diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/beats_tests.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/beats_tests.sh
index 72e5500ae5f..5b714864c8b 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/beats_tests.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/beats_tests.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,5 @@ cd build
 
 git clone git@github.com:elastic/beats.git
 
-cd beats
-echo "testing mage"
-mage -l
-echo "running mage"
-SNAPSHOT=true PLATFORMS=linux/amd64,linux/arm64,windows/amd64 PACKAGES=tar.gz,zip mage -v package
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+cd beats/x-pack/metricbeat
+SNAPSHOT=true PLATFORMS=linux/amd64,linux/arm64,windows/amd64 PACKAGES=tar.gz,zip mage package
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