diff --git a/NOTICE.txt b/NOTICE.txt
index 284ea99049f0..d78b8d99f696 100644
--- a/NOTICE.txt
+++ b/NOTICE.txt
@@ -23008,43 +23008,6 @@ OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-Dependency : github.com/tsg/go-daemon
-Version: v0.0.0-20200207173439-e704b93fd89b
-Licence type (autodetected): BSD-3-Clause
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/tsg/go-daemon@v0.0.0-20200207173439-e704b93fd89b/LICENSE:
-
-Copyright (c) 2013-2014 Alexandre Fiori. All rights reserved.
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
-met:
-
-   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-   * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
-copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
-in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
-distribution.
-   * The names of authors or contributors may NOT be used to endorse or
-promote products derived from this software without specific prior
-written permission.
-
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
-DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
-THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dependency : github.com/ugorji/go/codec
 Version: v1.1.8
diff --git a/auditbeat/magefile.go b/auditbeat/magefile.go
index 1f17ed60fae6..cf9c37653a8b 100644
--- a/auditbeat/magefile.go
+++ b/auditbeat/magefile.go
@@ -65,21 +65,11 @@ func GolangCrossBuild() error {
 	)
 }
 
-// BuildGoDaemon builds the go-daemon binary (use crossBuildGoDaemon).
-func BuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.BuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // CrossBuild cross-builds the beat for all target platforms.
 func CrossBuild() error {
 	return devtools.CrossBuild()
 }
 
-// CrossBuildGoDaemon cross-builds the go-daemon binary using Docker.
-func CrossBuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.CrossBuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // AssembleDarwinUniversal merges the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64 into a single
 // universal binary using `lipo`. It assumes the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64
 // were built and only performs the merge.
@@ -100,7 +90,7 @@ func Package() {
 	auditbeat.CustomizePackaging(auditbeat.OSSPackaging)
 
 	mg.SerialDeps(Fields, Dashboards, Config, devtools.GenerateModuleIncludeListGo)
-	mg.Deps(CrossBuild, CrossBuildGoDaemon)
+	mg.Deps(CrossBuild)
 	mg.SerialDeps(devtools.Package, TestPackages)
 }
 
diff --git a/dev-tools/mage/godaemon.go b/dev-tools/mage/godaemon.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c328703634b3..000000000000
--- a/dev-tools/mage/godaemon.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,85 +0,0 @@
-// Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
-// license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
-// this work for additional information regarding copyright
-// ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
-// the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-// not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-//
-//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
-// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
-// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
-// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
-// specific language governing permissions and limitations
-// under the License.
-
-package mage
-
-import (
-	"errors"
-	"log"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-
-	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/dev-tools/mage/gotool"
-)
-
-var (
-	defaultCrossBuildGoDaemon = []CrossBuildOption{
-		ForPlatforms("linux"),
-		WithTarget("buildGoDaemon"),
-	}
-)
-
-// BuildGoDaemon builds the go-deamon binary.
-func BuildGoDaemon() error {
-	if GOOS != "linux" {
-		return errors.New("go-daemon only builds for linux")
-	}
-
-	if os.Getenv("GOLANG_CROSSBUILD") != "1" {
-		return errors.New("Use the crossBuildGoDaemon target. buildGoDaemon can " +
-			"only be executed within the golang-crossbuild docker environment.")
-	}
-
-	// Test if binaries are up-to-date.
-	godaemonDir, err := gotool.ListModuleCacheDir("github.com/tsg/go-daemon")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	input := filepath.Join(godaemonDir, "src", "god.c")
-	output := MustExpand("build/golang-crossbuild/god-{{.Platform.GOOS}}-{{.Platform.Arch}}")
-	if IsUpToDate(output, input) {
-		log.Println(">>> buildGoDaemon is up-to-date for", Platform.Name)
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// Determine what compiler to use based on CC that is set by golang-crossbuild.
-	cc := os.Getenv("CC")
-	if cc == "" {
-		cc = "cc"
-	}
-
-	compileCmd := []string{
-		cc,
-		input,
-		"-o", createDir(output),
-		"-lpthread", "-static",
-	}
-	switch Platform.Name {
-	case "linux/amd64":
-		compileCmd = append(compileCmd, "-m64")
-	}
-
-	defer DockerChown(output)
-	return RunCmds(compileCmd)
-}
-
-// CrossBuildGoDaemon cross-build the go-daemon binary using the
-// golang-crossbuild environment.
-func CrossBuildGoDaemon(options ...CrossBuildOption) error {
-	opts := append(defaultCrossBuildGoDaemon, options...)
-	return CrossBuild(opts...)
-}
diff --git a/dev-tools/mage/target/build/build.go b/dev-tools/mage/target/build/build.go
index 3f09bff735b9..fbc7f725cd6c 100644
--- a/dev-tools/mage/target/build/build.go
+++ b/dev-tools/mage/target/build/build.go
@@ -38,21 +38,11 @@ func GolangCrossBuild() error {
 	return devtools.GolangCrossBuild(devtools.DefaultGolangCrossBuildArgs())
 }
 
-// BuildGoDaemon builds the go-daemon binary (use crossBuildGoDaemon).
-func BuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.BuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // CrossBuild cross-builds the beat for all target platforms.
 func CrossBuild() error {
 	return devtools.CrossBuild()
 }
 
