'row', 'show', 'meta'],
+      ['from', 'row', 'show'],
       euiThemeVars.euiColorPrimaryText,
       true // isBold
     ),