diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/DiffableUtils.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/DiffableUtils.java
index bcb9222e384ae..fc23db6015fa3 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/DiffableUtils.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/DiffableUtils.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.Writeable.Reader;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.util.Maps;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -153,7 +154,7 @@ private static <K, T, M extends Map<K, T>> MapDiff<K, T, M> createDiff(
                 inserts++;
             } else if (entry.getValue().equals(previousValue) == false) {
                 if (valueSerializer.supportsDiffableValues()) {
-                    diffs.add(mapEntry(entry.getKey(), valueSerializer.diff(entry.getValue(), previousValue)));
+                    diffs.add(new Maps.ImmutableEntry<>(entry.getKey(), valueSerializer.diff(entry.getValue(), previousValue)));
                 } else {
                     upserts.add(entry);
                 }
@@ -307,14 +308,14 @@ private MapDiff(
             for (int i = 0; i < diffsCount; i++) {
                 K key = keySerializer.readKey(in);
                 Diff<T> diff = valueSerializer.readDiff(in, key);
-                diffs.add(mapEntry(key, diff));
+                diffs.add(new Maps.ImmutableEntry<>(key, diff));
             }
             int upsertsCount = in.readVInt();
             upserts = upsertsCount == 0 ? List.of() : new ArrayList<>(upsertsCount);
             for (int i = 0; i < upsertsCount; i++) {
                 K key = keySerializer.readKey(in);
                 T newValue = valueSerializer.read(in, key);
-                upserts.add(mapEntry(key, newValue));
+                upserts.add(new Maps.ImmutableEntry<>(key, newValue));
             }
             this.builderCtor = builderCtor;
         }
@@ -402,25 +403,6 @@ public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
         }
     }
 
-    private static <K, T> Map.Entry<K, T> mapEntry(K key, T newValue) {
-        return new Map.Entry<>() {
-            @Override
-            public K getKey() {
-                return key;
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public T getValue() {
-                return newValue;
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public T setValue(T value) {
-                throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
-            }
-        };
-    }
-
     /**
      * Provides read and write operations to serialize keys of map
      * @param <K> type of key
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/collect/ImmutableOpenMap.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/collect/ImmutableOpenMap.java
index df5b57055bda9..895df8d34a96e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/collect/ImmutableOpenMap.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/collect/ImmutableOpenMap.java
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 import com.carrotsearch.hppc.cursors.ObjectObjectCursor;
 import com.carrotsearch.hppc.procedures.ObjectObjectProcedure;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.common.util.Maps;
+
 import java.util.AbstractCollection;
 import java.util.AbstractMap;
 import java.util.AbstractSet;
@@ -127,45 +129,6 @@ public Set<Map.Entry<KType, VType>> entrySet() {
         return (es = entrySet) == null ? (entrySet = new EntrySet<>(map)) : es;
     }
 
-    private static final class ImmutableEntry<KType, VType> implements Map.Entry<KType, VType> {
-        private final KType key;
-        private final VType value;
-
-        ImmutableEntry(KType key, VType value) {
-            this.key = key;
-            this.value = value;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public KType getKey() {
-            return key;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public VType getValue() {
-            return value;
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public VType setValue(VType value) {
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("collection is immutable");
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
-        public boolean equals(Object o) {
-            if (this == o) return true;
-            if ((o instanceof Map.Entry) == false) return false;
-            Map.Entry that = (Map.Entry) o;
-            return Objects.equals(key, that.getKey()) && Objects.equals(value, that.getValue());
-        }
-
-        @Override
-        public int hashCode() {
-            return Objects.hashCode(key) ^ Objects.hashCode(value);
-        }
-    }
-
     private static final class ConversionIterator<KType, VType> implements Iterator<Map.Entry<KType, VType>> {
 
         private final Iterator<ObjectObjectCursor<KType, VType>> original;
@@ -185,7 +148,7 @@ public Map.Entry<KType, VType> next() {
             if (obj == null) {
                 return null;
             }
-            return new ImmutableEntry<>(obj.key, obj.value);
+            return new Maps.ImmutableEntry<>(obj.key, obj.value);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -244,7 +207,7 @@ public Spliterator<Map.Entry<KType, VType>> spliterator() {
         @Override
         public void forEach(Consumer<? super Map.Entry<KType, VType>> action) {
             map.forEach((Consumer<? super ObjectObjectCursor<KType, VType>>) ooCursor -> {
-                ImmutableEntry<KType, VType> entry = new ImmutableEntry<>(ooCursor.key, ooCursor.value);
+                Maps.ImmutableEntry<KType, VType> entry = new Maps.ImmutableEntry<>(ooCursor.key, ooCursor.value);
                 action.accept(entry);
             });
         }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/util/Maps.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/util/Maps.java
index 417b880414e7e..a0ff346da0d9c 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/util/Maps.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/util/Maps.java
@@ -301,4 +301,41 @@ public static <K, V> Map<K, V> copyOf(Map<K, V> source, Function<V, V> copyValue
         }
         return copy;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * An immutable implementation of {@link Map.Entry}.
+     * @param key key
+     * @param value value
+     */
+    public record ImmutableEntry<KType, VType> (KType key, VType value) implements Map.Entry<KType, VType> {
+
+        @Override
+        public KType getKey() {
+            return key;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public VType getValue() {
+            return value;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public VType setValue(VType value) {
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
+        public boolean equals(Object o) {
+            if (this == o) return true;
+            if ((o instanceof Map.Entry) == false) return false;
+            Map.Entry that = (Map.Entry) o;
+            return Objects.equals(key, that.getKey()) && Objects.equals(value, that.getValue());
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public int hashCode() {
+            return Objects.hashCode(key) ^ Objects.hashCode(value);
+        }
+    }
 }