diff --git a/tasks/compatibility-variables.yml b/tasks/compatibility-variables.yml
index 0ed0c21..eb725e8 100644
--- a/tasks/compatibility-variables.yml
+++ b/tasks/compatibility-variables.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@
 
 - name: Set the defaults here otherwise they can't be overriden in the same play if the role is called twice
   set_fact:
-    es_open_xpack: true
-    es_install_xpack: false
-    es_users_path: "users"
     es_xpack_conf_subdir: ""
     es_repo_name: "{{ es_major_version }}"
     es_xpack_users_command: "elasticsearch-users"
@@ -19,20 +16,6 @@
     es_other_repo_name: "{{ 'oss-' + es_major_version }}"
     es_other_apt_url: "deb {{ es_repo_base }}/packages/{{ 'oss-' + es_major_version }}/apt stable main"
 
-- name: Detect if es_version is before X-Pack was open and included
-  set_fact:
-    es_open_xpack: false
-  when: "es_version is version_compare('6.3.0', '<')"
-
-- name: If this is an older version we need to install X-Pack as a plugin and use a different users command
-  set_fact:
-    es_install_xpack: true
-    es_xpack_users_command: "x-pack/users"
-    es_xpack_conf_subdir: "/x-pack"
-  when: 
-    - not es_open_xpack
-    - es_enable_xpack
-
 - name: Use the oss repo and package if xpack is not being used
   set_fact:
     es_repo_name: "{{ 'oss-' + es_major_version }}"
@@ -41,5 +24,4 @@
     es_package_name: "elasticsearch-oss"
     es_other_package_name: "elasticsearch"
   when:
-    - es_open_xpack
     - not es_enable_xpack
diff --git a/tasks/elasticsearch-plugins.yml b/tasks/elasticsearch-plugins.yml
index b0a300d..af669f0 100644
--- a/tasks/elasticsearch-plugins.yml
+++ b/tasks/elasticsearch-plugins.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
   file:
     dest: "{{ es_home }}/plugins/x-pack"
     state: "absent"
-  when: es_open_xpack
 
 #List currently installed plugins. We have to list the directories as the list commmand fails if the ES version is different than the plugin version.
 - name: Check installed elasticsearch plugins
diff --git a/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack-install.yml b/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack-install.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 421a475..0000000
--- a/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack-install.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,68 +0,0 @@
----
-
-#Test if feature is installed
-- name: Test if x-pack is installed
-  shell: "{{es_home}}/bin/elasticsearch-plugin list | grep x-pack"
-  become: yes
-  register: x_pack_installed
-  changed_when: False
-  failed_when: "'ERROR' in x_pack_installed.stdout"
-  check_mode: no
-  ignore_errors: yes
-  environment:
-    CONF_DIR: "{{ es_conf_dir }}"
-    ES_PATH_CONF: "{{ es_conf_dir }}"
-    ES_INCLUDE: "{{ default_file }}"
-
-
-#Remove X-Pack if installed and its not been requested or the ES version has changed
-- name: Remove x-pack plugin
-  become: yes
-  command: "{{es_home}}/bin/elasticsearch-plugin remove x-pack"
-  register: xpack_state
-  failed_when: "'ERROR' in xpack_state.stdout"
-  changed_when: xpack_state.rc == 0
-  when: x_pack_installed.rc == 0 and (not es_enable_xpack or es_version_changed)
-  notify: restart elasticsearch
-  environment:
-    CONF_DIR: "{{ es_conf_dir }}"
-    ES_PATH_CONF: "{{ es_conf_dir }}"
-    ES_INCLUDE: "{{ default_file }}"
-
-
-#Install plugin if not installed, or the es version has changed (so removed above), and its been requested
-- name: Download x-pack from url
-  get_url: url={{ es_xpack_custom_url }} dest=/tmp/x-pack-{{ es_version }}.zip
-  when: (x_pack_installed.rc == 1 or es_version_changed) and (es_enable_xpack and es_xpack_custom_url is defined)
-
-- name: Install x-pack plugin from local
-  become: yes
-  command: >
-    {{es_home}}/bin/elasticsearch-plugin install --silent --batch file:///tmp/x-pack-{{ es_version }}.zip
-  register: xpack_state
-  changed_when: xpack_state.rc == 0
-  when: (x_pack_installed.rc == 1 or es_version_changed) and (es_enable_xpack and es_xpack_custom_url is defined)
-  notify: restart elasticsearch
-  environment:
-    CONF_DIR: "{{ es_conf_dir }}"
-    ES_PATH_CONF: "{{ es_conf_dir }}"
-    ES_INCLUDE: "{{ default_file }}"
-
-- name: Delete x-pack zip file
-  file: dest=/tmp/x-pack-{{ es_version }}.zip state=absent
-  when: es_xpack_custom_url is defined
-
-- name: Install x-pack plugin from elastic.co
-  become: yes
-  command: >
-    {{es_home}}/bin/elasticsearch-plugin install --silent --batch x-pack
-  register: xpack_state
-  failed_when: "'ERROR' in xpack_state.stdout"
-  changed_when: xpack_state.rc == 0
-  when: (x_pack_installed.rc == 1 or es_version_changed) and (es_enable_xpack and es_xpack_custom_url is not defined)
-  notify: restart elasticsearch
-  environment:
-    CONF_DIR: "{{ es_conf_dir }}"
-    ES_PATH_CONF: "{{ es_conf_dir }}"
-    ES_INCLUDE: "{{ default_file }}"
-    ES_JAVA_OPTS: "{% if es_proxy_host is defined and es_proxy_host != '' %}-Dhttp.proxyHost={{ es_proxy_host }} -Dhttp.proxyPort={{ es_proxy_port }} -Dhttps.proxyHost={{ es_proxy_host }} -Dhttps.proxyPort={{ es_proxy_port }}{% endif %}"
diff --git a/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack.yml b/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack.yml
index 3347bd4..ec239c5 100644
--- a/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack.yml
+++ b/tasks/xpack/elasticsearch-xpack.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@
 - name: set fact es_version_changed
   set_fact: es_version_changed={{ ((elasticsearch_install_from_package is defined and (debian_elasticsearch_install_from_repo.changed or redhat_elasticsearch_install_from_repo.changed)) or (elasticsearch_install_from_package is defined and elasticsearch_install_from_package.changed)) }}
 
-- name: include elasticsearch-xpack-install.yml
-  include: elasticsearch-xpack-install.yml
-  when: es_install_xpack
-
 #Security configuration
 - name: include security/elasticsearch-security.yml
   include: security/elasticsearch-security.yml