-// CrossBuildGoDaemon cross-builds the go-daemon binary using Docker.
-func CrossBuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.CrossBuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // AssembleDarwinUniversal merges the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64 into a single
 // universal binary using `lipo`. It's automatically invoked by CrossBuild whenever
 // the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64 are present.
diff --git a/dev-tools/packaging/packages.yml b/dev-tools/packaging/packages.yml
index 0c7acfe07e11..b92eec37877d 100644
--- a/dev-tools/packaging/packages.yml
+++ b/dev-tools/packaging/packages.yml
@@ -49,18 +49,12 @@ shared:
       /usr/share/{{.BeatName}}/kibana:
         source: _meta/kibana.generated
         mode: 0644
-      /usr/share/{{.BeatName}}/bin/{{.BeatName}}-god:
-        source: build/golang-crossbuild/god-{{.GOOS}}-{{.Platform.Arch}}
-        mode: 0755
       /usr/bin/{{.BeatName}}:
         template: '{{ elastic_beats_dir }}/dev-tools/packaging/templates/linux/beatname.sh.tmpl'
         mode: 0755
       /lib/systemd/system/{{.BeatServiceName}}.service:
         template: '{{ elastic_beats_dir }}/dev-tools/packaging/templates/linux/systemd.unit.tmpl'
         mode: 0644
-      /etc/init.d/{{.BeatServiceName}}:
-        template: '{{ elastic_beats_dir }}/dev-tools/packaging/templates/{{.PackageType}}/init.sh.tmpl'
-        mode: 0755
 
