diff --git a/tasks/compatibility-variables.yml b/tasks/compatibility-variables.yml
index c5a31ab..a0b6dfc 100644
--- a/tasks/compatibility-variables.yml
+++ b/tasks/compatibility-variables.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 - name: Set the defaults here otherwise they can't be overriden in the same play if the role is called twice
   set_fact:
     es_repo_name: "{{ es_major_version }}"
-    es_xpack_users_command: "elasticsearch-users"
     es_package_name: "elasticsearch"
     es_other_package_name: "elasticsearch-oss"
     es_other_repo_name: "{{ 'oss-' + es_major_version }}"
diff --git a/tasks/xpack/security/elasticsearch-security-file.yml b/tasks/xpack/security/elasticsearch-security-file.yml
index 831d803..ef68efe 100644
--- a/tasks/xpack/security/elasticsearch-security-file.yml
+++ b/tasks/xpack/security/elasticsearch-security-file.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 - name: Remove Users
   become: yes
   command: >
-    {{es_home}}/bin/{{es_xpack_users_command}} userdel {{item}}
+    {{es_home}}/bin/elasticsearch-users userdel {{item}}
   with_items: "{{users_to_remove | default([])}}"
   when: manage_file_users
   environment:
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 - name: Add Users
   become: yes
   command: >
-    {{es_home}}/bin/{{es_xpack_users_command}} useradd {{item}} -p {{es_users.file[item].password}}
+    {{es_home}}/bin/elasticsearch-users useradd {{item}} -p {{es_users.file[item].password}}
   with_items: "{{ users_to_add | default([]) }}"
   when: manage_file_users
   no_log: True
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
 - name: Set User Passwords
   become: yes
   command: >
-    {{es_home}}/bin/{{es_xpack_users_command}} passwd {{ item }} -p {{es_users.file[item].password}}
+    {{es_home}}/bin/elasticsearch-users passwd {{ item }} -p {{es_users.file[item].password}}
   with_items: "{{ es_users.file.keys() | list }}"
   when: manage_file_users
   #Currently no easy way to figure out if the password has changed or to know what it currently is so we can skip.