diff --git a/gradle/formatting.gradle b/gradle/formatting.gradle
index 64481d34d7361..fe2f50f63fece 100644
--- a/gradle/formatting.gradle
+++ b/gradle/formatting.gradle
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ def projectPathsToExclude = [
   ':example-plugins:rescore',
   ':example-plugins:rest-handler',
   ':example-plugins:script-expert-scoring',
-  ':example-plugins:security-authorization-engine',
   ':libs:elasticsearch-cli',
   ':libs:elasticsearch-core',
   ':libs:elasticsearch-dissect',
diff --git a/plugins/examples/build.gradle b/plugins/examples/build.gradle
index fa0ae53707103..5ffc54daa2929 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/examples/build.gradle
@@ -26,10 +26,3 @@ configure(project('painless-whitelist')) {
   }
 }
 
-configure(project('security-authorization-engine')) {
-  configurations.all {
-    resolutionStrategy.dependencySubstitution {
-      substitute module('org.elasticsearch.test:logger-usage') with project(':test:logger-usage')
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/plugins/examples/security-authorization-engine/build.gradle b/plugins/examples/security-authorization-engine/build.gradle
index d4199b8573d2c..e18b16d93f28c 100644
--- a/plugins/examples/security-authorization-engine/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/examples/security-authorization-engine/build.gradle
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
-apply plugin: 'elasticsearch.esplugin'
-apply plugin: 'elasticsearch.java-rest-test'
+// apply plugin: 'elasticsearch.esplugin'
+// apply plugin: 'elasticsearch.java-rest-test'
 
-esplugin {
-  name 'security-authorization-engine'
-  description 'An example spi extension plugin for security that implements an Authorization Engine'
-  classname 'org.elasticsearch.example.AuthorizationEnginePlugin'
-  licenseFile rootProject.file('licenses/APACHE-LICENSE-2.0.txt')
-  noticeFile rootProject.file('NOTICE.txt')
-}
+// esplugin {
+//   name 'security-authorization-engine'
+//   description 'An example spi extension plugin for security that implements an Authorization Engine'
+//   classname 'org.elasticsearch.example.AuthorizationEnginePlugin'
+//   licenseFile rootProject.file('licenses/APACHE-LICENSE-2.0.txt')
+//   noticeFile rootProject.file('NOTICE.txt')
+// }
 
-dependencies {
-  // let the javaRestTest see the classpath of main
-  javaRestTestImplementation project.sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
-}
-//no unit tests
-test.enabled = false
-javaRestTest {
-  dependsOn buildZip
-  systemProperty 'tests.security.manager', 'false'
-}
+// dependencies {
+//   // let the javaRestTest see the classpath of main
+//   javaRestTestImplementation project.sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
+// }
+// //no unit tests
+// test.enabled = false
+// javaRestTest {
+//   dependsOn buildZip
+//   systemProperty 'tests.security.manager', 'false'
+// }
 
-testClusters.javaRestTest {
-  setting 'xpack.security.enabled', 'true'
-  setting 'xpack.ml.enabled', 'false'
-  setting 'xpack.license.self_generated.type', 'trial'
+// testClusters.javaRestTest {
+//   setting 'xpack.security.enabled', 'true'
+//   setting 'xpack.ml.enabled', 'false'
+//   setting 'xpack.license.self_generated.type', 'trial'
 
-  // This is important, so that all the modules are available too.
-  // There are index templates that use token filters that are in analysis-module and
-  // processors are being used that are in ingest-common module.
-  testDistribution = 'DEFAULT'
+//   // This is important, so that all the modules are available too.
+//   // There are index templates that use token filters that are in analysis-module and
+//   // processors are being used that are in ingest-common module.
+//   testDistribution = 'DEFAULT'
 
-  user role: 'custom_superuser'
-}
+//   user role: 'custom_superuser'
+// }