   # MacOS pkg spec for community beats.
   - &macos_beat_pkg_spec
diff --git a/dev-tools/packaging/templates/deb/elastic-agent.init.sh.tmpl b/dev-tools/packaging/templates/deb/elastic-agent.init.sh.tmpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 812bc978199d..000000000000
--- a/dev-tools/packaging/templates/deb/elastic-agent.init.sh.tmpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,165 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:          {{.ServiceName}}
-# Required-Start:    $local_fs $network $syslog
-# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $network $syslog
-# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
-# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
-# Short-Description: {{.Description}}
-# Description:       {{.BeatName | title}} is a shipper part of the Elastic Beats
-#                    family. Please see: https://www.elastic.co/beats
-### END INIT INFO
-
-# Do NOT "set -e"
-
-# PATH should only include /usr/* if it runs after the mountnfs.sh script
-PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
-DESC="{{.Description}}"
-NAME="{{.BeatName}}"
-DAEMON=/usr/share/${NAME}/bin/${NAME}
-DAEMON_ARGS="-c /etc/${NAME}/${NAME}.yml --path.home /usr/share/${NAME} --path.config /etc/${NAME} --path.logs /var/log/${NAME}"
-PIDFILE=/var/run/{{.ServiceName}}.pid
-WRAPPER="/usr/share/${NAME}/bin/${NAME}-god"
-BEAT_USER="{{.BeatUser}}"
-WRAPPER_ARGS="-r / -n -p $PIDFILE"
-SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/{{.ServiceName}}
-
-
-# Exit if the package is not installed
-[ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
-
-# Read configuration variable file if it is present
-[ -r /etc/default/{{.ServiceName}} ] && . /etc/default/{{.ServiceName}}
-
-DEFAULT_GODEBUG="madvdontneed=1"
-export GODEBUG=${GODEBUG-$DEFAULT_GODEBUG}
-
-[ "$BEAT_USER" != "root" ] && WRAPPER_ARGS="$WRAPPER_ARGS -u $BEAT_USER"
-USER_WRAPPER="su"
-USER_WRAPPER_ARGS="$BEAT_USER -c"
-
-if command -v runuser >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    USER_WRAPPER="runuser"
-fi
-
-# Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
-. /lib/init/vars.sh
-
-# Define LSB log_* functions.
-# Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.2-14) to ensure that this file is present
-# and status_of_proc is working.
-. /lib/lsb/init-functions
-
-#
-# Function that starts the daemon/service
-#
-do_start()
-{
-	# Return
-	#   0 if daemon has been started
-	#   1 if daemon was already running
-	#   2 if daemon could not be started
-	start-stop-daemon --start \
-                --pidfile $PIDFILE  \
-		--exec $WRAPPER -- $WRAPPER_ARGS -- $DAEMON $DAEMON_ARGS \
-		|| return 2
-}
-
-#
-# Function that stops the daemon/service
-#
-do_stop()
-{
-	# Return
-	#   0 if daemon has been stopped
-	#   1 if daemon was already stopped
-	#   2 if daemon could not be stopped
-	#   other if a failure occurred
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry=TERM/5/KILL/5 --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $WRAPPER
-	RETVAL="$?"
-	[ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
-	# Wait for children to finish too if this is a daemon that forks
-	# and if the daemon is only ever run from this initscript.
-	# If the above conditions are not satisfied then add some other code
-	# that waits for the process to drop all resources that could be
-	# needed by services started subsequently.  A last resort is to
-	# sleep for some time.
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --retry=0/30/KILL/5 --exec $DAEMON
-	[ "$?" = 2 ] && return 2
-	# Many daemons don't delete their pidfiles when they exit.
-	rm -f $PIDFILE
-	return "$RETVAL"
-}
-
-#
-# Function that sends a SIGHUP to the daemon/service
-#
-do_reload() {
-	#
-	# If the daemon can reload its configuration without
-	# restarting (for example, when it is sent a SIGHUP),
-	# then implement that here.
-	#
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON
-	return 0
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-  start)
-	[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
-	do_start
-	case "$?" in
-		0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
-		2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
-	esac
-	;;
-  stop)
-	[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
-	do_stop
-	case "$?" in
-		0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
-		2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
-	esac
-	;;
-  status)
-       status_of_proc "$WRAPPER" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
-       ;;
-  #reload|force-reload)
-	#
-	# If do_reload() is not implemented then leave this commented out
-	# and leave 'force-reload' as an alias for 'restart'.
-	#
-	#log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC" "$NAME"
-	#do_reload
-	#log_end_msg $?
-	#;;
-  restart|force-reload)
-	#
-	# If the "reload" option is implemented then remove the
-	# 'force-reload' alias
-	#
-	log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
-	do_stop
-	case "$?" in
-	  0|1)
-		do_start
-		case "$?" in
-			0) log_end_msg 0 ;;
-			1) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Old process is still running
-			*) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Failed to start
-		esac
-		;;
-	  *)
-	  	# Failed to stop
-		log_end_msg 1
-		;;
-	esac
-	;;
-  *)
-	#echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
-	echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}" >&2
-	exit 3
-	;;
-esac
-
-:
diff --git a/dev-tools/packaging/templates/deb/init.sh.tmpl b/dev-tools/packaging/templates/deb/init.sh.tmpl
deleted file mode 100644
index b30e29d40a1c..000000000000
--- a/dev-tools/packaging/templates/deb/init.sh.tmpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,192 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:          {{.ServiceName}}
-# Required-Start:    $local_fs $network $syslog
-# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $network $syslog
-# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
-# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
-# Short-Description: {{.Description}}
-# Description:       {{.BeatName | title}} is a shipper part of the Elastic Beats
-#                    family. Please see: https://www.elastic.co/beats
-### END INIT INFO
-
-# Do NOT "set -e"
-
-# PATH should only include /usr/* if it runs after the mountnfs.sh script
-PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
