diff --git a/.ci/Dockerfile b/.buildkite/Dockerfile-make
similarity index 100%
rename from .ci/Dockerfile
rename to .buildkite/Dockerfile-make
diff --git a/.buildkite/functions/cleanup.sh b/.buildkite/functions/cleanup.sh
index 4c25166fb..98dfe4e14 100755
--- a/.buildkite/functions/cleanup.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/functions/cleanup.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Shared cleanup routines between different steps
 #
-# Please source .ci/functions/imports.sh as a whole not just this file
+# Please source .buildkite/functions/imports.sh as a whole not just this file
 #
 # Version 1.0.0
 # - Initial version after refactor
diff --git a/.buildkite/functions/wait-for-container.sh b/.buildkite/functions/wait-for-container.sh
index 1a721b588..bbbf4ea63 100755
--- a/.buildkite/functions/wait-for-container.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/functions/wait-for-container.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # Exposes a routine scripts can call to wait for a container if that container set up a health command
 #
-# Please source .ci/functions/imports.sh as a whole not just this file
+# Please source .buildkite/functions/imports.sh as a whole not just this file
 #
 # Version 1.0.1
 # - Initial version after refactor
diff --git a/.ci/make.mjs b/.buildkite/make.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from .ci/make.mjs
rename to .buildkite/make.mjs
diff --git a/.ci/make.sh b/.buildkite/make.sh
similarity index 95%
rename from .ci/make.sh
rename to .buildkite/make.sh
index c3d9f5b4f..ae54050ae 100755
--- a/.ci/make.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/make.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #
 # Build entry script for elasticsearch-js
 #
-# Must be called: ./.ci/make.sh <target> <params>
+# Must be called: ./.buildkite/make.sh <target> <params>
 #
 # Version: 1.1.0
 #
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ STACK_VERSION=$VERSION
 set -euo pipefail
 
 product="elastic/elasticsearch-js"
-output_folder=".ci/output"
-codegen_folder=".ci/output"
+output_folder=".buildkite/output"
+codegen_folder=".buildkite/output"
 OUTPUT_DIR="$repo/${output_folder}"
 NODE_JS_VERSION=18
 WORKFLOW=${WORKFLOW-staging}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ esac
 echo -e "\033[34;1mINFO: building $product container\033[0m"
 
 docker build \
-  --file .ci/Dockerfile \
+  --file .buildkite/Dockerfile-make \
   --tag "$product" \
   --build-arg NODE_JS_VERSION="$NODE_JS_VERSION" \
   --build-arg "BUILDER_UID=$(id -u)" \
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ if [[ -z "${BUILDKITE+x}" ]] && [[ -z "${CI+x}" ]] && [[ -z "${GITHUB_ACTIONS+x}
     --rm \
     $product \
     /bin/bash -c "mkdir -p /usr/src/elastic-client-generator-js/output && \
-      node .ci/make.mjs --task $TASK ${TASK_ARGS[*]}"
+      node .buildkite/make.mjs --task $TASK ${TASK_ARGS[*]}"
 else
   echo -e "\033[34;1mINFO: Running in CI mode"
   docker run \
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ else
       git clone https://$CLIENTS_GITHUB_TOKEN@github.com/elastic/elastic-client-generator-js.git && \
       mkdir -p /usr/src/elastic-client-generator-js/output && \
       cd /usr/src/elasticsearch-js && \
-      node .ci/make.mjs --task $TASK ${TASK_ARGS[*]}"
+      node .buildkite/make.mjs --task $TASK ${TASK_ARGS[*]}"
 fi
 
 # ------------------------------------------------------- #
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ fi
 # ------------------------------------------------------- #
 
