diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/README.mdx b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/README.mdx
index 96f0a3ed4ca5..d3a41322452f 100755
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/README.mdx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/README.mdx
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ xpack.cloud_integrations.experiments.flag_overrides:
 
 ### How is my user identified?
 
-The user is automatically identified during the `setup` phase. It currently uses a hash of the deployment ID, meaning all users accessing the same deployment will get the same values for the `getVariation` requests unless the A/B provider is explicitly configured to randomize it.
+The user is automatically identified during the `setup` phase. It currently uses the ESS deployment ID, meaning all users accessing the same deployment will get the same values for the `getVariation` requests unless the A/B provider is explicitly configured to randomize it.
 
 If you are curious of the data provided to the `identify` call, you can see that in the [`cloud` plugin](../../cloud).
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/public/plugin.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/public/plugin.test.ts
index 05ce6dddf361..9ffc7d63f9ee 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/public/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/public/plugin.test.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ describe('Cloud Experiments public plugin', () => {
           isElasticStaff: true,
           kibanaVersion: 'version',
           trialEndDate: '2020-10-01T14:13:12.000Z',
-          userId: '1c2412b751f056aef6e340efa5637d137442d489a4b1e3117071e7c87f8523f2',
+          userId: 'mock-deployment-id',
         });
       });
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/public/plugin.ts
index 90c43fb475a6..3fcdbb84a707 100755
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/public/plugin.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import type { CoreSetup, CoreStart, Plugin, PluginInitializerContext } from '@kb
 import { get, has } from 'lodash';
 import { duration } from 'moment';
 import { concatMap } from 'rxjs';
-import { Sha256 } from '@kbn/crypto-browser';
 import type { CloudSetup, CloudStart } from '@kbn/cloud-plugin/public';
 import type { DataViewsPublicPluginStart } from '@kbn/data-views-plugin/public';
 import { LaunchDarklyClient, type LaunchDarklyClientConfig } from './launch_darkly_client';
@@ -78,9 +77,9 @@ export class CloudExperimentsPlugin
    * @param deps {@link CloudExperimentsPluginSetupDeps}
    */
   public setup(core: CoreSetup, deps: CloudExperimentsPluginSetupDeps) {
-    if (deps.cloud.isCloudEnabled && deps.cloud.cloudId && this.launchDarklyClient) {
+    if (deps.cloud.isCloudEnabled && deps.cloud.deploymentId && this.launchDarklyClient) {
       this.metadataService.setup({
-        userId: sha256(deps.cloud.cloudId),
+        userId: deps.cloud.deploymentId,
         kibanaVersion: this.kibanaVersion,
         trialEndDate: deps.cloud.trialEndDate?.toISOString(),
         isElasticStaff: deps.cloud.isElasticStaffOwned,
@@ -156,7 +155,3 @@ export class CloudExperimentsPlugin
     }
   };
 }
-
-function sha256(str: string) {
-  return new Sha256().update(str, 'utf8').digest('hex');
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/server/plugin.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/server/plugin.test.ts
index d01c085dacd7..37989482dc31 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/server/plugin.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/server/plugin.test.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('Cloud Experiments server plugin', () => {
         ).mock.instances[0];
         advance(100); // Remove the debounceTime effect
         expect(launchDarklyInstanceMock.updateUserMetadata).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-          userId: '1c2412b751f056aef6e340efa5637d137442d489a4b1e3117071e7c87f8523f2',
+          userId: 'deployment-id',
           kibanaVersion: coreMock.createPluginInitializerContext().env.packageInfo.version,
           isElasticStaff: true,
           trialEndDate: expect.any(String),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/server/plugin.ts
index 7c7b04fcee3f..151cabd81c49 100755
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/server/plugin.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import type {
   Logger,
 } from '@kbn/core/server';
 import { get, has } from 'lodash';
-import { createSHA256Hash } from '@kbn/crypto';
 import type { LogMeta } from '@kbn/logging';
 import type { UsageCollectionSetup } from '@kbn/usage-collection-plugin/server';
 import type { CloudSetup } from '@kbn/cloud-plugin/server';
@@ -84,10 +83,10 @@ export class CloudExperimentsPlugin
       }));
     }
 
-    if (deps.cloud.isCloudEnabled && deps.cloud.cloudId) {
+    if (deps.cloud.isCloudEnabled && deps.cloud.deploymentId) {
       this.metadataService.setup({
-        // We use the Cloud ID as the userId in the Cloud Experiments
-        userId: createSHA256Hash(deps.cloud.cloudId),
+        // We use the Cloud Deployment ID as the userId in the Cloud Experiments
+        userId: deps.cloud.deploymentId,
         kibanaVersion: this.initializerContext.env.packageInfo.version,
         trialEndDate: deps.cloud.trialEndDate?.toISOString(),
         isElasticStaff: deps.cloud.isElasticStaffOwned,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/tsconfig.json
index 8b9e3daf13aa..e1c6ed7b0453 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/tsconfig.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud_integrations/cloud_experiments/tsconfig.json
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
     "@kbn/data-views-plugin",
     "@kbn/usage-collection-plugin",
     "@kbn/cloud-plugin",
-    "@kbn/crypto-browser",
     "@kbn/config-schema",
-    "@kbn/crypto",
     "@kbn/logging",
     "@kbn/logging-mocks",
     "@kbn/utility-types",