-DESC="{{.Description}}"
-NAME="{{.BeatName}}"
-DAEMON=/usr/share/${NAME}/bin/${NAME}
-DAEMON_ARGS="-c /etc/${NAME}/${NAME}.yml --path.home /usr/share/${NAME} --path.config /etc/${NAME} --path.data /var/lib/${NAME} --path.logs /var/log/${NAME}"
-TEST_ARGS="-e test config"
-PIDFILE=/var/run/{{.ServiceName}}.pid
-WRAPPER="/usr/share/${NAME}/bin/${NAME}-god"
-BEAT_USER="{{.BeatUser}}"
-WRAPPER_ARGS="-r / -n -p $PIDFILE"
-SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/{{.ServiceName}}
-
-
-# Exit if the package is not installed
-[ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
-
-# Read configuration variable file if it is present
-[ -r /etc/default/{{.ServiceName}} ] && . /etc/default/{{.ServiceName}}
-
-DEFAULT_GODEBUG="madvdontneed=1"
-export GODEBUG=${GODEBUG-$DEFAULT_GODEBUG}
-
-[ "$BEAT_USER" != "root" ] && WRAPPER_ARGS="$WRAPPER_ARGS -u $BEAT_USER"
-USER_WRAPPER="su"
-USER_WRAPPER_ARGS="$BEAT_USER -c"
-
-if command -v runuser >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    USER_WRAPPER="runuser"
-fi
-
-# Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
-. /lib/init/vars.sh
-
-# Define LSB log_* functions.
-# Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.2-14) to ensure that this file is present
-# and status_of_proc is working.
-. /lib/lsb/init-functions
-
-#
-# Function that calls runs the service in foreground
-# to test its configuration.
-#
-do_test()
-{
-        $USER_WRAPPER $USER_WRAPPER_ARGS "$DAEMON $DAEMON_ARGS $TEST_ARGS"
-}
-
-#
-# Function that starts the daemon/service
-#
-do_start()
-{
-	# Return
-	#   0 if daemon has been started
-	#   1 if daemon was already running
-	#   2 if daemon could not be started
-	start-stop-daemon --start \
-                --pidfile $PIDFILE  \
-		--exec $WRAPPER -- $WRAPPER_ARGS -- $DAEMON $DAEMON_ARGS \
-		|| return 2
-}
-
-#
-# Function that stops the daemon/service
-#
-do_stop()
-{
-	# Return
-	#   0 if daemon has been stopped
-	#   1 if daemon was already stopped
-	#   2 if daemon could not be stopped
-	#   other if a failure occurred
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry=TERM/5/KILL/5 --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $WRAPPER
-	RETVAL="$?"
-	[ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
-	# Wait for children to finish too if this is a daemon that forks
-	# and if the daemon is only ever run from this initscript.
-	# If the above conditions are not satisfied then add some other code
-	# that waits for the process to drop all resources that could be
-	# needed by services started subsequently.  A last resort is to
-	# sleep for some time.
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --retry=0/30/KILL/5 --exec $DAEMON
-	[ "$?" = 2 ] && return 2
-	# Many daemons don't delete their pidfiles when they exit.
-	rm -f $PIDFILE
-	return "$RETVAL"
-}
-
-#
-# Function that sends a SIGHUP to the daemon/service
-#
-do_reload() {
-	#
-	# If the daemon can reload its configuration without
-	# restarting (for example, when it is sent a SIGHUP),
-	# then implement that here.
-	#
-	start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON
-	return 0
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-  start)
-	[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
-        do_test
-        case "$?" in
-                0) ;;
-                *)
-                        log_end_msg 1
-                        exit 1
-                        ;;
-        esac
-	do_start
-	case "$?" in
-		0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
-		2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
-	esac
-	;;
-  stop)
-	[ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
-	do_stop
-	case "$?" in
-		0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
-		2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
-	esac
-	;;
-  status)
-       status_of_proc "$WRAPPER" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
-       ;;
-  #reload|force-reload)
-	#
-	# If do_reload() is not implemented then leave this commented out
-	# and leave 'force-reload' as an alias for 'restart'.
-	#
-	#log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC" "$NAME"
-	#do_reload
-	#log_end_msg $?
-	#;;
-  restart|force-reload)
-	#
-	# If the "reload" option is implemented then remove the
-	# 'force-reload' alias
-	#
-	log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
-        do_test
-        case "$?" in
-                0) ;;
-                *)
-                        log_end_msg 1  # Old process is still running
-                        exit 1
-                        ;;
-        esac
-
-	do_stop
-	case "$?" in
-	  0|1)
-		do_start
-		case "$?" in
-			0) log_end_msg 0 ;;
-			1) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Old process is still running
-			*) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Failed to start
-		esac
-		;;
-	  *)
-	  	# Failed to stop
-		log_end_msg 1
-		;;
-	esac
-	;;
-  *)
-	#echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
-	echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}" >&2
-	exit 3
-	;;
-esac
-
-:
diff --git a/dev-tools/packaging/templates/rpm/elastic-agent.init.sh.tmpl b/dev-tools/packaging/templates/rpm/elastic-agent.init.sh.tmpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 25c87d29fd96..000000000000
--- a/dev-tools/packaging/templates/rpm/elastic-agent.init.sh.tmpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,121 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# {{.ServiceName}}          {{.BeatName}} shipper
-#
-# chkconfig: 2345 98 02
-# description: Starts and stops a single {{.BeatName}} instance on this system
-#
-
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:          {{.ServiceName}}
-# Required-Start:    $local_fs $network $syslog
-# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $network $syslog
-# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
-# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
-# Short-Description: {{.Description}}
-# Description:       {{.BeatName | title}} is a shipper part of the Elastic Beats
-#                    family. Please see: https://www.elastic.co/beats
-### END INIT INFO
-
-# Exit with an informative message if functions does not exist.
-# This has been removed from RHEL9, but exists on other RPM-based
-# distributions in the support matrix.
-if [ ! -f /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions ]; then
