diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/AntFixtureStop.groovy b/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/AntFixtureStop.groovy
index 840f8ab3a5441..6c87149095186 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/AntFixtureStop.groovy
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/AntFixtureStop.groovy
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ abstract class AntFixtureStop extends LoggedExec implements FixtureStop {
     }
 
     void setFixture(AntFixture fixture) {
-        assert this.fixture == null
         def pidFile = fixture.pidFile
         def fixtureName = fixture.name
         final Object pid = "${-> Integer.parseInt(pidFile.getText('UTF-8').trim())}"
diff --git a/x-pack/qa/repository-old-versions/build.gradle b/x-pack/qa/repository-old-versions/build.gradle
index 78cfc0f688e4a..ecd02ac9d209f 100644
--- a/x-pack/qa/repository-old-versions/build.gradle
+++ b/x-pack/qa/repository-old-versions/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.gradle.Architecture
 import org.elasticsearch.gradle.OS
 import org.elasticsearch.gradle.Version
 import org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.BwcVersions
-import org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.info.BuildParams
 import org.elasticsearch.gradle.internal.test.AntFixture
 import org.elasticsearch.gradle.testclusters.StandaloneRestIntegTestTask
 import org.elasticsearch.gradle.transform.UnzipTransform