diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/InternalDistributionDownloadPlugin.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/InternalDistributionDownloadPlugin.java
index 19309fe2da8a3..0bf4bcb33c23b 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/InternalDistributionDownloadPlugin.java
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/InternalDistributionDownloadPlugin.java
@@ -172,9 +172,6 @@ private static String distributionProjectName(ElasticsearchDistribution distribu
         if (distribution.getType() == InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER_IRONBANK) {
             return projectName + "ironbank-docker" + archString + "-export";
         }
-        if (distribution.getType() == InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER_CLOUD) {
-            return projectName + "cloud-docker" + archString + "-export";
-        }
         if (distribution.getType() == InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER_CLOUD_ESS) {
             return projectName + "cloud-ess-docker" + archString + "-export";
         }
diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/DockerCloudElasticsearchDistributionType.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/DockerCloudElasticsearchDistributionType.java
deleted file mode 100644
index eb522dbcad5e2..0000000000000
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/DockerCloudElasticsearchDistributionType.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the "Elastic License
- * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
- * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
- * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
- * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
- */
-
-package org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution;
-
-import org.elasticsearch.gradle.ElasticsearchDistributionType;
-
-public class DockerCloudElasticsearchDistributionType implements ElasticsearchDistributionType {
-
-    DockerCloudElasticsearchDistributionType() {}
-
-    @Override
-    public String getName() {
-        return "dockerCloud";
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean isDocker() {
-        return true;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.java
index ba0e76b3f5b99..8f0951da86b88 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.java
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/distribution/InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ public class InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes {
     public static ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER = new DockerElasticsearchDistributionType();
     public static ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_UBI = new DockerUbiElasticsearchDistributionType();
     public static ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_IRONBANK = new DockerIronBankElasticsearchDistributionType();
-    public static ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_CLOUD = new DockerCloudElasticsearchDistributionType();
     public static ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_CLOUD_ESS = new DockerCloudEssElasticsearchDistributionType();
     public static ElasticsearchDistributionType DOCKER_WOLFI = new DockerWolfiElasticsearchDistributionType();
 
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ public class InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes {
         DOCKER,
         DOCKER_UBI,
         DOCKER_IRONBANK,
-        DOCKER_CLOUD,
         DOCKER_CLOUD_ESS,
         DOCKER_WOLFI
     );
diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/DistroTestPlugin.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/DistroTestPlugin.java
index 77ab9557eac33..8e7884888b63b 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/DistroTestPlugin.java
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/DistroTestPlugin.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
 import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.ALL_INTERNAL;
 import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DEB;
 import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER;
-import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER_CLOUD;
 import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER_CLOUD_ESS;
 import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER_IRONBANK;
 import static org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.distribution.InternalElasticsearchDistributionTypes.DOCKER_UBI;
@@ -149,7 +148,6 @@ private static Map<ElasticsearchDistributionType, TaskProvider<?>> lifecycleTask
         lifecyleTasks.put(DOCKER, project.getTasks().register(taskPrefix + ".docker"));
         lifecyleTasks.put(DOCKER_UBI, project.getTasks().register(taskPrefix + ".docker-ubi"));
         lifecyleTasks.put(DOCKER_IRONBANK, project.getTasks().register(taskPrefix + ".docker-ironbank"));
-        lifecyleTasks.put(DOCKER_CLOUD, project.getTasks().register(taskPrefix + ".docker-cloud"));
         lifecyleTasks.put(DOCKER_CLOUD_ESS, project.getTasks().register(taskPrefix + ".docker-cloud-ess"));
         lifecyleTasks.put(DOCKER_WOLFI, project.getTasks().register(taskPrefix + ".docker-wolfi"));
         lifecyleTasks.put(ARCHIVE, project.getTasks().register(taskPrefix + ".archives"));