diff --git a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Model/Layout/LayoutPlugin.php b/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Model/Layout/LayoutPlugin.php
index ef85d6faf2371..68cd0eb8cc1e9 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Model/Layout/LayoutPlugin.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Model/Layout/LayoutPlugin.php
@@ -20,22 +20,31 @@ class LayoutPlugin
      */
     protected $response;
 
+    /**
+     * @var \Magento\Framework\App\MaintenanceMode
+     */
+    private $maintenanceMode;
+
     /**
      * Constructor
      *
      * @param \Magento\Framework\App\ResponseInterface $response
-     * @param \Magento\PageCache\Model\Config $config
+     * @param \Magento\PageCache\Model\Config          $config
+     * @param \Magento\Framework\App\MaintenanceMode   $maintenanceMode
      */
     public function __construct(
         \Magento\Framework\App\ResponseInterface $response,
-        \Magento\PageCache\Model\Config $config
+        \Magento\PageCache\Model\Config $config,
+        \Magento\Framework\App\MaintenanceMode $maintenanceMode
     ) {
         $this->response = $response;
         $this->config = $config;
+        $this->maintenanceMode = $maintenanceMode;
     }
 
     /**
      * Set appropriate Cache-Control headers
+     *
      * We have to set public headers in order to tell Varnish and Builtin app that page should be cached
      *
      * @param \Magento\Framework\View\Layout $subject
@@ -44,7 +53,7 @@ public function __construct(
      */
     public function afterGenerateXml(\Magento\Framework\View\Layout $subject, $result)
     {
-        if ($subject->isCacheable() && $this->config->isEnabled()) {
+        if ($subject->isCacheable() && !$this->maintenanceMode->isOn() && $this->config->isEnabled()) {
             $this->response->setPublicHeaders($this->config->getTtl());
         }
         return $result;
@@ -68,6 +77,7 @@ public function afterGetOutput(\Magento\Framework\View\Layout $subject, $result)
                     if ($isVarnish && $isEsiBlock) {
                         continue;
                     }
+                    // phpcs:ignore
                     $tags = array_merge($tags, $block->getIdentities());
                 }
             }
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Observer/SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance.php b/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Observer/SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 7017da27eee93..0000000000000
--- a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Observer/SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,108 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- *
- * Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * See COPYING.txt for license details.
- */
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Magento\PageCache\Observer;
-
-use Magento\Framework\Event\ObserverInterface;
-use Magento\Framework\Event\Observer;
-use Magento\Framework\App\Cache\Manager;
-use Magento\PageCache\Model\Cache\Type as PageCacheType;
-use Magento\PageCache\Observer\SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance\PageCacheState;
-
-/**
- * Switch Page Cache on maintenance.
- */
-class SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance implements ObserverInterface
-{
-    /**
-     * @var Manager
-     */
-    private $cacheManager;
-
-    /**
-     * @var PageCacheState
-     */
-    private $pageCacheStateStorage;
-
-    /**
-     * @param Manager $cacheManager
-     * @param PageCacheState $pageCacheStateStorage
-     */
-    public function __construct(Manager $cacheManager, PageCacheState $pageCacheStateStorage)
-    {
-        $this->cacheManager = $cacheManager;
-        $this->pageCacheStateStorage = $pageCacheStateStorage;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Switches Full Page Cache.
-     *
-     * Depending on enabling or disabling Maintenance Mode it turns off or restores Full Page Cache state.
-     *
-     * @param Observer $observer
-     * @return void
-     */
-    public function execute(Observer $observer): void
-    {
-        if ($observer->getData('isOn')) {
-            $this->pageCacheStateStorage->save($this->isFullPageCacheEnabled());
-            $this->turnOffFullPageCache();
-        } else {
-            $this->restoreFullPageCacheState();
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Turns off Full Page Cache.
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    private function turnOffFullPageCache(): void
-    {
-        if (!$this->isFullPageCacheEnabled()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $this->cacheManager->clean([PageCacheType::TYPE_IDENTIFIER]);
-        $this->cacheManager->setEnabled([PageCacheType::TYPE_IDENTIFIER], false);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Full Page Cache state.
-     *
-     * @return bool
-     */
-    private function isFullPageCacheEnabled(): bool
-    {
-        $cacheStatus = $this->cacheManager->getStatus();
-
-        if (!array_key_exists(PageCacheType::TYPE_IDENTIFIER, $cacheStatus)) {
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        return (bool)$cacheStatus[PageCacheType::TYPE_IDENTIFIER];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Restores Full Page Cache state.
-     *
-     * Returns FPC to previous state that was before maintenance mode turning on.
-     *
-     * @return void
-     */
-    private function restoreFullPageCacheState(): void
-    {
-        $storedPageCacheState = $this->pageCacheStateStorage->isEnabled();
-        $this->pageCacheStateStorage->flush();
-
-        if ($storedPageCacheState) {
-            $this->cacheManager->setEnabled([PageCacheType::TYPE_IDENTIFIER], true);
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Observer/SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance/PageCacheState.php b/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Observer/SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance/PageCacheState.php
index e4cadf728f2ea..5c52aa055ef16 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Observer/SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance/PageCacheState.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Observer/SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance/PageCacheState.php
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 /**
  * Page Cache state.
+ *
+ * @deprecated Originally used by now removed observer SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance
  */
 class PageCacheState
 {
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Test/Unit/Model/Layout/LayoutPluginTest.php b/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Test/Unit/Model/Layout/LayoutPluginTest.php
index 6c39fe1e7979c..e2bc7f237ab0a 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Test/Unit/Model/Layout/LayoutPluginTest.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Test/Unit/Model/Layout/LayoutPluginTest.php
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ class LayoutPluginTest extends \PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase
      */
     protected $configMock;
 