 if [[ "$CMD" == "assemble" ]]; then
-	if compgen -G ".ci/output/*" > /dev/null; then
+	if compgen -G ".buildkite/output/*" > /dev/null; then
 		echo -e "\033[32;1mTARGET: successfully assembled client v$VERSION\033[0m"
 	else
 		echo -e "\033[31;1mTARGET: assemble failed, empty workspace!\033[0m"
diff --git a/.buildkite/pull-requests.json b/.buildkite/pull-requests.json
index 794d8624c..59c46cd87 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pull-requests.json
+++ b/.buildkite/pull-requests.json
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
         "\\.md$",
         "\\.asciidoc$",
         "^docs\\/",
-        "^\\.ci\\/",
         "^scripts\\/",
         "^catalog-info\\.yaml$",
         "^test\\/unit\\/",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index f8a4165c5..132294174 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           filters: |
             src-only:
-              - '!(**/*.{md,asciidoc,txt}|*.{md,asciidoc,txt}|{docs,.ci,.buildkite,scripts}/**/*|catalog-info.yaml)'
+              - '!(**/*.{md,asciidoc,txt}|*.{md,asciidoc,txt}|{docs,.buildkite,scripts}/**/*|catalog-info.yaml)'
               - '.github/workflows/**'
 
   test:
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 3548958d0..2e604be0f 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ test
 scripts
 
 # ci configuration
-.ci
 .travis.yml
 .buildkite
 certs
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
deleted file mode 100644
index be93e1de9..000000000
--- a/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-.PHONY: integration-setup
-integration-setup: integration-cleanup
-	DETACH=true .ci/run-elasticsearch.sh
-
-.PHONY: integration-cleanup
-integration-cleanup:
-	docker container rm --force --volumes instance || true
-
-.PHONY: integration
-integration: integration-setup
-	npm run test:integration
diff --git a/scripts/es-docker-platinum.sh b/scripts/es-docker-platinum.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index e5626a30c..000000000
--- a/scripts/es-docker-platinum.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Images are cached locally, it may be needed
-# to delete an old image and download again
-# the latest snapshot.
-
-repo=$(pwd)
-testnodecrt="/.ci/certs/testnode.crt"
-testnodekey="/.ci/certs/testnode.key"
-cacrt="/.ci/certs/ca.crt"
-
-# pass `--clean` to reemove the old snapshot
-if [ "$1" == "--clean" ]; then
-  docker rmi $(docker images --format '{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}' | grep '8.0.0-SNAPSHOT')
-fi
-
-# Create the 'elastic' network if doesn't exist
-exec docker network ls | grep elastic > /dev/null || docker network create elastic > /dev/null
-
-if [ "$1" == "--detach" ]; then
-  exec docker run \
-    --rm \
-    -e "node.attr.testattr=test" \
-    -e "path.repo=/tmp" \
-    -e "repositories.url.allowed_urls=http://snapshot.*" \
-    -e "discovery.type=single-node" \
-    -e "action.destructive_requires_name=false" \
-    -e "ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms1g -Xmx1g" \
-    -e "ELASTIC_PASSWORD=changeme" \
-    -e "xpack.security.enabled=true" \
-    -e "xpack.license.self_generated.type=trial" \
-    -e "xpack.security.http.ssl.enabled=true" \
-    -e "xpack.security.http.ssl.verification_mode=certificate" \
-    -e "xpack.security.http.ssl.key=certs/testnode.key" \
-    -e "xpack.security.http.ssl.certificate=certs/testnode.crt" \
-    -e "xpack.security.http.ssl.certificate_authorities=certs/ca.crt" \
-    -e "xpack.security.transport.ssl.enabled=true" \
-    -e "xpack.security.transport.ssl.key=certs/testnode.key" \
-    -e "xpack.security.transport.ssl.certificate=certs/testnode.crt" \
-    -e "xpack.security.transport.ssl.certificate_authorities=certs/ca.crt" \
-    -v "$repo$testnodecrt:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/certs/testnode.crt" \
-    -v "$repo$testnodekey:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/certs/testnode.key" \
-    -v "$repo$cacrt:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/certs/ca.crt" \
-    -p 9200:9200 \
-    --detach \
-    --network=elastic \
-    --name=elasticsearch \
-    docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.0.0-SNAPSHOT
-else
-  exec docker run \
-    --rm \
-    -e "node.attr.testattr=test" \
-    -e "path.repo=/tmp" \
-    -e "repositories.url.allowed_urls=http://snapshot.*" \
-    -e "discovery.type=single-node" \
-    -e "action.destructive_requires_name=false" \
