diff --git a/x-pack/test/reporting/es_archives/bwc/6_2/data.json.gz b/x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/reporting/bwc/6_2/data.json.gz
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/test/reporting/es_archives/bwc/6_2/data.json.gz
rename to x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/reporting/bwc/6_2/data.json.gz
diff --git a/x-pack/test/reporting/es_archives/bwc/6_2/mappings.json b/x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/reporting/bwc/6_2/mappings.json
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/test/reporting/es_archives/bwc/6_2/mappings.json
rename to x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/reporting/bwc/6_2/mappings.json
diff --git a/x-pack/test/reporting/es_archives/bwc/6_3/data.json.gz b/x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/reporting/bwc/6_3/data.json.gz
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/test/reporting/es_archives/bwc/6_3/data.json.gz
rename to x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/reporting/bwc/6_3/data.json.gz
diff --git a/x-pack/test/reporting/es_archives/bwc/6_3/mappings.json b/x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/reporting/bwc/6_3/mappings.json
similarity index 100%
rename from x-pack/test/reporting/es_archives/bwc/6_3/mappings.json
rename to x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/reporting/bwc/6_3/mappings.json
diff --git a/x-pack/test/reporting/api/bwc_existing_indexes.js b/x-pack/test/reporting/api/bwc_existing_indexes.js
index c5f45778977089..ff4bcc13042f72 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/reporting/api/bwc_existing_indexes.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/reporting/api/bwc_existing_indexes.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }) {
     describe('existing 6_2 index', () => {
       before('load data and add index alias', async () => {
         await reportingAPI.deleteAllReportingIndexes();
-        await esArchiver.load('bwc/6_2');
+        await esArchiver.load('reporting/bwc/6_2');
 
         // The index name in the 6_2 archive.
         const ARCHIVED_REPORTING_INDEX = '.reporting-2018.03.11';
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ export default function ({ getService }) {
 
         const stats = await usageAPI.getUsageStats();
         expectedCompletedReportCount = await reportingAPI.getCompletedReportCount(stats);
+
+        await esArchiver.unload('reporting/bwc/6_2');
       });
 
       after('remove index alias', async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/reporting/api/usage.js b/x-pack/test/reporting/api/usage.js
index 1b70ab9e4547f2..286112c53b6562 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/reporting/api/usage.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/reporting/api/usage.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }) {
 
     describe('from archive data', () => {
       it('generated from 6.2', async () => {
-        await esArchiver.load('bwc/6_2');
+        await esArchiver.load('reporting/bwc/6_2');
         const usage = await usageAPI.getUsageStats();
 
         reportingAPI.expectRecentJobTypeTotalStats(usage, 'csv', 0);
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ export default function ({ getService }) {
         reportingAPI.expectAllTimePdfAppStats(usage, 'dashboard', 0);
         reportingAPI.expectAllTimePdfLayoutStats(usage, 'preserve_layout', 0);
         reportingAPI.expectAllTimePdfLayoutStats(usage, 'print', 0);
+
+        await esArchiver.unload('reporting/bwc/6_2');
       });
 
 
       it('generated from 6.3', async () => {
-        await esArchiver.load('bwc/6_3');
+        await esArchiver.load('reporting/bwc/6_3');
         const usage = await usageAPI.getUsageStats();
 
         reportingAPI.expectRecentJobTypeTotalStats(usage, 'csv', 0);
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ export default function ({ getService }) {
         reportingAPI.expectAllTimePdfAppStats(usage, 'dashboard', 3);
         reportingAPI.expectAllTimePdfLayoutStats(usage, 'preserve_layout', 3);
         reportingAPI.expectAllTimePdfLayoutStats(usage, 'print', 3);
+
+        await esArchiver.unload('reporting/bwc/6_3');
       });
     });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/reporting/configs/chromium_api.js b/x-pack/test/reporting/configs/chromium_api.js
index 740ad4b8aaee5e..8c03c407ed168b 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/reporting/configs/chromium_api.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/reporting/configs/chromium_api.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import * as path from 'path';
 import { ReportingAPIProvider } from '../services';
 
 export default async function ({ readConfigFile }) {
@@ -30,9 +29,7 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }) {
         '--xpack.spaces.enabled=false',
       ],
     },
-    esArchiver: {
-      directory: path.resolve(__dirname, '../es_archives')
-    },
+    esArchiver: apiConfig.get('esArchiver'),
     esTestCluster: apiConfig.get('esTestCluster'),
   };
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/test/reporting/configs/chromium_functional.js b/x-pack/test/reporting/configs/chromium_functional.js
index 9d544125e7a5dd..ae63aee27fc4e4 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/reporting/configs/chromium_functional.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/reporting/configs/chromium_functional.js
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import * as path from 'path';
-
 export default async function ({ readConfigFile }) {
   const functionalConfig = await readConfigFile(require.resolve('../../functional/config.js'));
 
@@ -13,11 +11,7 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }) {
     services: functionalConfig.get('services'),
     pageObjects: functionalConfig.get('pageObjects'),
     servers: functionalConfig.get('servers'),
-    esTestCluster: functionalConfig.get('esTestCluster'),
     apps: functionalConfig.get('apps'),
-    esArchiver: {
-      directory: path.resolve(__dirname, '../es_archives')
-    },
     screenshots: functionalConfig.get('screenshots'),
     junit: {
       reportName: 'X-Pack Chromium Functional Reporting Tests',
@@ -34,5 +28,7 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }) {
         '--xpack.spaces.enabled=false',
       ],
     },
+    esArchiver: functionalConfig.get('esArchiver'),
+    esTestCluster: functionalConfig.get('esTestCluster'),
   };
 }