diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_usage/server/config.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_usage/server/config.ts
index 7dd664f35288b..c6721592b6aac 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_usage/server/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_usage/server/config.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ export const configSchema = schema.object({
             schema.object({
               certificate: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
               key: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
-              ca: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
             })
           ),
         })
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_usage/server/services/autoops_api.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_usage/server/services/autoops_api.ts
index c1b96a973d9d7..582cd7ab33046 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_usage/server/services/autoops_api.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_usage/server/services/autoops_api.ts
@@ -52,12 +52,23 @@ export class AutoOpsAPIService {
       throw new AutoOpsError(AUTO_OPS_MISSING_CONFIG_ERROR);
     }
 
+    if (!autoopsConfig.api?.url) {
+      this.logger.error(`[AutoOps API] Missing API URL in the configuration.`, errorMetadata);
+      throw new AutoOpsError('Missing API URL in AutoOps configuration.');
+    }
+
+    if (!autoopsConfig.api?.tls?.certificate || !autoopsConfig.api?.tls?.key) {
+      this.logger.error(
+        `[AutoOps API] Missing required TLS certificate or key in the configuration.`,
+        errorMetadata
+      );
+      throw new AutoOpsError('Missing required TLS certificate or key in AutoOps configuration.');
+    }
+
     this.logger.debug(
-      `[AutoOps API] Creating autoops agent with TLS cert: ${
-        autoopsConfig?.api?.tls?.certificate ? '[REDACTED]' : 'undefined'
-      } and TLS key: ${autoopsConfig?.api?.tls?.key ? '[REDACTED]' : 'undefined'}
-      and TLS ca: ${autoopsConfig?.api?.tls?.ca ? '[REDACTED]' : 'undefined'}`
+      `[AutoOps API] Creating autoops agent with request URL: ${autoopsConfig.api.url} and TLS cert: [REDACTED] and TLS key: [REDACTED]`
     );
+
     const controller = new AbortController();
     const tlsConfig = this.createTlsConfig(autoopsConfig);
     const cloudSetup = appContextService.getCloud();
@@ -169,7 +180,6 @@ export class AutoOpsAPIService {
         enabled: true,
         certificate: autoopsConfig?.api?.tls?.certificate,
         key: autoopsConfig?.api?.tls?.key,
-        certificateAuthorities: autoopsConfig?.api?.tls?.ca,
       })
     );
   }
@@ -187,7 +197,6 @@ export class AutoOpsAPIService {
           ...requestConfig.httpsAgent.options,
           cert: requestConfig.httpsAgent.options.cert ? 'REDACTED' : undefined,
           key: requestConfig.httpsAgent.options.key ? 'REDACTED' : undefined,
-          ca: requestConfig.httpsAgent.options.ca ? 'REDACTED' : undefined,
         },
       },
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/observability/config.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/observability/config.ts
index 97a30d0f340f9..fa0714aa61544 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/observability/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/observability/config.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
  * 2.0.
  */
-import { CA_CERT_PATH, KBN_CERT_PATH, KBN_KEY_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
+import { KBN_CERT_PATH, KBN_KEY_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
 import { createTestConfig } from '../../config.base';
 import { services as apmServices } from './apm_api_integration/common/services';
 import { services as datasetQualityServices } from './dataset_quality_api_integration/common/services';
@@ -32,6 +32,5 @@ export default createTestConfig({
     '--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.url=http://localhost:9000',
     `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.certificate=${KBN_CERT_PATH}`,
     `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.key=${KBN_KEY_PATH}`,
-    `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.ca=${CA_CERT_PATH}`,
   ],
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/search/config.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/search/config.ts
index 9f02dc98b88c3..4db3e86bb9787 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/search/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/search/config.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { CA_CERT_PATH, KBN_CERT_PATH, KBN_KEY_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
+import { KBN_CERT_PATH, KBN_KEY_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
 import { createTestConfig } from '../../config.base';
 
 export default createTestConfig({
@@ -28,6 +28,5 @@ export default createTestConfig({
     '--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.url=http://localhost:9000',
     `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.certificate=${KBN_CERT_PATH}`,
     `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.key=${KBN_KEY_PATH}`,
-    `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.ca=${CA_CERT_PATH}`,
   ],
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/security/config.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/security/config.ts
index d53edbb561c84..02bf8d966d788 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/security/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/security/config.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { CA_CERT_PATH, KBN_CERT_PATH, KBN_KEY_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
+import { KBN_CERT_PATH, KBN_KEY_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
 import { createTestConfig } from '../../config.base';
 
 export default createTestConfig({
@@ -32,6 +32,5 @@ export default createTestConfig({
     '--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.url=http://localhost:9000',
     `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.certificate=${KBN_CERT_PATH}`,
     `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.key=${KBN_KEY_PATH}`,
-    `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.ca=${CA_CERT_PATH}`,
   ],
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/observability/config.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/observability/config.ts
index 9fffd5623f0a3..41093df640976 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/observability/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/observability/config.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
  * 2.0.
  */
-import { CA_CERT_PATH, KBN_CERT_PATH, KBN_KEY_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
+import { KBN_CERT_PATH, KBN_KEY_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
 import { createTestConfig } from '../../config.base';
 
 export default createTestConfig({
@@ -25,6 +25,5 @@ export default createTestConfig({
     '--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.url=http://localhost:9000',
     `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.certificate=${KBN_CERT_PATH}`,
     `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.key=${KBN_KEY_PATH}`,
-    `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.ca=${CA_CERT_PATH}`,
   ],
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/config.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/config.ts
index 21ea0080cba98..4c9f5f4ca3b16 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/search/config.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
  * 2.0.
  */
-import { CA_CERT_PATH, KBN_CERT_PATH, KBN_KEY_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
+import { KBN_CERT_PATH, KBN_KEY_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
 import { createTestConfig } from '../../config.base';
 
 export default createTestConfig({
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ export default createTestConfig({
     '--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.url=http://localhost:9000',
     `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.certificate=${KBN_CERT_PATH}`,
     `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.key=${KBN_KEY_PATH}`,
-    `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.ca=${CA_CERT_PATH}`,
   ],
   apps: {
     serverlessElasticsearch: {
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/security/config.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/security/config.ts
index 1693a07b0e844..6bf456e5f6d55 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/security/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/security/config.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
  * 2.0.
  */
-import { CA_CERT_PATH, KBN_CERT_PATH, KBN_KEY_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
+import { KBN_CERT_PATH, KBN_KEY_PATH } from '@kbn/dev-utils';
 import { createTestConfig } from '../../config.base';
 
 export default createTestConfig({
@@ -25,6 +25,5 @@ export default createTestConfig({
     '--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.url=http://localhost:9000',
     `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.certificate=${KBN_CERT_PATH}`,
     `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.key=${KBN_KEY_PATH}`,
-    `--xpack.dataUsage.autoops.api.tls.ca=${CA_CERT_PATH}`,
   ],
 });