-    -e "ES_JAVA_OPTS=-Xms1g -Xmx1g" \
-    -e "ELASTIC_PASSWORD=changeme" \
-    -e "xpack.security.enabled=true" \
-    -e "xpack.license.self_generated.type=trial" \
-    -e "xpack.security.http.ssl.enabled=true" \
-    -e "xpack.security.http.ssl.verification_mode=certificate" \
-    -e "xpack.security.http.ssl.key=certs/testnode.key" \
-    -e "xpack.security.http.ssl.certificate=certs/testnode.crt" \
-    -e "xpack.security.http.ssl.certificate_authorities=certs/ca.crt" \
-    -e "xpack.security.transport.ssl.enabled=true" \
-    -e "xpack.security.transport.ssl.key=certs/testnode.key" \
-    -e "xpack.security.transport.ssl.certificate=certs/testnode.crt" \
-    -e "xpack.security.transport.ssl.certificate_authorities=certs/ca.crt" \
-    -v "$repo$testnodecrt:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/certs/testnode.crt" \
-    -v "$repo$testnodekey:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/certs/testnode.key" \
-    -v "$repo$cacrt:/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/certs/ca.crt" \
-    -p 9200:9200 \
-    --network=elastic \
-    --name=elasticsearch \
-    docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.0.0-SNAPSHOT
-fi
diff --git a/scripts/es-docker.sh b/scripts/es-docker.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 8bdc5633f..000000000
--- a/scripts/es-docker.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-# Images are cached locally, it may be needed
-# to delete an old image and download again
-# the latest snapshot.
-
-# pass `--clean` to reemove the old snapshot
-if [ "$1" == "--clean" ]; then
-  docker rmi $(docker images --format '{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}' | grep '8.0.0-SNAPSHOT')
-fi
-
-# Create the 'elastic' network if doesn't exist
-exec docker network ls | grep elastic > /dev/null || docker network create elastic > /dev/null
-
-if [ "$1" == "--detach" ]; then
-  exec docker run \
-    --rm \
-    -e "node.attr.testattr=test" \
-    -e "path.repo=/tmp" \
-    -e "repositories.url.allowed_urls=http://snapshot.*" \
-    -e "discovery.type=single-node" \
-    -e "action.destructive_requires_name=false" \
-    -p 9200:9200 \
-    --detach \
-    --network=elastic \
-    --name=elasticsearch \
-    docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.0.0-SNAPSHOT
-else
-  exec docker run \
-    --rm \
-    -e "node.attr.testattr=test" \
-    -e "path.repo=/tmp" \
-    -e "repositories.url.allowed_urls=http://snapshot.*" \
-    -e "discovery.type=single-node" \
-    -e "action.destructive_requires_name=false" \
-    -p 9200:9200 \
-    --network=elastic \
-    --name=elasticsearch \
-    docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:8.0.0-SNAPSHOT
-fi
diff --git a/test/integration/README.md b/test/integration/README.md
index 36b011975..3b0218f7c 100644
--- a/test/integration/README.md
+++ b/test/integration/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ The specification does not allow the test to be run in parallel, so it might tak
 ### Running locally
 
 If you want to run the integration tests on your development machine, you must have an Elasticsearch instance running first.
-A local instance can be spun up in a Docker container by running the [`.ci/run-elasticsearch.sh`](/.ci/run-elasticsearch.sh) script.
+A local instance can be spun up in a Docker container by running the [`.buildkite/run-elasticsearch.sh`](/.buildkite/run-elasticsearch.sh) script.
 This is the same script CI jobs use to run Elasticsearch for integration tests, so your results should be relatively consistent.
 
 To simplify the process of starting a container, testing, and cleaning up the container, you can run the `make integration` target:
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export TEST_SUITE=free # can be `free` or `platinum`
 make integration
 ```
 
-If Elasticsearch doesn't come up, run `make integration-cleanup` and then `DETACH=false .ci/run-elasticsearch.sh` manually to read the startup logs.
+If Elasticsearch doesn't come up, run `make integration-cleanup` and then `DETACH=false .buildkite/run-elasticsearch.sh` manually to read the startup logs.
 
 If you get an error about `vm.max_map_count` being too low, run `sudo sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144` to update the setting until the next reboot, or `sudo sysctl -w vm.max_map_count=262144; echo 'vm.max_map_count=262144' | sudo tee -a /etc/sysctl.conf` to update the setting permanently.