diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/periodic.trigger.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/periodic.trigger.sh
index 3571d112c5b6d..36d106e87ee9c 100644
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/periodic.trigger.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/periodic.trigger.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
+exit 0
+
 echo "steps:"
 
 source .buildkite/scripts/branches.sh
diff --git a/catalog-info.yaml b/catalog-info.yaml
index b9c0c98b45e6c..4eb88fd121985 100644
--- a/catalog-info.yaml
+++ b/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -98,45 +98,45 @@ spec:
         build_pull_requests: false
         publish_commit_status: false
         trigger_mode: none
----
-# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/elasticmachine/988b80dae436cafea07d9a4a460a011d/raw/e57ee3bed7a6f73077a3f55a38e76e40ec87a7cf/rre.schema.json
-apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
-kind: Resource
-metadata:
-  name: buildkite-pipeline-elasticsearch-periodic-trigger
-  description: Triggers periodic pipelines for all required branches
-  links:
-    - title: Pipeline
-      url: https://buildkite.com/elastic/elasticsearch-periodic-trigger
-spec:
-  type: buildkite-pipeline
-  system: buildkite
-  owner: group:elasticsearch-team
-  implementation:
-    apiVersion: buildkite.elastic.dev/v1
-    kind: Pipeline
-    metadata:
-      description: ":elasticsearch: Triggers periodic pipelines for all required branches"
-      name: elasticsearch / periodic / trigger
-    spec:
-      repository: elastic/elasticsearch
-      pipeline_file: .buildkite/scripts/periodic.trigger.sh
-      branch_configuration: main
-      teams:
-        elasticsearch-team: {}
-        ml-core: {}
-        everyone:
-          access_level: BUILD_AND_READ
-      provider_settings:
-        build_branches: false
-        build_pull_requests: false
-        publish_commit_status: false
-        trigger_mode: none
-      schedules:
-        Periodically on main:
-          branch: main
-          cronline: "0 0,8,16 * * * America/New_York"
-          message: "Triggers pipelines 3x daily"
+# ---
+# # yaml-language-server: $schema=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/elasticmachine/988b80dae436cafea07d9a4a460a011d/raw/e57ee3bed7a6f73077a3f55a38e76e40ec87a7cf/rre.schema.json
+# apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
+# kind: Resource
+# metadata:
+#   name: buildkite-pipeline-elasticsearch-periodic-trigger
+#   description: Triggers periodic pipelines for all required branches
+#   links:
+#     - title: Pipeline
+#       url: https://buildkite.com/elastic/elasticsearch-periodic-trigger
+# spec:
+#   type: buildkite-pipeline
+#   system: buildkite
+#   owner: group:elasticsearch-team
+#   implementation:
+#     apiVersion: buildkite.elastic.dev/v1
+#     kind: Pipeline
+#     metadata:
+#       description: ":elasticsearch: Triggers periodic pipelines for all required branches"
+#       name: elasticsearch / periodic / trigger
+#     spec:
+#       repository: elastic/elasticsearch
+#       pipeline_file: .buildkite/scripts/periodic.trigger.sh
+#       branch_configuration: main
+#       teams:
+#         elasticsearch-team: {}
+#         ml-core: {}
+#         everyone:
+#           access_level: BUILD_AND_READ
+#       provider_settings:
+#         build_branches: false
+#         build_pull_requests: false
+#         publish_commit_status: false
+#         trigger_mode: none
+#       schedules:
+#         Periodically on main:
+#           branch: main
+#           cronline: "0 0,8,16 * * * America/New_York"
+#           message: "Triggers pipelines 3x daily"
 ---
 # yaml-language-server: $schema=https://gist.githubusercontent.com/elasticmachine/988b80dae436cafea07d9a4a460a011d/raw/e57ee3bed7a6f73077a3f55a38e76e40ec87a7cf/rre.schema.json
 apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1