diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/support/e2e.js b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/support/e2e.js
index 477c2606153b7..4335470845f9b 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/support/e2e.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/support/e2e.js
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ import './commands';
 import 'cypress-real-events/support';
 import registerCypressGrep from '@cypress/grep';
 
+before(() => {
+  cy.task('esArchiverLoad', { archiveName: 'auditbeat' });
+});
+
 registerCypressGrep();
 
 Cypress.on('uncaught:exception', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/runner.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/runner.ts
index 9514e63a12634..c5d3acd093e5a 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/runner.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/runner.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ export async function SecuritySolutionConfigurableCypressTestRunner({
   getService,
 }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const config = getService('config');
-  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
-
-  await esArchiver.load('x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/es_archives/auditbeat');
 
   return {
     FORCE_COLOR: '1',