diff --git a/.buildkite/auditbeat/scripts/package-step.sh b/.buildkite/auditbeat/scripts/package-step.sh
index 8b348bafa713..021240589923 100755
--- a/.buildkite/auditbeat/scripts/package-step.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/auditbeat/scripts/package-step.sh
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ set -euo pipefail
 source .buildkite/env-scripts/util.sh
 
 changeset="^auditbeat/
-    ^go.mod
-    ^pytest.ini
-    ^dev-tools/
-    ^libbeat/
-    ^testing/
-    ^\.buildkite/auditbeat/"
+^go.mod
+^pytest.ini
+^dev-tools/
+^libbeat/
+^testing/
+^\.buildkite/auditbeat/"
 
 if are_files_changed "$changeset"; then
   cat <<-EOF
diff --git a/.buildkite/env-scripts/win-env.sh b/.buildkite/env-scripts/win-env.sh
index dbedb29f516f..ccf5479b46e1 100644
--- a/.buildkite/env-scripts/win-env.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/env-scripts/win-env.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-install_python_win() {
-  echo "PLATFORM TYPE: ${PLATFORM_TYPE}"
-  if [[ ${PLATFORM_TYPE} = MINGW* ]]; then
-    echo "Installing Python on Win"
-    choco install mingw -y
-    choco install python --version=3.11.0 -y
-  fi
-}
-
-install_python_win
+echo "--- PLATFORM TYPE: ${PLATFORM_TYPE}"
+if [[ ${PLATFORM_TYPE} = MINGW* ]]; then
+  echo "--- Installing Python on Win"
+  choco install mingw -y
+  choco install python --version=3.11.0 -y
+fi
diff --git a/.buildkite/filebeat/scripts/package-step.sh b/.buildkite/filebeat/scripts/package-step.sh
index a4127c3cd1d6..985125433cec 100755
--- a/.buildkite/filebeat/scripts/package-step.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/filebeat/scripts/package-step.sh
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ set -euo pipefail
 source .buildkite/env-scripts/util.sh
 
 changeset="^filebeat/
-    ^go.mod
-    ^pytest.ini
-    ^dev-tools/
-    ^libbeat/
-    ^testing/
-    ^\.buildkite/filebeat/"
+^go.mod
+^pytest.ini
+^dev-tools/
+^libbeat/
+^testing/
+^\.buildkite/filebeat/"
 
 if are_files_changed "$changeset"; then
   cat <<-EOF
diff --git a/.buildkite/hooks/post-checkout b/.buildkite/hooks/post-checkout
index 2f376ec25b08..b6cc7ad60bda 100644
--- a/.buildkite/hooks/post-checkout
+++ b/.buildkite/hooks/post-checkout
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -51,21 +51,3 @@ git --no-pager log --format=%B -n 1
 
 # Ensure buildkite groups are rendered
 echo ""
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -euo pipefail
-
-source .buildkite/filebeat/scripts/pre-common.sh
-
-if [[ "$BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG" == "filebeat" ]]; then
-  changeset="^filebeat/
-    ^go.mod
-    ^pytest.ini
-    ^dev-tools/
-    ^libbeat/
-    ^testing/
-    ^\.buildkite/filebeat/"
-
-  check_filebeat_changes "$changeset"
-  echo ":: FILEBEAT_CHANGESET=$FILEBEAT_CHANGESET ::"
-fi
diff --git a/.buildkite/hooks/pre-command b/.buildkite/hooks/pre-command
index acfa9a92d3bd..c448a7102512 100644
--- a/.buildkite/hooks/pre-command
+++ b/.buildkite/hooks/pre-command
@@ -2,24 +2,14 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
-DOCKER_REGISTRY_SECRET_PATH="kv/ci-shared/platform-ingest/docker_registry_prod"
-
-if [[ "$BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG" == "filebeat" ]]; then
+if [[ "$BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG" == "filebeat" || "$BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG" == "auditbeat" ]]; then
   source .buildkite/env-scripts/env.sh
   source .buildkite/env-scripts/util.sh
   source .buildkite/env-scripts/win-env.sh
 
-  if [[ ${PLATFORM_TYPE} = MINGW* ]]; then
-    install_python_win
-  fi
-
   if [[ -z "${GOLANG_VERSION-""}" ]]; then
     export GOLANG_VERSION=$(cat "${WORKSPACE}/.go-version")
   fi
-
-  if [[ "$BUILDKITE_STEP_KEY" == macos* ]]; then
-    ulimit -Sn 30000
-  fi
 fi
 
 if [[ "$BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG" == "beats-metricbeat" ]]; then
@@ -29,8 +19,3 @@ if [[ "$BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG" == "beats-metricbeat" ]]; then
     exit 0
   fi
 fi
-
-if [[ "$BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG" == "auditbeat" && "$BUILDKITE_STEP_KEY" == package* ]]; then
-  export DOCKER_USERNAME_SECRET=$(retry 5 vault kv get -field user "${DOCKER_REGISTRY_SECRET_PATH}")
-  export DOCKER_PASSWORD_SECRET=$(retry 5 vault kv get -field password "${DOCKER_REGISTRY_SECRET_PATH}")
-fi