diff --git a/docs/track.rst b/docs/track.rst
index cab0d59df..40cf95d12 100644
--- a/docs/track.rst
+++ b/docs/track.rst
@@ -3144,7 +3144,6 @@ Properties
 """"""""""
 
 * ``query`` (mandatory): An ES|QL query which starts with a source command followed by processing commands.
-* ``version`` (optional): The version of the ES|QL query language. Defaults to the first released version, ``2024.04.01``. See the docs for `available versions <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/esql-version.html>`_.
 * ``filter`` (optional): A query filter defined in `Elasticsearch query DSL <https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/query-dsl.html>`_.
 * ``body`` (optional): The query body.
 
@@ -3154,7 +3153,6 @@ Example::
       "name": "default",
       "operation-type": "esql",
       "query": "FROM logs-* | STATS count=count(*) BY agent.hostname | SORT count DESC | LIMIT 20",
-      "version": "2024.04.01",
       "filter": {
         "range": {
           "timestamp": {
diff --git a/esrally/driver/runner.py b/esrally/driver/runner.py
index 3f0058598..137bf4a4d 100644
--- a/esrally/driver/runner.py
+++ b/esrally/driver/runner.py
@@ -2892,7 +2892,6 @@ async def __call__(self, es, params):
         query = mandatory(params, "query", self)
         body = params.get("body", {})
         body["query"] = query
-        body["version"] = params.get("version", "2024.04.01")
         query_filter = params.get("filter")
         if query_filter:
             body["filter"] = query_filter
diff --git a/tests/driver/runner_test.py b/tests/driver/runner_test.py
index 26dc70a6e..910c1de95 100644
--- a/tests/driver/runner_test.py
+++ b/tests/driver/runner_test.py
@@ -7686,7 +7686,7 @@ async def test_esql_without_query_filter(self, es):
         esql = runner.Esql()
         result = await esql(es, params={"query": "from logs-* | stats c = count(*)"})
         assert result == {"weight": 1, "unit": "ops", "success": True}
-        expected_body = {"query": "from logs-* | stats c = count(*)", "version": "2024.04.01"}
+        expected_body = {"query": "from logs-* | stats c = count(*)"}
         es.perform_request.assert_awaited_once_with(method="POST", path="/_query", headers=None, body=expected_body, params={})
 
     @mock.patch("elasticsearch.Elasticsearch")
@@ -7698,7 +7698,7 @@ async def test_esql_with_query_filter(self, es):
         query_filter = {"range": {"@timestamp": {"gte": "2023"}}}
         result = await esql(es, params={"query": "from * | limit 1", "filter": query_filter})
         assert result == {"weight": 1, "unit": "ops", "success": True}
-        expected_body = {"query": "from * | limit 1", "version": "2024.04.01", "filter": query_filter}
+        expected_body = {"query": "from * | limit 1", "filter": query_filter}
         es.perform_request.assert_awaited_once_with(method="POST", path="/_query", headers=None, body=expected_body, params={})
 
     @mock.patch("elasticsearch.Elasticsearch")
@@ -7711,16 +7711,5 @@ async def test_esql_with_body(self, es):
         result = await esql(es, params={"query": "from * | limit 1", "body": {"pragma": pragma}})
         assert result == {"weight": 1, "unit": "ops", "success": True}
 
-        expected_body = {"pragma": pragma, "query": "from * | limit 1", "version": "2024.04.01"}
-        es.perform_request.assert_awaited_once_with(method="POST", path="/_query", headers=None, body=expected_body, params={})
-
-    @mock.patch("elasticsearch.Elasticsearch")
-    @pytest.mark.asyncio
-    async def test_esql_with_version(self, es):
-        es.options.return_value = es
-        es.perform_request = mock.AsyncMock()
-        esql = runner.Esql()
-        result = await esql(es, params={"query": "from * | limit 1", "version": "wow"})
-        assert result == {"weight": 1, "unit": "ops", "success": True}
-        expected_body = {"query": "from * | limit 1", "version": "wow"}
+        expected_body = {"pragma": pragma, "query": "from * | limit 1"}
         es.perform_request.assert_awaited_once_with(method="POST", path="/_query", headers=None, body=expected_body, params={})