diff --git a/.ci/Dockerfile-py b/.ci/Dockerfile-py
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--- a/.ci/Dockerfile-py
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-ARG PYTHON_VERSION=3
-FROM python:${PYTHON_VERSION}
diff --git a/.ci/Dockerfile-py26 b/.ci/Dockerfile-py26
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--- a/.ci/Dockerfile-py26
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@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-FROM ubuntu:18.04
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl build-essential zlib1g-dev libssl1.0-dev
-RUN ln -s /lib/i386-linux-gnu/libz.so.1 /lib/libz.so
-RUN curl -s https://www.python.org/ftp/python/2.6.9/Python-2.6.9.tgz | tar -xzf -
-WORKDIR Python-2.6.9
-RUN LDFLAGS="-L/usr/lib/$(dpkg-architecture -qDEB_HOST_MULTIARCH)" ./configure
-RUN make
-RUN make install
-RUN curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/2.6/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py
-RUN python get-pip.py
diff --git a/.ci/jobs/defaults.yml b/.ci/jobs/defaults.yml
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--- a/.ci/jobs/defaults.yml
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@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
----
-
-##### GLOBAL METADATA
-
-- meta:
-    cluster: clients-ci
-
-##### JOB DEFAULTS
-
-- job:
-    project-type: matrix
-    logrotate:
-      daysToKeep: 30
-      numToKeep: 100
-    properties:
-    - github:
-        url: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-py/
-    - 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-py.git
-        url: git@github.com:elastic/elasticsearch-py.git
-        wipe-workspace: 'True'
-    axes:
-    - axis:
-        type: slave
-        name: label
-        values:
-        - linux
-    - axis:
-        type: yaml
-        filename: .ci/test-matrix.yml
-        name: ELASTICSEARCH_VERSION
-    - axis:
-        type: yaml
-        filename: .ci/test-matrix.yml
-        name: PYTHON_VERSION
-    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: infra-root+build@elastic.co
diff --git a/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-py+master.yml b/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-py+master.yml
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--- a/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-py+master.yml
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@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
----
-- job:
-    name: elastic+elasticsearch-py+master
-    display-name: 'elastic / elasticsearch-py # master'
-    description: Testing the elasticsearch-py master branch.
-    parameters:
-    - string:
-        name: branch_specifier
-        default: refs/heads/master
-        description: the Git branch specifier to build (<branchName>, <tagName>,
-          <commitId>, etc.)
-    scm:
-    - git:
-        branches:
-        - ${branch_specifier}
-    triggers:
-    - github
-    - timed: '@daily'
diff --git a/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-py+pull-request.yml b/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-py+pull-request.yml
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--- a/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-py+pull-request.yml
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@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
----
-- job:
-    name: elastic+elasticsearch-py+pull-request
-    display-name: 'elastic / elasticsearch-py # pull-request'
-    description: Testing of elasticsearch-py pull requests.
-    scm:
-    - git:
-        branches:
-        - ${ghprbActualCommit}
-        refspec: +refs/pull/*:refs/remotes/origin/pr/*
-    triggers:
-    - github-pull-request:
-        org-list:
-        - elastic
-        allow-whitelist-orgs-as-admins: true
-        github-hooks: true
-        status-context: clients-ci
-        cancel-builds-on-update: true
-    publishers: []
diff --git a/.ci/run-tests b/.ci/run-tests
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--- a/.ci/run-tests
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-#
-# Runs the client tests via Docker with the expectation that the required
-# environment variables have already been exported before running this script.
-#
-# The required environment variables include:
-#
-#   - $ELASTICSEARCH_VERSION
-#   - $PYTHON_VERSION
-#
-
-# TODO: implement the docker-based testing
-make run_tests
diff --git a/.ci/test-matrix.yml b/.ci/test-matrix.yml
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--- a/.ci/test-matrix.yml
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@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-ELASTICSEARCH_VERSION:
-- 7.0.0
-- 7.0.1
-
-
-PYTHON_VERSION:
-- 2.7
-- 3.5
-- 3.6
-- 3.7
-
-exclude: