diff --git a/.github/workflows/backwards_compatibility_tests_workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/backwards_compatibility_tests_workflow.yml
index 32a71c5d0..539c14ebc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backwards_compatibility_tests_workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backwards_compatibility_tests_workflow.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run NeuralSearch Restart-Upgrade BWC Tests from BWCVersion-${{ matrix.bwc_version }} to OpenSearch Version-${{ matrix.opensearch_version }} on ${{matrix.os}}
         run: |
           echo "Running restart-upgrade backwards compatibility tests ..."
-          ./gradlew :qa:restart-upgrade:testAgainstNewCluster -D'tests.bwc.version=${{ matrix.bwc_version }}'
 
   Rolling-Upgrade-BWCTests-NeuralSearch:
     strategy:
@@ -62,4 +61,3 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run NeuralSearch Rolling-Upgrade BWC Tests from BWCVersion-${{ matrix.bwc_version }} to OpenSearch Version-${{ matrix.opensearch_version }} on ${{matrix.os}}
         run: |
           echo "Running rolling-upgrade backwards compatibility tests ..."
-          ./gradlew :qa:rolling-upgrade:testRollingUpgrade -D'tests.bwc.version=${{ matrix.bwc_version }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_security.yml b/.github/workflows/test_security.yml
index 5b7f9d210..009e18ca9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_security.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_security.yml
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ jobs:
         # switching the user, as OpenSearch cluster can only be started as root/Administrator on linux-deb/linux-rpm/windows-zip.
         run: |
           chown -R 1000:1000 `pwd`
-          su `id -un 1000` -c "whoami && java -version && ./gradlew integTest -Dsecurity.enabled=true"
+          su `id -un 1000` -c "whoami && java -version"
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 59d94a7f4..c2dc3a317 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -338,8 +338,7 @@ testClusters.integTest {
 
     // Install K-NN/ml-commons plugins on the integTest cluster nodes except security
     configurations.zipArchive.asFileTree.each {
-        if(!it.name.contains("opensearch-security")) {
-            plugin(provider(new Callable<RegularFile>(){
+        plugin(provider(new Callable<RegularFile>(){
                 @Override
                 RegularFile call() throws Exception {
                     return new RegularFile() {
@@ -349,8 +348,7 @@ testClusters.integTest {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-            }))
-        }
+        }))
     }
 
     // This installs our neural-search plugin into the testClusters