diff --git a/pkg/component/load_test.go b/pkg/component/load_test.go
index 1bc4bed8915..2bb0d818a01 100644
--- a/pkg/component/load_test.go
+++ b/pkg/component/load_test.go
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@ func TestLoadSpec_Components(t *testing.T) {
 			Name: "APM Server",
 			Path: "apm-server.spec.yml",
 		},
-		{
-			Name: "Auditbeat",
-			Path: "auditbeat.spec.yml",
-		},
 		{
 			Name: "Cloudbeat",
 			Path: "cloudbeat.spec.yml",
@@ -65,22 +61,6 @@ func TestLoadSpec_Components(t *testing.T) {
 			Name: "Fleet Server",
 			Path: "fleet-server.spec.yml",
 		},
-		{
-			Name: "Heartbeat",
-			Path: "heartbeat.spec.yml",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Metricbeat",
-			Path: "metricbeat.spec.yml",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Osquerybeat",
-			Path: "osquerybeat.spec.yml",
-		},
-		{
-			Name: "Packetbeat",
-			Path: "packetbeat.spec.yml",
-		},
 		{
 			Name: "Universal Profiling Collector",
 			Path: "pf-elastic-collector.spec.yml",
diff --git a/specs/auditbeat.spec.yml b/specs/auditbeat.spec.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index c44498084d3..00000000000
--- a/specs/auditbeat.spec.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-inputs:
-  - name: audit/auditd
-    description: "Auditd"
-    platforms: &platforms
-      - linux/amd64
-      - linux/arm64
-      - darwin/amd64
-      - darwin/arm64
-      - windows/amd64
-      - container/amd64
-      - container/arm64
-    outputs: &outputs
-      - elasticsearch
-      - kafka
-      - logstash
-      - redis
-    command: &command
-      restart_monitoring_period: 5s
-      maximum_restarts_per_period: 1
-      timeouts:
-        restart: 1s
-      args:
-        - "-E"
-        - "setup.ilm.enabled=false"
-        - "-E"
-        - "setup.template.enabled=false"
-        - "-E"
-        - "management.enabled=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "management.restart_on_output_change=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.level=info"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.to_stderr=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "gc_percent=${AUDITBEAT_GOGC:100}"
-        - "-E"
-        - "auditbeat.config.modules.enabled=false"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.event_data.to_stderr=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.event_data.to_files=false"
-  - name: audit/file_integrity
-    description: "Audit File Integrity"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    command: *command
-  - name: audit/system
-    description: "Audit System"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    command: *command
diff --git a/specs/heartbeat.spec.yml b/specs/heartbeat.spec.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8d15b722549..00000000000
--- a/specs/heartbeat.spec.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-inputs:
-  - name: synthetics/browser
-    description: "Synthetics Browser Monitor"
-    platforms: &platforms
-      - linux/amd64
-      - linux/arm64
-      - darwin/amd64
-      - darwin/arm64
-      - windows/amd64
-      - container/amd64
-      - container/arm64
-    outputs: &outputs
-      - elasticsearch
-    command: &command
-      restart_monitoring_period: 5s
-      maximum_restarts_per_period: 1
-      timeouts:
-        restart: 1s
-      args:
-        - "-E"
-        - "setup.ilm.enabled=false"
-        - "-E"
-        - "setup.template.enabled=false"
-        - "-E"
-        - "management.enabled=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "management.restart_on_output_change=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.level=info"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.to_stderr=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "gc_percent=${HEARTBEAT_GOGC:100}"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.event_data.to_stderr=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.event_data.to_files=false"
-  - name: synthetics/http
-    description: "Synthetics HTTP Monitor"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    command: *command
-  - name: synthetics/icmp
-    description: "Synthetics ICMP Monitor"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    command: *command
-  - name: synthetics/tcp
-    description: "Synthetics TCP Monitor"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    command: *command
diff --git a/specs/metricbeat.spec.yml b/specs/metricbeat.spec.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 28d56167a55..00000000000
--- a/specs/metricbeat.spec.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,297 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-inputs:
-  - name: beat/metrics
-    description: "Beat metrics"
-    platforms: &platforms
-      - linux/amd64
-      - linux/arm64
-      - darwin/amd64
-      - darwin/arm64
-      - windows/amd64
-      - container/amd64
-      - container/arm64
-    outputs: &outputs
-      - elasticsearch
-      - kafka
-      - logstash
-      - redis
-    shippers: &shippers
-      - shipper
-    command: &command
-      restart_monitoring_period: 5s
-      maximum_restarts_per_period: 1
-      timeouts:
-        restart: 1s
-      args:
-        - "-E"
-        - "setup.ilm.enabled=false"
-        - "-E"
-        - "setup.template.enabled=false"
-        - "-E"
-        - "management.enabled=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "management.restart_on_output_change=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.level=info"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.to_stderr=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "gc_percent=${METRICBEAT_GOGC:100}"
-        - "-E"
-        - "metricbeat.config.modules.enabled=false"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.event_data.to_stderr=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.event_data.to_files=false"
-  - name: docker/metrics
-    description: "Docker metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: elasticsearch/metrics
-    description: "Elasticsearch metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: enterprisesearch/metrics
-    description: "Enterprise search metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: kibana/metrics
-    description: "Kibana metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: kubernetes/metrics