+    /**
+     * @var \Magento\Framework\App\MaintenanceMode|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject
+     */
+    private $maintenanceModeMock;
+
     protected function setUp()
     {
         $this->layoutMock = $this->getMockForAbstractClass(
@@ -40,27 +45,33 @@ protected function setUp()
         );
         $this->responseMock = $this->createMock(\Magento\Framework\App\Response\Http::class);
         $this->configMock = $this->createMock(\Magento\PageCache\Model\Config::class);
+        $this->maintenanceModeMock = $this->createMock(\Magento\Framework\App\MaintenanceMode::class);
 
         $this->model = new \Magento\PageCache\Model\Layout\LayoutPlugin(
             $this->responseMock,
-            $this->configMock
+            $this->configMock,
+            $this->maintenanceModeMock
         );
     }
 
     /**
      * @param $cacheState
      * @param $layoutIsCacheable
+     * @param $maintenanceModeIsEnabled
+     *
      * @dataProvider afterGenerateXmlDataProvider
      */
-    public function testAfterGenerateXml($cacheState, $layoutIsCacheable)
+    public function testAfterGenerateXml($cacheState, $layoutIsCacheable, $maintenanceModeIsEnabled)
     {
         $maxAge = 180;
         $result = 'test';
 
         $this->layoutMock->expects($this->once())->method('isCacheable')->will($this->returnValue($layoutIsCacheable));
         $this->configMock->expects($this->any())->method('isEnabled')->will($this->returnValue($cacheState));
+        $this->maintenanceModeMock->expects($this->any())->method('isOn')
+            ->will($this->returnValue($maintenanceModeIsEnabled));
 
