diff --git a/tests/docker-compose.yml b/tests/docker-compose.yml
index da5ae9fb41..5640fd8651 100644
--- a/tests/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/tests/docker-compose.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ services:
       - pyesdata6:/usr/share/elasticsearch/data
 
   elasticsearch7:
-    image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.1.0
+    image: docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:7.9.0
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:9200"]
     environment:
diff --git a/tests/instrumentation/asyncio_tests/elasticsearch_async_client_tests.py b/tests/instrumentation/asyncio_tests/elasticsearch_async_client_tests.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 2b8d67a5df..0000000000
--- a/tests/instrumentation/asyncio_tests/elasticsearch_async_client_tests.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,197 +0,0 @@
-#  BSD 3-Clause License
-#
-#  Copyright (c) 2019, Elasticsearch BV
-#  All rights reserved.
-#
-#  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-#  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
-#
-#  * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
-#    list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-#
-#  * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
-#    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
-#    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-#
-#  * Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
-#    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
-#    this software without specific prior written permission.
-#
-#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
-#  AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
-#  IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
-#  DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
-#  FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
-#  DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
-#  SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
-#  CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
-#  OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-#  OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
-
-import pytest  # isort:skip
-
-pytest.importorskip("elasticsearch_async")  # isort:skip
-
-import os
-
-from elasticsearch import VERSION as ES_VERSION
-from elasticsearch_async import AsyncElasticsearch
-
-from elasticapm.conf.constants import TRANSACTION
-
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.elasticsearch, pytest.mark.asyncio, pytest.mark.integrationtest]
-
-if "ES_URL" not in os.environ:
-    pytestmark.append(pytest.mark.skip("Skipping elasticsearch test, no ES_URL environment variable"))
-
-
-document_type = "_doc" if ES_VERSION[0] >= 6 else "doc"
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-async def elasticsearch_async(request):
-    """Elasticsearch client fixture."""
-    client = AsyncElasticsearch(hosts=os.environ["ES_URL"])
-    try:
-        yield client
-    finally:
-        await client.indices.delete(index="*")
-        await client.transport.close()
-
-
-async def test_ping(instrument, elasticapm_client, elasticsearch_async):
-    elasticapm_client.begin_transaction("test")
-    result = await elasticsearch_async.ping()
-    elasticapm_client.end_transaction("test", "OK")
-
-    transaction = elasticapm_client.events[TRANSACTION][0]
-    spans = elasticapm_client.spans_for_transaction(transaction)
-    assert len(spans) == 1
-    span = spans[0]
-    assert span["name"] == "ES HEAD /"
-    assert span["type"] == "db"
-    assert span["subtype"] == "elasticsearch"
-    assert span["action"] == "query"
-    assert span["sync"] is False
-
-
-async def test_info(instrument, elasticapm_client, elasticsearch_async):
-    elasticapm_client.begin_transaction("test")
-    result = await elasticsearch_async.info()
-    elasticapm_client.end_transaction("test", "OK")
-
-    transaction = elasticapm_client.events[TRANSACTION][0]
-
-    spans = elasticapm_client.spans_for_transaction(transaction)
-    assert len(spans) == 1
-    span = spans[0]
-    assert span["name"] == "ES GET /"
-    assert span["type"] == "db"
-    assert span["subtype"] == "elasticsearch"
-    assert span["action"] == "query"
-    assert span["sync"] is False
-
-
-async def test_create(instrument, elasticapm_client, elasticsearch_async):
-    elasticapm_client.begin_transaction("test")
-    if ES_VERSION[0] < 5:
-        r1 = await elasticsearch_async.create("tweets", document_type, {"user": "kimchy", "text": "hola"}, 1)
-    elif ES_VERSION[0] < 7:
-        r1 = await elasticsearch_async.create("tweets", document_type, 1, body={"user": "kimchy", "text": "hola"})
-    else:
-        r1 = await elasticsearch_async.create("tweets", 1, body={"user": "kimchy", "text": "hola"})
-    r2 = await elasticsearch_async.create(
-        index="tweets", doc_type=document_type, id=2, body={"user": "kimchy", "text": "hola"}, refresh=True
-    )
-    elasticapm_client.end_transaction("test", "OK")
-
-    transaction = elasticapm_client.events[TRANSACTION][0]