-	echo "SysV-style init script service management is not supported on this system, use systemctl instead"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-
-PATH=/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin
-export PATH
-
-[ -f /etc/sysconfig/{{.ServiceName}} ] && . /etc/sysconfig/{{.ServiceName}}
-pidfile=${PIDFILE-/var/run/{{.ServiceName}}.pid}
-agent=${BEATS_AGENT-/usr/share/{{.BeatName}}/bin/{{.BeatName}}}
-args="-c /etc/{{.BeatName}}/{{.BeatName}}.yml --path.home /usr/share/{{.BeatName}} --path.config /etc/{{.BeatName}} --path.logs /var/log/{{.BeatName}}"
-beat_user="${BEAT_USER:-{{.BeatUser}}}"
-wrapper="/usr/share/{{.BeatName}}/bin/{{.BeatName}}-god"
-wrapperopts="-r / -n -p $pidfile"
-user_wrapper="su"
-user_wrapperopts="$beat_user -c"
-RETVAL=0
-DEFAULT_GODEBUG="madvdontneed=1"
-export GODEBUG=${GODEBUG-$DEFAULT_GODEBUG}
-
-# Source function library.
-. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
-
-# Determine if we can use the -p option to daemon, killproc, and status.
-# RHEL < 5 can't.
-if status | grep -q -- '-p' 2>/dev/null; then
-    daemonopts="--pidfile $pidfile"
-    pidopts="-p $pidfile"
-fi
-
-if command -v runuser >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    user_wrapper="runuser"
-fi
-
-[ "$beat_user" != "root" ] && wrapperopts="$wrapperopts -u $beat_user"
-
-start() {
-    echo -n $"Starting {{.BeatName}}: "
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		echo
-		exit 1
-	fi
-    daemon $daemonopts $wrapper $wrapperopts -- $agent $args
-    RETVAL=$?
-    echo
-    return $RETVAL
-}
-
-stop() {
-    echo -n $"Stopping {{.BeatName}}: "
-    killproc $pidopts $wrapper
-    RETVAL=$?
-    echo
-    [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && rm -f ${pidfile}
-}
-
-restart() {
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		return 1
-	fi
-    stop
-    start
-}
-
-rh_status() {
-    status $pidopts $wrapper
-    RETVAL=$?
-    return $RETVAL
-}
-
-rh_status_q() {
-    rh_status >/dev/null 2>&1
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-    start)
-        start
-    ;;
-    stop)
-        stop
-    ;;
-    restart)
-        restart
-    ;;
-    condrestart|try-restart)
-        rh_status_q || exit 0
-        restart
-    ;;
-    status)
-        rh_status
-    ;;
-    *)
-        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart}"
-        exit 1
-esac
-
-exit $RETVAL
diff --git a/dev-tools/packaging/templates/rpm/init.sh.tmpl b/dev-tools/packaging/templates/rpm/init.sh.tmpl
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e4c9731e9c9..000000000000
--- a/dev-tools/packaging/templates/rpm/init.sh.tmpl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,128 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# {{.ServiceName}}          {{.BeatName}} shipper
-#
-# chkconfig: 2345 98 02
-# description: Starts and stops a single {{.BeatName}} instance on this system
-#
-
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:          {{.ServiceName}}
-# Required-Start:    $local_fs $network $syslog
-# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $network $syslog
-# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
-# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
-# Short-Description: {{.Description}}
-# Description:       {{.BeatName | title}} is a shipper part of the Elastic Beats
-#                    family. Please see: https://www.elastic.co/beats
-### END INIT INFO
-
-# Exit with an informative message if functions does not exist.
-# This has been removed from RHEL9, but exists on other RPM-based
-# distributions in the support matrix.
-if [ ! -f /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions ]; then
-	echo "SysV-style init script service management is not supported on this system, use systemctl instead"
-	exit 1
-fi
-
-
-PATH=/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin
-export PATH
-
-[ -f /etc/sysconfig/{{.ServiceName}} ] && . /etc/sysconfig/{{.ServiceName}}
-pidfile=${PIDFILE-/var/run/{{.ServiceName}}.pid}
-agent=${BEATS_AGENT-/usr/share/{{.BeatName}}/bin/{{.BeatName}}}
-args="-c /etc/{{.BeatName}}/{{.BeatName}}.yml --path.home /usr/share/{{.BeatName}} --path.config /etc/{{.BeatName}} --path.data /var/lib/{{.BeatName}} --path.logs /var/log/{{.BeatName}}"
-test_args="-e test config"
-beat_user="${BEAT_USER:-{{.BeatUser}}}"
-wrapper="/usr/share/{{.BeatName}}/bin/{{.BeatName}}-god"
-wrapperopts="-r / -n -p $pidfile"
-user_wrapper="su"
-user_wrapperopts="$beat_user -c"
-RETVAL=0
-DEFAULT_GODEBUG="madvdontneed=1"
-export GODEBUG=${GODEBUG-$DEFAULT_GODEBUG}
-
-# Source function library.
-. /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions
-
-# Determine if we can use the -p option to daemon, killproc, and status.
-# RHEL < 5 can't.
-if status | grep -q -- '-p' 2>/dev/null; then
-    daemonopts="--pidfile $pidfile"
-    pidopts="-p $pidfile"
-fi
-
-if command -v runuser >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-    user_wrapper="runuser"
-fi
-
-[ "$beat_user" != "root" ] && wrapperopts="$wrapperopts -u $beat_user"
-
-test() {
-	$user_wrapper $user_wrapperopts "$agent $args $test_args"
-}
-
-start() {
-    echo -n $"Starting {{.BeatName}}: "
-	test
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		echo
-		exit 1
-	fi
-    daemon $daemonopts $wrapper $wrapperopts -- $agent $args
-    RETVAL=$?
-    echo
-    return $RETVAL
-}
-
-stop() {
-    echo -n $"Stopping {{.BeatName}}: "
-    killproc $pidopts $wrapper
-    RETVAL=$?
-    echo
-    [ $RETVAL = 0 ] && rm -f ${pidfile}
-}
-
-restart() {
-	test
-	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-		return 1
-	fi
-    stop
-    start
-}
-
-rh_status() {
-    status $pidopts $wrapper
-    RETVAL=$?
-    return $RETVAL
-}
-
-rh_status_q() {
-    rh_status >/dev/null 2>&1
-}
-
-case "$1" in
-    start)
-        start
-    ;;
-    stop)
-        stop
-    ;;
-    restart)
-        restart
-    ;;
-    condrestart|try-restart)
-        rh_status_q || exit 0
-        restart
-    ;;
-    status)
-        rh_status
-    ;;
-    *)
-        echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|restart|condrestart}"
-        exit 1
-esac
-
-exit $RETVAL
diff --git a/filebeat/magefile.go b/filebeat/magefile.go
index a8defd10562c..f11c70d5ebb5 100644
--- a/filebeat/magefile.go
+++ b/filebeat/magefile.go
@@ -65,21 +65,11 @@ func GolangCrossBuild() error {
 	return filebeat.GolangCrossBuild()
 }
 
