diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.test.js b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.test.js
index c461fbacc51ca..5632b5deaa816 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.test.js
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.test.js
@@ -464,16 +464,8 @@ describe('SavedObjectsRepository', () => {
       { method, _index = expect.any(String), getId = () => expect.any(String) }
     ) => {
       const body = [];
-      for (const { type, id, if_primary_term: ifPrimaryTerm, if_seq_no: ifSeqNo } of objects) {
-        body.push({
-          [method]: {
-            _index,
-            _id: getId(type, id),
-            ...(ifPrimaryTerm && ifSeqNo
-              ? { if_primary_term: expect.any(Number), if_seq_no: expect.any(Number) }
-              : {}),
-          },
-        });
+      for (const { type, id } of objects) {
+        body.push({ [method]: { _index, _id: getId(type, id) } });
         body.push(expect.any(Object));
       }
       expect(client.bulk).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
@@ -533,27 +525,6 @@ describe('SavedObjectsRepository', () => {
         expectClientCallArgsAction([obj1, obj2], { method: 'index' });
       });
 
-      it(`should use the ES index method with version if ID and version are defined and overwrite=true`, async () => {
-        await bulkCreateSuccess(
-          [
-            {
-              ...obj1,
-              version: mockVersion,
-            },
-            obj2,
-          ],
-          { overwrite: true }
-        );
-
-        const obj1WithSeq = {
-          ...obj1,
-          if_seq_no: mockVersionProps._seq_no,
-          if_primary_term: mockVersionProps._primary_term,
-        };
-
-        expectClientCallArgsAction([obj1WithSeq, obj2], { method: 'index' });
-      });
-
       it(`should use the ES create method if ID is defined and overwrite=false`, async () => {
         await bulkCreateSuccess([obj1, obj2]);
         expectClientCallArgsAction([obj1, obj2], { method: 'create' });
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
index 9f6db446ea195..226caecccf931 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
@@ -347,12 +347,7 @@ export class SavedObjectsRepository {
 
       let savedObjectNamespace;
       let savedObjectNamespaces;
-      let versionProperties;
-      const {
-        esRequestIndex,
-        object: { version, ...object },
-        method,
-      } = expectedBulkGetResult.value;
+      const { esRequestIndex, object, method } = expectedBulkGetResult.value;
       if (esRequestIndex !== undefined) {
         const indexFound = bulkGetResponse?.statusCode !== 404;
         const actualResult = indexFound ? bulkGetResponse?.body.docs[esRequestIndex] : undefined;
@@ -369,14 +364,12 @@ export class SavedObjectsRepository {
           };
         }
         savedObjectNamespaces = getSavedObjectNamespaces(namespace, docFound && actualResult);
-        versionProperties = getExpectedVersionProperties(version, actualResult);
       } else {
         if (this._registry.isSingleNamespace(object.type)) {
           savedObjectNamespace = namespace;
         } else if (this._registry.isMultiNamespace(object.type)) {
           savedObjectNamespaces = getSavedObjectNamespaces(namespace);
         }
-        versionProperties = getExpectedVersionProperties(version);
       }
 
       const expectedResult = {
@@ -401,7 +394,6 @@ export class SavedObjectsRepository {
           [method]: {
             _id: expectedResult.rawMigratedDoc._id,
             _index: this.getIndexForType(object.type),
-            ...(overwrite && versionProperties),
           },
         },
         expectedResult.rawMigratedDoc._source
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/saved_objects_client.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/saved_objects_client.ts
index 6a9f4f5143e84..f5a0455ccad5b 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/saved_objects_client.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/saved_objects_client.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ export interface SavedObjectsBulkCreateObject<T = unknown> {
   id?: string;
   type: string;
   attributes: T;
-  version?: string;
   references?: SavedObjectReference[];
   /** {@inheritDoc SavedObjectsMigrationVersion} */
   migrationVersion?: SavedObjectsMigrationVersion;