-
-    spans = elasticapm_client.spans_for_transaction(transaction)
-    assert len(spans) == 2
-
-    for i, span in enumerate(spans):
-        if ES_VERSION[0] >= 5:
-            assert span["name"] in (
-                "ES PUT /tweets/%s/%d/_create" % (document_type, i + 1),
-                "ES PUT /tweets/_create/%d" % (i + 1),
-            )
-        else:
-            assert span["name"] == "ES PUT /tweets/%s/%d" % (document_type, i + 1)
-        assert span["type"] == "db"
-        assert span["subtype"] == "elasticsearch"
-        assert span["action"] == "query"
-        assert span["context"]["db"]["type"] == "elasticsearch"
-        assert "statement" not in span["context"]["db"]
-
-
-async def test_search_body(instrument, elasticapm_client, elasticsearch_async):
-    await elasticsearch_async.create(
-        index="tweets", doc_type=document_type, id=1, body={"user": "kimchy", "text": "hola", "userid": 1}, refresh=True
-    )
-    elasticapm_client.begin_transaction("test")
-    search_query = {"query": {"term": {"user": "kimchy"}}, "sort": ["userid"]}
-    result = await elasticsearch_async.search(body=search_query, params=None)
-    elasticapm_client.end_transaction("test", "OK")
-
-    transaction = elasticapm_client.events[TRANSACTION][0]
-    assert result["hits"]["hits"][0]["_source"] == {"user": "kimchy", "text": "hola", "userid": 1}
-    spans = elasticapm_client.spans_for_transaction(transaction)
-    assert len(spans) == 1
-    span = spans[0]
-    # Depending on ES_VERSION, could be /_all/_search or /_search, and GET or POST
-    assert span["name"] in ("ES GET /_search", "ES GET /_all/_search", "ES POST /_search")
-    assert span["type"] == "db"
-    assert span["subtype"] == "elasticsearch"
-    assert span["action"] == "query"
-    assert span["context"]["db"]["type"] == "elasticsearch"
-    assert (
-        span["context"]["db"]["statement"] == '{"sort": ["userid"], "query": {"term": {"user": "kimchy"}}}'
-        or span["context"]["db"]["statement"] == '{"query": {"term": {"user": "kimchy"}}, "sort": ["userid"]}'
-    )
-    assert span["sync"] is False
-
-
-async def test_count_body(instrument, elasticapm_client, elasticsearch_async):
-    await elasticsearch_async.create(
-        index="tweets", doc_type=document_type, id=1, body={"user": "kimchy", "text": "hola"}, refresh=True
-    )
-    elasticapm_client.begin_transaction("test")
-    search_query = {"query": {"term": {"user": "kimchy"}}}
-    result = await elasticsearch_async.count(body=search_query)
-    elasticapm_client.end_transaction("test", "OK")
-
-    transaction = elasticapm_client.events[TRANSACTION][0]
-    assert result["count"] == 1
-    spans = elasticapm_client.spans_for_transaction(transaction)
-    assert len(spans) == 1
-    span = spans[0]
-    assert span["name"] in ("ES GET /_count", "ES POST /_count", "ES GET /_all/_count")
-    assert span["type"] == "db"
-    assert span["subtype"] == "elasticsearch"
-    assert span["action"] == "query"
-    assert span["context"]["db"]["type"] == "elasticsearch"
-    assert span["context"]["db"]["statement"] == '{"query": {"term": {"user": "kimchy"}}}'
-    assert span["sync"] is False
-
-
-@pytest.mark.skipif(ES_VERSION[0] < 5, reason="unsupported method")
-async def test_delete_by_query_body(instrument, elasticapm_client, elasticsearch_async):
-    await elasticsearch_async.create(
-        index="tweets", doc_type=document_type, id=1, body={"user": "kimchy", "text": "hola"}, refresh=True
-    )
-    elasticapm_client.begin_transaction("test")
-    result = await elasticsearch_async.delete_by_query(index="tweets", body={"query": {"term": {"user": "kimchy"}}})
-    elasticapm_client.end_transaction("test", "OK")
-
-    transaction = elasticapm_client.events[TRANSACTION][0]
-    spans = elasticapm_client.spans_for_transaction(transaction)
-
-    span = spans[0]
-    assert span["name"] == "ES POST /tweets/_delete_by_query"
-    assert span["type"] == "db"
-    assert span["subtype"] == "elasticsearch"
-    assert span["action"] == "query"
-    assert span["context"]["db"]["type"] == "elasticsearch"
-    assert span["context"]["db"]["statement"] == '{"query": {"term": {"user": "kimchy"}}}'
-    assert span["sync"] is False
diff --git a/tests/requirements/reqs-elasticsearch-6.txt b/tests/requirements/reqs-elasticsearch-6.txt
index c56a948224..ad34285bca 100644
--- a/tests/requirements/reqs-elasticsearch-6.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements/reqs-elasticsearch-6.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 elasticsearch>=6.0,<7.0
-elasticsearch-async ; python_version >= '3.7'
 -r reqs-base.txt
diff --git a/tests/requirements/reqs-elasticsearch-7.txt b/tests/requirements/reqs-elasticsearch-7.txt
index 7b30f34998..5fa4e0a258 100644
--- a/tests/requirements/reqs-elasticsearch-7.txt
+++ b/tests/requirements/reqs-elasticsearch-7.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 elasticsearch>=7.0,<8.0
-elasticsearch-async ; python_version >= '3.7'
 aiohttp ; python_version >= '3.6'
 -r reqs-base.txt