diff --git a/dev-tools/packaging/packages.yml b/dev-tools/packaging/packages.yml
index aedcd81eb7f..e1eff0fdfbb 100644
--- a/dev-tools/packaging/packages.yml
+++ b/dev-tools/packaging/packages.yml
@@ -74,16 +74,6 @@ shared:
         source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/filebeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.asc'
         mode: 0644
         skip_on_missing: true
-      /var/lib/{{.BeatName}}/data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz:
-        source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz'
-        mode: 0644
-      /var/lib/{{.BeatName}}/data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.sha512:
-        source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.sha512'
-        mode: 0644
-      /var/lib/{{.BeatName}}/data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.asc:
-        source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.asc'
-        mode: 0644
-        skip_on_missing: true
       /var/lib/{{.BeatName}}/data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/metricbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz:
         source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/metricbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz'
         mode: 0644
@@ -165,17 +155,6 @@ shared:
         source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/filebeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.asc'
         mode: 0644
         skip_on_missing: true
-      /etc/{{.BeatName}}/data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz:
-        source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz'
-        mode: 0644
-      /etc/{{.BeatName}}/data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.sha512:
-        source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.sha512'
-        mode: 0644
-        skip_on_missing: true
-      /etc/{{.BeatName}}/data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.asc:
-        source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.asc'
-        mode: 0644
-        skip_on_missing: true
       /etc/{{.BeatName}}/data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/metricbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz:
         source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/metricbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz'
         mode: 0644
@@ -246,16 +225,6 @@ shared:
         source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/filebeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.asc'
         mode: 0644
         skip_on_missing: true
-      'data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz':
-        source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz'
-        mode: 0644
-      'data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.sha512':
-        source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.sha512'
-        mode: 0644
-      'data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.asc':
-        source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz.asc'
-        mode: 0644
-        skip_on_missing: true
       'data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/metricbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz':
         source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/metricbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.tar.gz'
         mode: 0644
@@ -294,16 +263,6 @@ shared:
         source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/filebeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.zip.asc'
         mode: 0644
         skip_on_missing: true
-      'data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.zip':
-        source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.zip'
-        mode: 0644
-      'data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.zip.sha512':
-        source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.zip.sha512'
-        mode: 0644
-      'data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.zip.asc':
-        source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/heartbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.zip.asc'
-        mode: 0644
-        skip_on_missing: true
       'data/{{.BeatName}}-{{ commit_short }}/downloads/metricbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.zip':
         source: '{{.AgentDropPath}}/metricbeat-{{ beat_version }}{{if .Snapshot}}-SNAPSHOT{{end}}-{{.GOOS}}-{{.AgentArchName}}.zip'
         mode: 0644
diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/x-pack/elastic-agent/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index ffaa1579c0b..134b77a8723 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 - Improved version CLI {pull}20359[20359]
 - Enroll CLI now restarts running daemon {pull}20359[20359]
 - Add restart CLI cmd {pull}20359[20359]
-- Add new `synthetics/*` inputs to run Heartbeat {pull}20387[20387]
 - Users of the Docker image can now pass `FLEET_ENROLL_INSECURE=1` to include the `--insecure` flag with the `elastic-agent enroll` command {issue}20312[20312] {pull}20713[20713]
 - Add `docker` composable dynamic provider. {pull}20842[20842]
 - Add support for dynamic inputs with providers and `{{variable|"default"}}` substitution. {pull}20839[20839]
diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/magefile.go b/x-pack/elastic-agent/magefile.go
index a7453c3f09a..e9031be001b 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/magefile.go
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/magefile.go
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ func packageAgent(requiredPackages []string, packagingFn func()) {
 		defer os.RemoveAll(dropPath)
 		defer os.Unsetenv(agentDropPath)
 
-		packedBeats := []string{"filebeat", "heartbeat", "metricbeat"}
+		packedBeats := []string{"filebeat", "metricbeat"}
 
 		for _, b := range packedBeats {
 			pwd, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join("..", b))