diff --git a/packages/core/http/core-http-server-internal/src/static_assets.test.ts b/packages/core/http/core-http-server-internal/src/static_assets.test.ts
index 26e133dd99408c..d80ec6aaf6ed88 100644
--- a/packages/core/http/core-http-server-internal/src/static_assets.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/http/core-http-server-internal/src/static_assets.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 import { StaticAssets } from './static_assets';
 import { BasePath } from './base_path_service';
 import { CdnConfig } from './cdn';
-import { mockRouter } from '@kbn/core-http-router-server-mocks';
 
 describe('StaticAssets', () => {
   let basePath: BasePath;
@@ -24,12 +23,6 @@ describe('StaticAssets', () => {
     expect(staticAssets.getHrefBase()).toEqual('/test');
   });
 
-  it('can be scoped with Kibana request', () => {
-    const req = mockRouter.createKibanaRequest();
-    basePath.set(req, '/my-space');
-    expect(staticAssets.getHrefBase(req)).toEqual('/test/my-space');
-  });
-
   it('provides the correct HREF given a CDN is configured', () => {
     cdnConfig = CdnConfig.from({ url: 'https://cdn.example.com/test' });
     staticAssets = new StaticAssets(basePath, cdnConfig);
diff --git a/packages/core/http/core-http-server-internal/src/static_assets.ts b/packages/core/http/core-http-server-internal/src/static_assets.ts
index d5d6eeee725260..b4e7a529fe9489 100644
--- a/packages/core/http/core-http-server-internal/src/static_assets.ts
+++ b/packages/core/http/core-http-server-internal/src/static_assets.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import type { KibanaRequest } from '@kbn/core-http-server/src/router';
 import type { BasePath } from './base_path_service';
 import { CdnConfig } from './cdn';
 
 export interface IStaticAssets {
-  getHrefBase(request?: KibanaRequest): string;
+  getHrefBase(): string;
 }
 
 export class StaticAssets implements IStaticAssets {
@@ -20,14 +19,10 @@ export class StaticAssets implements IStaticAssets {
    * Returns a href (hypertext reference) intended to be used as the base for constructing
    * other hrefs to static assets.
    */
-  getHrefBase(request?: KibanaRequest): string {
+  getHrefBase(): string {
     if (this.cdnConfig.baseHref) {
       return this.cdnConfig.baseHref;
     }
-    // TODO: not sure if this is necessary for static asset HREFs.
-    if (request) {
-      return this.basePath.get(request);
-    }
     return this.basePath.serverBasePath;
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/rendering/core-rendering-server-internal/src/rendering_service.tsx b/packages/core/rendering/core-rendering-server-internal/src/rendering_service.tsx
index 4300cfb0d69f81..1791f55e563b65 100644
--- a/packages/core/rendering/core-rendering-server-internal/src/rendering_service.tsx
+++ b/packages/core/rendering/core-rendering-server-internal/src/rendering_service.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export class RenderingService {
       packageInfo: this.coreContext.env.packageInfo,
     };
     const buildNum = env.packageInfo.buildNum;
-    const staticAssetsHrefBase = http.staticAssets.getHrefBase(request);
+    const staticAssetsHrefBase = http.staticAssets.getHrefBase();
     const basePath = http.basePath.get(request);
     const { serverBasePath, publicBaseUrl } = http.basePath;