diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/elasticsearch.runtime-jdk-provision.gradle b/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/elasticsearch.runtime-jdk-provision.gradle
index 7c7c05facb2e1..f85ceed18604b 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/elasticsearch.runtime-jdk-provision.gradle
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/groovy/elasticsearch.runtime-jdk-provision.gradle
@@ -47,15 +47,6 @@ configure(allprojects) {
             }
         }
     }
-
-    project.plugins.withType(RestTestBasePlugin) {
-      tasks.withType(StandaloneRestIntegTestTask).configureEach {
-        if (BuildParams.getIsRuntimeJavaHomeSet() == false) {
-          nonInputProperties.systemProperty("tests.runtime.java", "${-> launcher.map { it.metadata.installationPath.asFile.path }.get()}")
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
     project.plugins.withType(ThirdPartyAuditPrecommitPlugin) {
       project.getTasks().withType(ThirdPartyAuditTask.class).configureEach {
         if (BuildParams.getIsRuntimeJavaHomeSet() == false) {
diff --git a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/rest/RestTestBasePlugin.java b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/rest/RestTestBasePlugin.java
index b51842bbdcbf7..b184de21742db 100644
--- a/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/rest/RestTestBasePlugin.java
+++ b/build-tools-internal/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/gradle/internal/test/rest/RestTestBasePlugin.java
@@ -189,7 +189,12 @@ public void apply(Project project) {
             // Wire up integ-test distribution by default for all test tasks
             FileCollection extracted = integTestDistro.getExtracted();
             nonInputSystemProperties.systemProperty(INTEG_TEST_DISTRIBUTION_SYSPROP, () -> extracted.getSingleFile().getPath());
-            nonInputSystemProperties.systemProperty(TESTS_RUNTIME_JAVA_SYSPROP, BuildParams.getRuntimeJavaHome());
+
+            // Pass the current test task runtime java home to test framework via system property
+            nonInputSystemProperties.systemProperty(
+                TESTS_RUNTIME_JAVA_SYSPROP,
+                task.getJavaLauncher().map(l -> l.getMetadata().getInstallationPath().getAsFile().getPath())
+            );
 
             // Add `usesDefaultDistribution()` extension method to test tasks to indicate they require the default distro
             task.getExtensions().getExtraProperties().set("usesDefaultDistribution", new Closure<Void>(task) {