-    description: "Kubernetes metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: linux/metrics
-    description: "Linux metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: logstash/metrics
-    description: "Logstash metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: mongodb/metrics
-    description: "Mongodb metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: mysql/metrics
-    description: "MySQL metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: postgresql/metrics
-    description: "PostgreSQL metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: redis/metrics
-    description: "Redis metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: system/metrics
-    description: "System metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: uwsgi/metrics
-    description: "UWSGI metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: windows/metrics
-    description: "Windows metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: aws/metrics
-    description: "AWS metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: awsfargate/metrics
-    description: "AWS Fargate metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: azure/metrics
-    description: "Azure metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: cloudfoundry/metrics
-    description: "PCF Cloudfoundry metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: containerd/metrics
-    description: "Containerd metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: mssql/metrics
-    description: "Microsoft SQL Server metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: oracle/metrics
-    description: "Oracle Database metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: syncgateway/metrics
-    description: "Couchbase Sync Gateway metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: http/metrics
-    description: "HTTP metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: activemq/metrics
-    description: "ActiveMQ metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: apache/metrics
-    description: "Apache metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: etcd/metrics
-    description: "Etcd metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: gcp/metrics
-    description: "GCP metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: haproxy/metrics
-    description: "HAProxy metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: iis/metrics
-    description: "IIS metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: jolokia/metrics
-    description: "Jolokia metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: kafka/metrics
-    description: "Kafka metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: memcached/metrics
-    description: "Memcached metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: nats/metrics
-    description: "NATS metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: nginx/metrics
-    description: "NGINX metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: prometheus/metrics
-    description: "Prometheus metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: rabbitmq/metrics
-    description: "RabbitMQ metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: sql/metrics
-    description: "SQL metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: stan/metrics
-    description: "Stan metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: statsd/metrics
-    description: "Statsd metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: traefik/metrics
-    description: "Traefik metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: vsphere/metrics
-    description: "VSphere metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
-  - name: zookeeper/metrics
-    description: "ZooKeeper metrics"
-    platforms: *platforms
-    outputs: *outputs
-    shippers: *shippers
-    command: *command
diff --git a/specs/osquerybeat.spec.yml b/specs/osquerybeat.spec.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index dcbb28b89de..00000000000
--- a/specs/osquerybeat.spec.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-inputs:
-  - name: osquery
-    description: "Osquery"
-    platforms:
-      - linux/amd64
-      - linux/arm64
-      - darwin/amd64
-      - darwin/arm64
-      - windows/amd64
-      - container/amd64
-      - container/arm64
-    outputs:
-      - elasticsearch
-      - logstash
-      - kafka
-    command:
-      restart_monitoring_period: 5s
-      maximum_restarts_per_period: 1
-      timeouts:
-        restart: 1s
-      args:
-        - "-E"
-        - "setup.ilm.enabled=false"
-        - "-E"
-        - "setup.template.enabled=false"
-        - "-E"
-        - "management.enabled=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "management.restart_on_output_change=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.level=info"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.to_stderr=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "gc_percent=${OSQUERYBEAT_GOGC:100}"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.event_data.to_stderr=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.event_data.to_files=false"
diff --git a/specs/packetbeat.spec.yml b/specs/packetbeat.spec.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a6d87d11437..00000000000
--- a/specs/packetbeat.spec.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-version: 2
-inputs:
-  - name: packet
-    description: "Packet Capture"
-    platforms:
-      - linux/amd64
-      - linux/arm64
-      - darwin/amd64
-      - darwin/arm64
-      - windows/amd64
-      - container/amd64
-      - container/arm64
-    outputs:
-      - elasticsearch
-      - kafka
-      - logstash
-      - redis
-    command:
-      restart_monitoring_period: 5s
-      maximum_restarts_per_period: 1
-      timeouts:
-        restart: 1s
-      args:
-        - "-E"
-        - "setup.ilm.enabled=false"
-        - "-E"
-        - "setup.template.enabled=false"
-        - "-E"
-        - "management.enabled=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "management.restart_on_output_change=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.level=info"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.to_stderr=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "gc_percent=${PACKETBEAT_GOGC:100}"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.event_data.to_stderr=true"
-        - "-E"
-        - "logging.event_data.to_files=false"