diff --git a/.buildkite/hooks/pre-command b/.buildkite/hooks/pre-command
index b905f053121b..7401e3ce8242 100644
--- a/.buildkite/hooks/pre-command
+++ b/.buildkite/hooks/pre-command
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ if [[ "$BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG" == "beats-xpack-packetbeat" && "$BUILDKITE_STEP
     export PRIVATE_CI_GCS_CREDENTIALS_SECRET
 fi
 
+if [[ "$BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG" == "beats-xpack-agentbeat" ]]; then
+    AGENTBEAT_PATH=$(.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/setup_agentbeat.py)
+    export AGENTBEAT_PATH
+fi
+
 CPU_ARCH=$(uname -m)
 PLATFORM_TYPE=$(uname)
 
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/prepare_env.py b/.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/setup_agentbeat.py
similarity index 80%
rename from .buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/prepare_env.py
rename to .buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/setup_agentbeat.py
index d17c3cdd0e10..95e22889e866 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/prepare_env.py
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/setup_agentbeat.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tarfile
-import os
 import re
 
 PATH = 'x-pack/agentbeat/build/distributions'
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ def get_artifact_pattern() -> str:
 
 
 def download_agentbeat(pattern, path) -> str:
-    log('--- Downloading agentbeat')
     try:
         subprocess.run(
             ['buildkite-agent', 'artifact', 'download', pattern, '.',
@@ -70,14 +68,12 @@ def get_filename(path) -> str:
 
 
 def extract_agentbeat(filename):
-    log('~~~ Extracting agentbeat')
     filepath = PATH + '/' + filename
 
     if filepath.endswith('.zip'):
         unzip_agentbeat(filepath)
     else:
         untar_agentbeat(filepath)
-    log('Successfully extracted agentbeat')
 
 
 def unzip_agentbeat(filepath):
@@ -100,33 +96,18 @@ def untar_agentbeat(filepath):
         exit(1)
 
 
-def add_to_path(filepath):
+def get_path_to_executable(filepath) -> str:
     pattern = r'(.*)(?=\.zip|.tar\.gz)'
     match = re.match(pattern, filepath)
     if match:
         path = f'../build/distributions/{match.group(1)}/agentbeat'
-        log("--- PATH: " + str(path))
-        os.environ['AGENTBEAT_PATH'] = str(path)
+        return path
     else:
         log_err("No agentbeat executable found")
         exit(1)
 
 
-def install_synthetics():
-    log('--- Installing @elastic/synthetics')
-
-    try:
-        subprocess.run(
-            ['npm', 'install', '-g', '@elastic/synthetics'],
-            check=True
-        )
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        log_err('Failed to install @elastic/synthetics')
-        exit(1)
-
-
 artifact_pattern = get_artifact_pattern()
 archive = download_agentbeat(artifact_pattern, PATH)
 extract_agentbeat(archive)
-add_to_path(archive)
-install_synthetics()
+log(get_path_to_executable(archive))
diff --git a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.agentbeat.yml b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.agentbeat.yml
index b6225577b846..b3b9bbae3513 100644
--- a/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.agentbeat.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/x-pack/pipeline.xpack.agentbeat.yml
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ steps:
 #        depends_on:
 #          - agentbeat-package-linux
         command: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-          ./.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/prepare_env.py
           cd x-pack/agentbeat
           mage -v testWithSpec
         agents:
@@ -126,7 +124,6 @@ steps:
 #        depends_on:
 #          - agentbeat-package-linux
         command: |
-          ./.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/prepare_env.py
           cd x-pack/agentbeat
           mage -v testWithSpec
         agents:
@@ -142,7 +139,7 @@ steps:
 #          - agentbeat-package-linux
 #        command: |
 #          set -euo pipefail
-#          ./.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/prepare_env.py
+#          ./.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/setup_agentbeat.py
 #        agents:
 #          provider: "orka"
 #          imagePrefix: "${IMAGE_MACOS_X86_64}"
@@ -153,7 +150,7 @@ steps:
 #          - agentbeat-package-linux
 #        command: |
 #          set -euo pipefail
-#          ./.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/prepare_env.py
+#          ./.buildkite/scripts/agentbeat/setup_agentbeat.py
 #        agents:
 #          provider: "orka"
 #          imagePrefix: "${IMAGE_MACOS_ARM}"
diff --git a/dev-tools/mage/spec.go b/dev-tools/mage/spec.go
index 4afca22d5253..af0527fd6196 100644
--- a/dev-tools/mage/spec.go
+++ b/dev-tools/mage/spec.go
@@ -45,17 +45,7 @@ type command struct {
 }
 
 // SpecCommands parses agent.beat.spec.yml and collects commands for tests
-func SpecCommands() []string {
-	specPath := os.Getenv("AGENTBEAT_SPEC")
-	if specPath == "" {
-		log.Fatal("AGENTBEAT_SPEC is not defined")
-	}
-
-	platform := os.Getenv("PLATFORM")
-	if platform == "" {
-		log.Fatal("PLATFORM is not defined")
-	}
-
+func SpecCommands(specPath string, platform string) []string {
 	spec, _ := parseToObj(specPath)
 
 	filteredInputs := filter(spec.Inputs, func(input input) bool {
diff --git a/x-pack/agentbeat/magefile.go b/x-pack/agentbeat/magefile.go
index c52e122efdb0..e6422bf7d300 100644
--- a/x-pack/agentbeat/magefile.go
+++ b/x-pack/agentbeat/magefile.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -217,7 +218,17 @@ func PythonIntegTest(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 // TestWithSpec executes unique commands from agentbeat.spec.yml and validates that app haven't exited with non-zero
 func TestWithSpec(ctx context.Context) {
-	var commands = devtools.SpecCommands()
+	specPath := os.Getenv("AGENTBEAT_SPEC")
+	if specPath == "" {
+		log.Fatal("AGENTBEAT_SPEC is not defined")
+	}
+
+	platform := os.Getenv("PLATFORM")
+	if platform == "" {
+		log.Fatal("PLATFORM is not defined")
+	}
+
+	var commands = devtools.SpecCommands(specPath, platform)
 
 	agentbeatPath := os.Getenv("AGENTBEAT_PATH")
 	fmt.Printf("--- AGENTBEAT_PATH: %s", agentbeatPath)