diff --git a/.buildkite/pipelines/artifacts.yml b/.buildkite/pipelines/artifacts.yml
index 549ee77bd759d..bfe5fe190ea16 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipelines/artifacts.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipelines/artifacts.yml
@@ -51,18 +51,6 @@ steps:
         - exit_status: '*'
           limit: 1
 
-  - command: KIBANA_DOCKER_CONTEXT=cloud .buildkite/scripts/steps/artifacts/docker_context.sh
-    label: 'Docker Context Verification'
-    soft_fail: true
-    agents:
-      queue: n2-2
-    timeout_in_minutes: 30
-    if: "build.env('RELEASE_BUILD') == null || build.env('RELEASE_BUILD') == '' || build.env('RELEASE_BUILD') == 'false'"
-    retry:
-      automatic:
-        - exit_status: '*'
-          limit: 1
-
   - command: KIBANA_DOCKER_CONTEXT=ubi .buildkite/scripts/steps/artifacts/docker_context.sh
     label: 'Docker Context Verification'
     agents:
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/artifacts/docker_context.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/artifacts/docker_context.sh
index 8076ebd043545..d7bbe2ecb27cf 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/artifacts/docker_context.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/artifacts/docker_context.sh
@@ -26,11 +26,5 @@ fi
 tar -xf "target/$DOCKER_CONTEXT_FILE" -C "$DOCKER_BUILD_FOLDER"
 cd $DOCKER_BUILD_FOLDER
 
-buildkite-agent artifact download "kibana-$FULL_VERSION-linux-x86_64.tar.gz" . --build "${KIBANA_BUILD_ID:-$BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID}"
-if [[ "$KIBANA_DOCKER_CONTEXT" == "cloud" ]]; then
-  buildkite-agent artifact download "metricbeat-$FULL_VERSION-linux-x86_64.tar.gz" . --build "${KIBANA_BUILD_ID:-$BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID}"
-  buildkite-agent artifact download "filebeat-$FULL_VERSION-linux-x86_64.tar.gz" . --build "${KIBANA_BUILD_ID:-$BUILDKITE_BUILD_ID}"
-fi
-
 echo "--- Build context"
 docker build .