-// BuildGoDaemon builds the go-daemon binary (use crossBuildGoDaemon).
-func BuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.BuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // CrossBuild cross-builds the beat for all target platforms.
 func CrossBuild() error {
 	return filebeat.CrossBuild()
 }
 
-// CrossBuildGoDaemon cross-builds the go-daemon binary using Docker.
-func CrossBuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.CrossBuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // AssembleDarwinUniversal merges the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64 into a single
 // universal binary using `lipo`. It assumes the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64
 // were built and only performs the merge.
@@ -100,7 +90,7 @@ func Package() {
 	filebeat.CustomizePackaging()
 
 	mg.Deps(Update)
-	mg.Deps(CrossBuild, CrossBuildGoDaemon)
+	mg.Deps(CrossBuild)
 	mg.SerialDeps(devtools.Package, TestPackages)
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f295ab111110..30e164dbb301 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.9.0
-	github.com/tsg/go-daemon v0.0.0-20200207173439-e704b93fd89b
 	github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.1.8
 	github.com/vmware/govmomi v0.39.0
 	go.elastic.co/ecszap v1.0.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 6bab262fcf18..f9614f640f35 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -915,8 +915,6 @@ github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1 h1:ng9scYS7az0Bk4OZLvrNXNSAO2Pxr1XXRAPyjhIx+F
 github.com/tklauser/numcpus v0.6.1/go.mod h1:1XfjsgE2zo8GVw7POkMbHENHzVg3GzmoZ9fESEdAacY=
 github.com/tommyers-elastic/dashboard-api-go/v3 v3.0.0-20240913150833-a945473a8f25 h1:o24r+NDexzdlwgqI0Dglq2I/cdONYRACikcUmYmovtQ=
 github.com/tommyers-elastic/dashboard-api-go/v3 v3.0.0-20240913150833-a945473a8f25/go.mod h1:COGDRzuD05ZS/zp0lDCTDFhx6kAuuNdhDjY0y2ifi5o=
-github.com/tsg/go-daemon v0.0.0-20200207173439-e704b93fd89b h1:X/8hkb4rQq3+QuOxpJK7gWmAXmZucF0EI1s1BfBLq6U=
-github.com/tsg/go-daemon v0.0.0-20200207173439-e704b93fd89b/go.mod h1:jAqhj/JBVC1PwcLTWd6rjQyGyItxxrhpiBl8LSuAGmw=
 github.com/ugorji/go v1.1.8/go.mod h1:0lNM99SwWUIRhCXnigEMClngXBk/EmpTXa7mgiewYWA=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.1.8 h1:4dryPvxMP9OtkjIbuNeK2nb27M38XMHLGlfNSNph/5s=
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v1.1.8/go.mod h1:X00B19HDtwvKbQY2DcYjvZxKQp8mzrJoQ6EgoIY/D2E=
diff --git a/heartbeat/magefile.go b/heartbeat/magefile.go
index 650cd421a212..894c31480c6c 100644
--- a/heartbeat/magefile.go
+++ b/heartbeat/magefile.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func Package() {
 	heartbeat.CustomizePackaging()
 
 	mg.Deps(Update)
-	mg.Deps(build.CrossBuild, build.CrossBuildGoDaemon)
+	mg.Deps(build.CrossBuild)
 	mg.SerialDeps(devtools.Package, TestPackages)
 }
 
diff --git a/libbeat/docs/tab-widgets/start-filebeat.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/tab-widgets/start-filebeat.asciidoc
index bbaf47d3faf1..285b2cff35ca 100644
--- a/libbeat/docs/tab-widgets/start-filebeat.asciidoc
+++ b/libbeat/docs/tab-widgets/start-filebeat.asciidoc
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@
 sudo service {beatname_pkg} start
 ----
 
-// tag::initd-note[]
-NOTE: If you use an `init.d` script to start {beatname_uc}, you can't specify command
-line flags (see {beatname_url}/command-line-options.html[Command reference]). To specify flags, start {beatname_uc} in
-the foreground.
-
-// end::initd-note[]
-
 Also see {beatname_url}/running-with-systemd.html[{beatname_uc} and systemd].
 // end::deb[]
 
@@ -23,8 +16,6 @@ Also see {beatname_url}/running-with-systemd.html[{beatname_uc} and systemd].
 sudo service {beatname_pkg} start
 ----
 
-include::start.asciidoc[tag=initd-note]
-
 Also see {beatname_url}/running-with-systemd.html[{beatname_uc} and systemd].
 
 // end::rpm[]
diff --git a/libbeat/docs/tab-widgets/start.asciidoc b/libbeat/docs/tab-widgets/start.asciidoc
index 6ca8e35521f3..1c551fcf6946 100644
--- a/libbeat/docs/tab-widgets/start.asciidoc
+++ b/libbeat/docs/tab-widgets/start.asciidoc
@@ -7,13 +7,6 @@
 sudo service {beatname_pkg} start
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// tag::initd-note[]
-NOTE: If you use an `init.d` script to start {beatname_uc}, you can't specify command
-line flags (see {beatname_url}/command-line-options.html[Command reference]). To specify flags, start {beatname_uc} in
-the foreground.
-
-// end::initd-note[]
-
 Also see {beatname_url}/running-with-systemd.html[{beatname_uc} and systemd].
 // end::deb[]
 
@@ -23,8 +16,6 @@ Also see {beatname_url}/running-with-systemd.html[{beatname_uc} and systemd].
 sudo service {beatname_pkg} start
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-include::start.asciidoc[tag=initd-note]
-
 Also see {beatname_url}/running-with-systemd.html[{beatname_uc} and systemd].
 
