diff --git a/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-php+7.14.yml b/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-php+7.16.yml
similarity index 57%
rename from .ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-php+7.14.yml
rename to .ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-php+7.16.yml
index 8533c7294..5d7f6615c 100644
--- a/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-php+7.14.yml
+++ b/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-php+7.16.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 ---
 - job:
-    name: elastic+elasticsearch-php+7.14
-    display-name: 'elastic / elasticsearch-php # 7.14'
-    description: Testing the elasticsearch-php 7.14 branch.
+    name: elastic+elasticsearch-php+7.16
+    display-name: 'elastic / elasticsearch-php # 7.16'
+    description: Testing the elasticsearch-php 7.16 branch.
     parameters:
     - string:
         name: branch_specifier
-        default: refs/heads/7.14
+        default: refs/heads/7.16
         description: the Git branch specifier to build (<branchName>, <tagName>,
           <commitId>, etc.)
     triggers:
diff --git a/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-php+7.x.yml b/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-php+7.x.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 947141801..000000000
--- a/.ci/jobs/elastic+elasticsearch-php+7.x.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
----
-- job:
-    name: elastic+elasticsearch-php+7.x
-    display-name: 'elastic / elasticsearch-php # 7.x'
-    description: Testing the elasticsearch-php 7.x branch.
-    parameters:
-    - string:
-        name: branch_specifier
-        default: refs/heads/7.x
-        description: the Git branch specifier to build (<branchName>, <tagName>,
-          <commitId>, etc.)
-    triggers:
-    - github
-    - timed: 'H */12 * * *'