diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/setup_agentbeat.py b/.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/setup_agentbeat.py
index 818e048b999d..ce12b6b4b34f 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/setup_agentbeat.py
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/setup_agentbeat.py
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ def download_agentbeat(pattern, path) -> str:
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
         exit(1)
 
+    print("--- Downloaded artifact")
+
     return get_filename(path)
 
 
diff --git a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.agentbeat.yml b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.agentbeat.yml
index 8873ffe29b8e..2f7dc611a51b 100644
--- a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.agentbeat.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.agentbeat.yml
@@ -15,26 +15,26 @@ env:
   AGENTBEAT_SPEC: "./agentbeat.spec.yml"
 
 steps:
-  - group: "Check/Update"
-    key: "x-pack-agentbeat-check-update"
-
-    steps:
-      - label: "agentbeat: Run pre-commit"
-        command: "pre-commit run --all-files"
-        agents:
-          image: "${IMAGE_BEATS_WITH_HOOKS_LATEST}"
-          memory: "2Gi"
-          useCustomGlobalHooks: true
-        notify:
-          - github_commit_status:
-              context: "agentbeat: pre-commit"
-
-  - wait: ~
-    # with PRs, we want to run mandatory tests only if check/update step succeed
-    # for other cases, e.g. merge commits, we want to run mundatory test (and publish) independently of other tests
-    # this allows building DRA artifacts even if there is flakiness in check/update step
-    if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") != "false"
-    depends_on: "x-pack-agentbeat-check-update"
+#  - group: "Check/Update"
+#    key: "x-pack-agentbeat-check-update"
+#
+#    steps:
+#      - label: "agentbeat: Run pre-commit"
+#        command: "pre-commit run --all-files"
+#        agents:
+#          image: "${IMAGE_BEATS_WITH_HOOKS_LATEST}"
+#          memory: "2Gi"
+#          useCustomGlobalHooks: true
+#        notify:
+#          - github_commit_status:
+#              context: "agentbeat: pre-commit"
+#
+#  - wait: ~
+#    # with PRs, we want to run mandatory tests only if check/update step succeed
+#    # for other cases, e.g. merge commits, we want to run mundatory test (and publish) independently of other tests
+#    # this allows building DRA artifacts even if there is flakiness in check/update step
+#    if: build.env("BUILDKITE_PULL_REQUEST") != "false"
+#    depends_on: "x-pack-agentbeat-check-update"
 
   - group: "Agentbeat tests"
     key: "agentbeat-mandatory-tests"