 // end::rpm[]
diff --git a/metricbeat/magefile.go b/metricbeat/magefile.go
index 7bf9f7de48b0..3ab1d05bb634 100644
--- a/metricbeat/magefile.go
+++ b/metricbeat/magefile.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func Package() {
 	devtools.PackageKibanaDashboardsFromBuildDir()
 
 	mg.Deps(Update)
-	mg.Deps(build.CrossBuild, build.CrossBuildGoDaemon)
+	mg.Deps(build.CrossBuild)
 	mg.SerialDeps(devtools.Package, TestPackages)
 }
 
diff --git a/packetbeat/magefile.go b/packetbeat/magefile.go
index 1676118f7063..cfdf06fc79b1 100644
--- a/packetbeat/magefile.go
+++ b/packetbeat/magefile.go
@@ -58,21 +58,11 @@ func GolangCrossBuild() error {
 	return packetbeat.GolangCrossBuild()
 }
 
-// BuildGoDaemon builds the go-daemon binary (use crossBuildGoDaemon).
-func BuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.BuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // CrossBuild cross-builds the beat for all target platforms.
 func CrossBuild() error {
 	return packetbeat.CrossBuild()
 }
 
-// CrossBuildGoDaemon cross-builds the go-daemon binary using Docker.
-func CrossBuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.CrossBuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // AssembleDarwinUniversal merges the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64 into a single
 // universal binary using `lipo`. It assumes the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64
 // were built and only performs the merge.
@@ -93,7 +83,7 @@ func Package() {
 	packetbeat.CustomizePackaging()
 
 	mg.Deps(Update)
-	mg.Deps(CrossBuild, CrossBuildGoDaemon)
+	mg.Deps(CrossBuild)
 	mg.SerialDeps(devtools.Package, TestPackages)
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/tools.go b/tools/tools.go
index fe36ef49adea..be352b8fdc3c 100644
--- a/tools/tools.go
+++ b/tools/tools.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/magefile/mage"
 	_ "github.com/pierrre/gotestcover"
 	_ "github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	_ "github.com/tsg/go-daemon"
 	_ "golang.org/x/tools/cmd/goimports"
 	_ "golang.org/x/tools/cmd/stringer"
 	_ "gotest.tools/gotestsum/cmd"
diff --git a/winlogbeat/scripts/mage/package.go b/winlogbeat/scripts/mage/package.go
index 20cde9f551b7..5f79aa8d08b3 100644
--- a/winlogbeat/scripts/mage/package.go
+++ b/winlogbeat/scripts/mage/package.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package mage
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func init() {
 // Use VERSION_QUALIFIER to control the version qualifier.
 func Package() {
 	start := time.Now()
-	defer func() { fmt.Println("package ran for", time.Since(start)) }()
+	defer func() { log.Println("package ran for", time.Since(start)) }()
 
 	switch SelectLogic {
 	case devtools.OSSProject:
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ func Package() {
 	devtools.PackageKibanaDashboardsFromBuildDir()
 
 	mg.Deps(Update.All)
-	mg.Deps(build.CrossBuild, build.CrossBuildGoDaemon)
+	mg.Deps(build.CrossBuild)
 	mg.SerialDeps(devtools.Package, pkg.PackageTest)
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/agentbeat/magefile.go b/x-pack/agentbeat/magefile.go
index 888ebb8bb582..982f774e6452 100644
--- a/x-pack/agentbeat/magefile.go
+++ b/x-pack/agentbeat/magefile.go
@@ -91,16 +91,6 @@ func CrossBuild() error {
 	)
 }
 
-// BuildGoDaemon builds the go-daemon binary (use crossBuildGoDaemon).
-func BuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.BuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
-// CrossBuildGoDaemon cross-builds the go-daemon binary using Docker.
-func CrossBuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.CrossBuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // AssembleDarwinUniversal merges the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64 into a single
 // universal binary using `lipo`. It assumes the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64
 // were built and only performs the merge.
diff --git a/x-pack/auditbeat/magefile.go b/x-pack/auditbeat/magefile.go
index 45b340954815..f58ca1d9a4d5 100644
--- a/x-pack/auditbeat/magefile.go
+++ b/x-pack/auditbeat/magefile.go
@@ -58,16 +58,6 @@ func CrossBuild() error {
 	return devtools.CrossBuild()
 }
 
-// BuildGoDaemon builds the go-daemon binary (use crossBuildGoDaemon).
-func BuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.BuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
-// CrossBuildGoDaemon cross-builds the go-daemon binary using Docker.
-func CrossBuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.CrossBuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // AssembleDarwinUniversal merges the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64 into a single
 // universal binary using `lipo`. It assumes the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64
 // were built and only performs the merge.
@@ -97,7 +87,7 @@ func Package() {
 	auditbeat.CustomizePackaging(auditbeat.XPackPackaging)
 
 	mg.SerialDeps(Update)
-	mg.Deps(CrossBuild, CrossBuildGoDaemon)
+	mg.Deps(CrossBuild)
 	mg.SerialDeps(devtools.Package, TestPackages)
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/magefile.go b/x-pack/filebeat/magefile.go
index aaf1326de35a..b0bb464c4fc5 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/magefile.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/magefile.go
@@ -59,16 +59,6 @@ func CrossBuild() error {
 	return filebeat.CrossBuild()
 }
 
