diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/index.ts
index df3e33b477edfa..c8d16accadb467 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/index_management/index.ts
@@ -22,16 +22,6 @@ export function indexManagement(kibana: any) {
     configPrefix: 'xpack.index_management',
     publicDir: resolve(__dirname, 'public'),
     require: ['kibana', 'elasticsearch', 'xpack_main'],
-    isEnabled(config: Legacy.KibanaConfig) {
-      return config.get('xpack.index_management.enabled');
-    },
-    config(Joi: Root) {
-      return Joi.object()
-        .keys({
-          enabled: Joi.boolean().default(false),
-        })
-        .default();
-    },
     uiExports: {
       styleSheetPaths: resolve(__dirname, 'public/index.scss'),
       managementSections: ['plugins/index_management'],
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/index.ts
index a3a62c3c444a04..c6ac3649a14775 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function triggersActionsUI(kibana: any) {
     config(Joi: Root) {
       return Joi.object()
         .keys({
-          enabled: Joi.boolean().default(true),
+          enabled: Joi.boolean().default(false),
           createAlertUiEnabled: Joi.boolean().default(false),
         })
         .default();
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/config.js b/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
index cea68cf0e33995..664bfdf8d2a746 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/config.js
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ export default async function({ readConfigFile }) {
         '--telemetry.banner=false',
         '--timelion.ui.enabled=true',
         '--xpack.endpoint.enabled=true',
-        '--xpack.index_management.enabled=true',
       ],
     },
     uiSettings: {