diff --git a/.buildkite/pull-requests.json b/.buildkite/pull-requests.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..794d8624c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.buildkite/pull-requests.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "jobs": [
+    {
+      "enabled": true,
+      "pipeline_slug": "elasticsearch-js-integration-tests",
+      "allowed_repo_permissions": ["admin", "write"],
+      "build_on_commit": true,
+      "skip_ci_on_only_changed": [
+        "\\.md$",
+        "\\.asciidoc$",
+        "^docs\\/",
+        "^\\.ci\\/",
+        "^scripts\\/",
+        "^catalog-info\\.yaml$",
+        "^test\\/unit\\/",
+        "^\\.github\\/"
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.ci/jobs/defaults.yml b/.ci/jobs/defaults.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d105838af..000000000
--- a/.ci/jobs/defaults.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
----
-
-##### GLOBAL METADATA
-
-- meta:
-    cluster: clients-ci
-
-##### JOB DEFAULTS
-
-- job:
-    project-type: matrix
-    logrotate:
-      daysToKeep: 30
-      numToKeep: 100
-    parameters:
-    - string:
-        name: branch_specifier
-        default: refs/heads/main
-        description: the Git branch specifier to build (<branchName>, <tagName>,
-          <commitId>, etc.)
-    properties:
-    - github:
-        url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-js/
-    - inject:
-        properties-content: HOME=$JENKINS_HOME
-    concurrent: true
-    node: flyweight
-    scm:
-    - git:
-        name: origin
-        credentials-id: f6c7695a-671e-4f4f-a331-acdce44ff9ba
-        reference-repo: /var/lib/jenkins/.git-references/elasticsearch-js.git
-        branches:
-        - ${branch_specifier}
-        url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-js.git
-        basedir: ''
-        wipe-workspace: 'True'
-    triggers:
-    - github
-    vault:
-      # vault read auth/approle/role/clients-ci/role-id
-      role_id: ddbd0d44-0e51-105b-177a-c8fdfd445126
-    axes:
-    - axis:
-        type: slave
-        name: label
-        values:
-        - linux
-    - axis:
-        type: yaml
-        filename: .ci/test-matrix.yml
-        name: STACK_VERSION
-    - axis:
-        type: yaml
-        filename: .ci/test-matrix.yml
-        name: NODE_JS_VERSION
-    - axis:
-        type: yaml
-        filename: .ci/test-matrix.yml
-        name: TEST_SUITE
-    yaml-strategy:
-      exclude-key: exclude
-      filename: .ci/test-matrix.yml
-    wrappers:
-      - ansicolor
-      - timeout:
-          type: absolute
-          timeout: 120
-          fail: true
-      - timestamps
-      - workspace-cleanup
-    builders:
-      - shell: |-
-          #!/usr/local/bin/runbld
-          .ci/run-tests
-    publishers:
-      - email:
-          recipients: build-lang-clients@elastic.co
-      - junit:
-          results: "**/*-junit.xml"
-          allow-empty-results: true
diff --git a/catalog-info.yaml b/catalog-info.yaml
index b9c2dc399..2fec157ce 100644
--- a/catalog-info.yaml
+++ b/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ apiVersion: backstage.io/v1alpha1
 kind: Resource
 metadata:
   name: elasticsearch-js-integration-tests
-  description: Elasticsearch JavaScript client integration tests
+  description: elasticsearch-js - integration tests
 spec:
   type: buildkite-pipeline
   owner: group:clients-team