-        if ($layoutIsCacheable && $cacheState) {
+        if ($layoutIsCacheable && $cacheState && !$maintenanceModeIsEnabled) {
             $this->configMock->expects($this->once())->method('getTtl')->will($this->returnValue($maxAge));
             $this->responseMock->expects($this->once())->method('setPublicHeaders')->with($maxAge);
         } else {
@@ -76,10 +87,11 @@ public function testAfterGenerateXml($cacheState, $layoutIsCacheable)
     public function afterGenerateXmlDataProvider()
     {
         return [
-            'Full_cache state is true, Layout is cache-able' => [true, true],
-            'Full_cache state is true, Layout is not cache-able' => [true, false],
-            'Full_cache state is false, Layout is not cache-able' => [false, false],
-            'Full_cache state is false, Layout is cache-able' => [false, true]
+            'Full_cache state is true, Layout is cache-able' => [true, true, false],
+            'Full_cache state is true, Layout is not cache-able' => [true, false, false],
+            'Full_cache state is false, Layout is not cache-able' => [false, false, false],
+            'Full_cache state is false, Layout is cache-able' => [false, true, false],
+            'Full_cache state is true, Layout is cache-able, Maintenance mode is enabled' => [true, true, true],
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Test/Unit/Observer/SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenanceTest.php b/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Test/Unit/Observer/SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenanceTest.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 2dbb815c70925..0000000000000
--- a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Test/Unit/Observer/SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenanceTest.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,164 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-/**
- *
- * Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * See COPYING.txt for license details.
- */
-
-declare(strict_types=1);
-
-namespace Magento\PageCache\Test\Unit\Observer;
-
-use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
-use Magento\PageCache\Observer\SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance;
-use Magento\Framework\TestFramework\Unit\Helper\ObjectManager;
-use Magento\Framework\App\Cache\Manager;
-use Magento\Framework\Event\Observer;
-use Magento\PageCache\Model\Cache\Type as PageCacheType;
-use Magento\PageCache\Observer\SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance\PageCacheState;
-
-/**
- * SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance observer test.
- */
-class SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenanceTest extends TestCase
-{
-    /**
-     * @var SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance
-     */
-    private $model;
-
-    /**
-     * @var Manager|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject
-     */
-    private $cacheManager;
-
-    /**
-     * @var PageCacheState|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject
-     */
-    private $pageCacheStateStorage;
-
-    /**
-     * @var Observer|\PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject
-     */
-    private $observer;
-
-    /**
-     * @inheritdoc
-     */
-    protected function setUp(): void
-    {
-        $objectManager = new ObjectManager($this);
-        $this->cacheManager = $this->createMock(Manager::class);
-        $this->pageCacheStateStorage = $this->createMock(PageCacheState::class);
-        $this->observer = $this->createMock(Observer::class);
-
-        $this->model = $objectManager->getObject(SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance::class, [
-            'cacheManager' => $this->cacheManager,
-            'pageCacheStateStorage' => $this->pageCacheStateStorage,
-        ]);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Tests execute when setting maintenance mode to on.
-     *
-     * @param array $cacheStatus
-     * @param bool $cacheState
-     * @param int $flushCacheCalls
-     * @return void
-     * @dataProvider enablingPageCacheStateProvider
-     */
-    public function testExecuteWhileMaintenanceEnabling(
-        array $cacheStatus,
-        bool $cacheState,
-        int $flushCacheCalls
-    ): void {
-        $this->observer->method('getData')
-            ->with('isOn')
-            ->willReturn(true);
-        $this->cacheManager->method('getStatus')
-            ->willReturn($cacheStatus);
-
-        // Page Cache state will be stored.
-        $this->pageCacheStateStorage->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('save')
-            ->with($cacheState);
-
-        // Page Cache will be cleaned and disabled
-        $this->cacheManager->expects($this->exactly($flushCacheCalls))
-            ->method('clean')
-            ->with([PageCacheType::TYPE_IDENTIFIER]);
-        $this->cacheManager->expects($this->exactly($flushCacheCalls))
-            ->method('setEnabled')
-            ->with([PageCacheType::TYPE_IDENTIFIER], false);
-
-        $this->model->execute($this->observer);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Tests execute when setting Maintenance Mode to off.
-     *
-     * @param bool $storedCacheState
-     * @param int $enableCacheCalls
-     * @return void
-     * @dataProvider disablingPageCacheStateProvider
-     */
-    public function testExecuteWhileMaintenanceDisabling(bool $storedCacheState, int $enableCacheCalls): void
-    {
-        $this->observer->method('getData')
-            ->with('isOn')
-            ->willReturn(false);
-
-        $this->pageCacheStateStorage->method('isEnabled')
-            ->willReturn($storedCacheState);
-
-        // Nullify Page Cache state.
-        $this->pageCacheStateStorage->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('flush');
-
-        // Page Cache will be enabled.
-        $this->cacheManager->expects($this->exactly($enableCacheCalls))
-            ->method('setEnabled')
-            ->with([PageCacheType::TYPE_IDENTIFIER]);
-
-        $this->model->execute($this->observer);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Page Cache state data provider.
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function enablingPageCacheStateProvider(): array
-    {
-        return [
-            'page_cache_is_enable' => [
-                'cache_status' => [PageCacheType::TYPE_IDENTIFIER => 1],
-                'cache_state' => true,
-                'flush_cache_calls' => 1,
-            ],
-            'page_cache_is_missing_in_system' => [
-                'cache_status' => [],
-                'cache_state' => false,
-                'flush_cache_calls' => 0,
-            ],
-            'page_cache_is_disable' => [
-                'cache_status' => [PageCacheType::TYPE_IDENTIFIER => 0],
-                'cache_state' => false,
-                'flush_cache_calls' => 0,
-            ],
-        ];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Page Cache state data provider.
-     *
-     * @return array
-     */
-    public function disablingPageCacheStateProvider(): array
-    {
-        return [
-            ['stored_cache_state' => true, 'enable_cache_calls' => 1],
-            ['stored_cache_state' => false, 'enable_cache_calls' => 0],
-        ];
-    }
-}
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/etc/events.xml b/app/code/Magento/PageCache/etc/events.xml
index 3f0a2532ae60a..7584f5f36d69c 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/etc/events.xml
+++ b/app/code/Magento/PageCache/etc/events.xml
@@ -57,7 +57,4 @@
     <event name="customer_logout">
         <observer name="FlushFormKey" instance="Magento\PageCache\Observer\FlushFormKey"/>
     </event>
-    <event name="maintenance_mode_changed">
-        <observer name="page_cache_switcher_for_maintenance" instance="Magento\PageCache\Observer\SwitchPageCacheOnMaintenance"/>
-    </event>
 </config>