-// BuildGoDaemon builds the go-daemon binary (use crossBuildGoDaemon).
-func BuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.BuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
-// CrossBuildGoDaemon cross-builds the go-daemon binary using Docker.
-func CrossBuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.CrossBuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // AssembleDarwinUniversal merges the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64 into a single
 // universal binary using `lipo`. It assumes the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64
 // were built and only performs the merge.
@@ -94,7 +84,7 @@ func Package() {
 	filebeat.CustomizePackaging()
 
 	mg.Deps(Update)
-	mg.Deps(CrossBuild, CrossBuildGoDaemon)
+	mg.Deps(CrossBuild)
 	mg.SerialDeps(devtools.Package, TestPackages)
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/heartbeat/magefile.go b/x-pack/heartbeat/magefile.go
index c10004340319..4573ff75a2ef 100644
--- a/x-pack/heartbeat/magefile.go
+++ b/x-pack/heartbeat/magefile.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func Package() {
 	heartbeat.CustomizePackaging()
 
 	mg.Deps(Update)
-	mg.Deps(build.CrossBuild, build.CrossBuildGoDaemon)
+	mg.Deps(build.CrossBuild)
 	mg.SerialDeps(devtools.Package, TestPackages)
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/metricbeat/magefile.go b/x-pack/metricbeat/magefile.go
index 1de1a064d1f3..fe3becc21de5 100644
--- a/x-pack/metricbeat/magefile.go
+++ b/x-pack/metricbeat/magefile.go
@@ -71,16 +71,6 @@ func CrossBuild() error {
 	return devtools.CrossBuild()
 }
 
-// BuildGoDaemon builds the go-daemon binary (use crossBuildGoDaemon).
-func BuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.BuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
-// CrossBuildGoDaemon cross-builds the go-daemon binary using Docker.
-func CrossBuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.CrossBuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // UnitTest executes the unit tests (Go and Python).
 func UnitTest() {
 	mg.SerialDeps(GoUnitTest, PythonUnitTest)
@@ -164,7 +154,7 @@ func Package() {
 	devtools.PackageKibanaDashboardsFromBuildDir()
 
 	mg.Deps(Update, metricbeat.PrepareModulePackagingXPack)
-	mg.Deps(CrossBuild, CrossBuildGoDaemon)
+	mg.Deps(CrossBuild)
 	mg.SerialDeps(devtools.Package, TestPackages)
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/osquerybeat/magefile.go b/x-pack/osquerybeat/magefile.go
index ef846eccbb0b..dae39ed840da 100644
--- a/x-pack/osquerybeat/magefile.go
+++ b/x-pack/osquerybeat/magefile.go
@@ -186,11 +186,6 @@ func GolangCrossBuild() error {
 	return devtools.GolangCrossBuild(devtools.DefaultGolangCrossBuildArgs())
 }
 
-// BuildGoDaemon builds the go-daemon binary (use crossBuildGoDaemon).
-func BuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.BuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // CrossBuild cross-builds the beat for all target platforms.
 func CrossBuild() error {
 	// Building osquerybeat
@@ -206,11 +201,6 @@ func CrossBuildExt() error {
 	return devtools.CrossBuild(devtools.InDir("x-pack", "osquerybeat", "ext", "osquery-extension"))
 }
 
-// CrossBuildGoDaemon cross-builds the go-daemon binary using Docker.
-func CrossBuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.CrossBuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // AssembleDarwinUniversal merges the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64 into a single
 // universal binary using `lipo`. It assumes the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64
 // were built and only performs the merge.
@@ -232,7 +222,7 @@ func Package() {
 	osquerybeat.CustomizePackaging()
 
 	mg.Deps(Update, osquerybeat.FetchOsqueryDistros)
-	mg.Deps(CrossBuild, CrossBuildGoDaemon)
+	mg.Deps(CrossBuild)
 	mg.SerialDeps(devtools.Package, TestPackages)
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/packetbeat/magefile.go b/x-pack/packetbeat/magefile.go
index 220c430e5d84..b3a08effafe3 100644
--- a/x-pack/packetbeat/magefile.go
+++ b/x-pack/packetbeat/magefile.go
@@ -83,16 +83,6 @@ func CrossBuild() error {
 	)
 }
 
-// BuildGoDaemon builds the go-daemon binary (use crossBuildGoDaemon).
-func BuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.BuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
-// CrossBuildGoDaemon cross-builds the go-daemon binary using Docker.
-func CrossBuildGoDaemon() error {
-	return devtools.CrossBuildGoDaemon()
-}
-
 // AssembleDarwinUniversal merges the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64 into a single
 // universal binary using `lipo`. It assumes the darwin/amd64 and darwin/arm64
 // were built and only performs the merge.
@@ -118,7 +108,7 @@ func Package() {
 	packetbeat.CustomizePackaging()
 
 	mg.Deps(Update)
-	mg.Deps(CrossBuild, CrossBuildGoDaemon)
+	mg.Deps(CrossBuild)
 	mg.SerialDeps(devtools.Package, TestPackages)
 }