diff --git a/NOTICE.txt b/NOTICE.txt
index 741917a6e6f..31bcb21715b 100644
--- a/NOTICE.txt
+++ b/NOTICE.txt
@@ -933,11 +933,11 @@ Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-a
 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Dependency : github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7
-Version: v7.4.0
+Version: v7.5.0
 Licence type (autodetected): Elastic
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7@v7.4.0/LICENSE.txt:
+Contents of probable licence file $GOMODCACHE/github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7@v7.5.0/LICENSE.txt:
 
 ELASTIC LICENSE AGREEMENT
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 847bf6d35c5..77d5a2f66cc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/dolmen-go/contextio v0.0.0-20200217195037-68fc5150bcd5
 	github.com/elastic/e2e-testing v1.1.0
 	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-autodiscover v0.6.4
-	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7 v7.4.0
+	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7 v7.5.0
 	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.6.2
 	github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.7.0
 	github.com/elastic/elastic-transport-go/v8 v8.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 708ac86b4fc..f943c2dede8 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -779,8 +779,8 @@ github.com/elastic/e2e-testing v1.1.0 h1:Y+K215EWkf3ojAWmBK2JrxH/rITjkKM1zR8mnwI
 github.com/elastic/e2e-testing v1.1.0/go.mod h1:8q2d8dmwavJXISowwaoreHFBnbR/uK4qanfRGhC/W9A=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-autodiscover v0.6.4 h1:K+xC7OGgcy4fLXVuGgOGLs+eXCqRnRg2SQQinxP+KsA=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-autodiscover v0.6.4/go.mod h1:5+7NIBAILc0GkgxYW3ckXncu5wRZfltZhTY4aZAYP4M=
-github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7 v7.4.0 h1:h75oTkkvIjgiKVm61NpvTZP4cy6QbQ3zrIpXKGigyjo=
-github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7 v7.4.0/go.mod h1:9/amG2K2y2oqx39zURcc+hnqcX+nyJ1cZrLgzsgo5c0=
+github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7 v7.5.0 h1:niI3WQ+01Lnp2r5LxK8SyNhrPJe13vBiOkqrDRK2oTA=
+github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-client/v7 v7.5.0/go.mod h1:DYoX95xjC4BW/p2avyu724Qr2+hoUIz9eCU9CVS1d+0=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.6.2 h1:tE5pFK4y7xm1FtXm+r+63G7STjJAaWh3+oKIQDzdPDo=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs v0.6.2/go.mod h1:o+EySawBZGeYu49shJxerg2wRCimS1dhrD4As0MS700=
 github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-system-metrics v0.7.0 h1:qDLY30UDforSd/TfHfqUDiiHSL6Nu6qLXHsKSxz4OuQ=
diff --git a/pkg/component/runtime/state.go b/pkg/component/runtime/state.go
index 203f453fa76..5c1237293b4 100644
--- a/pkg/component/runtime/state.go
+++ b/pkg/component/runtime/state.go
@@ -359,13 +359,6 @@ func (s *ComponentState) syncCheckin(checkin *proto.CheckinObserved) bool {
 
 	if s.FeaturesIdx != checkin.FeaturesIdx {
 		s.FeaturesIdx = checkin.FeaturesIdx
-		if checkin.Features != nil {
-			s.Features = &proto.Features{
-				Fqdn: &proto.FQDNFeature{
-					Enabled: checkin.Features.Fqdn.Enabled,
-				},
-			}
-		}
 		changed = true
 	}