diff --git a/src/ui/ui_settings/public/__snapshots__/ui_settings_api.test.js.snap b/src/ui/ui_settings/public/__snapshots__/ui_settings_api.test.js.snap
deleted file mode 100644
index 6b461a38df274c..00000000000000
--- a/src/ui/ui_settings/public/__snapshots__/ui_settings_api.test.js.snap
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,126 +0,0 @@
-// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
-
-exports[`#batchSet Buffers are always clear of previously buffered changes: buffered bar=foo 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Object {
-    "body": Object {
-      "changes": Object {
-        "bar": "foo",
-      },
-    },
-    "method": "POST",
-    "path": "/api/kibana/settings",
-  },
-]
-`;
-
-exports[`#batchSet Buffers are always clear of previously buffered changes: buffered baz=box 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Object {
-    "body": Object {
-      "changes": Object {
-        "baz": "box",
-      },
-    },
-    "method": "POST",
-    "path": "/api/kibana/settings",
-  },
-]
-`;
-
-exports[`#batchSet Buffers are always clear of previously buffered changes: unbuffered foo=bar 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Array [
-    Object {
-      "body": Object {
-        "changes": Object {
-          "foo": "bar",
-        },
-      },
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/kibana/settings",
-    },
-  ],
-]
-`;
-
-exports[`#batchSet Overwrites previously buffered values with new values for the same key: buffered bar=null 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Array [
-    Object {
-      "body": Object {
-        "changes": Object {
-          "bar": null,
-        },
-      },
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/kibana/settings",
-    },
-  ],
-]
-`;
-
-exports[`#batchSet Overwrites previously buffered values with new values for the same key: unbuffered foo=bar 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Array [
-    Object {
-      "body": Object {
-        "changes": Object {
-          "foo": "bar",
-        },
-      },
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/kibana/settings",
-    },
-  ],
-]
-`;
-
-exports[`#batchSet buffers changes while first request is in progress, sends buffered changes after first request completes: buffered foo=baz bar=bug 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Array [
-    Object {
-      "body": Object {
-        "changes": Object {
-          "bar": "bug",
-          "foo": "baz",
-        },
-      },
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/kibana/settings",
-    },
-  ],
-]
-`;
-
-exports[`#batchSet buffers changes while first request is in progress, sends buffered changes after first request completes: unbuffered foo=bar 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Array [
-    Object {
-      "body": Object {
-        "changes": Object {
-          "foo": "bar",
-        },
-      },
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/kibana/settings",
-    },
-  ],
-]
-`;
-
-exports[`#batchSet sends a single change immediately: unbuffered foo=bar 1`] = `
-Array [
-  Array [
-    Object {
-      "body": Object {
-        "changes": Object {
-          "foo": "bar",
-        },
-      },
-      "method": "POST",
-      "path": "/api/kibana/settings",
-    },
-  ],
-]
-`;
diff --git a/src/ui/ui_settings/public/ui_settings_api.test.js b/src/ui/ui_settings/public/ui_settings_api.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c25db836b59bb5..00000000000000
--- a/src/ui/ui_settings/public/ui_settings_api.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
- * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
- * this work for additional information regarding copyright
- * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
- * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
- * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-import { createUiSettingsApi } from './ui_settings_api';
-import { sendRequest } from './send_request';
-
-jest.mock('./send_request', () => {
-  let resolve;
-  const sendRequest = jest.fn(() => new Promise((res) => {
-    resolve = res;
-  }));
-
-  return {
-    sendRequest,
-
-    resolveMockedSendRequest(value = {}) {
-      resolve(value);
-    },
-
-    async resolveMockedSendRequestAndWaitForNext(value = {}) {
-      const currentCallCount = sendRequest.mock.calls.length;
-      resolve(value);
-
-      const waitStart = Date.now();
-      while (sendRequest.mock.calls.length === currentCallCount) {
-        await new Promise(resolve => {
-          setImmediate(resolve);
-        });
-
-        if (Date.now() - waitStart > 10000) {
-          throw new Error('Waiting for subsequent call to sendRequest() timed out after 10 seconds');
-        }
-      }
-    },
-  };
-});
-
-beforeEach(() => {
-  sendRequest.mockRestore();
-  jest.clearAllMocks();
-});
-
-describe('#batchSet', () => {
-  it('sends a single change immediately', () => {
-    const uiSettingsApi = createUiSettingsApi();
-    const { sendRequest } = require('./send_request');
-
-    uiSettingsApi.batchSet('foo', 'bar');
-
-    expect(sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(sendRequest.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot('unbuffered foo=bar');
-  });
-
-  it('buffers changes while first request is in progress, sends buffered changes after first request completes', async () => {
-    const uiSettingsApi = createUiSettingsApi();
-    const { sendRequest, resolveMockedSendRequestAndWaitForNext } = require('./send_request');
-
-    uiSettingsApi.batchSet('foo', 'bar');
-    expect(sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(sendRequest.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot('unbuffered foo=bar');
-    sendRequest.mock.calls.length = 0;
-
-    uiSettingsApi.batchSet('foo', 'baz');
-    uiSettingsApi.batchSet('bar', 'bug');
-    expect(sendRequest).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-
-    await resolveMockedSendRequestAndWaitForNext();
-
-    expect(sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(sendRequest.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot('buffered foo=baz bar=bug');
-  });
-
-  it('Overwrites previously buffered values with new values for the same key', async () => {
-    const uiSettingsApi = createUiSettingsApi();
-    const { sendRequest, resolveMockedSendRequestAndWaitForNext } = require('./send_request');
-
-    uiSettingsApi.batchSet('foo', 'bar');
-    expect(sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(sendRequest.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot('unbuffered foo=bar');
-    sendRequest.mock.calls.length = 0;
-
-    // if changes were sent to the API now they would be { bar: 'foo' }
-    uiSettingsApi.batchSet('bar', 'foo');
-    // these changes override the previous one, we should now send { bar: null }
-    uiSettingsApi.batchSet('bar', null);
-
-    await resolveMockedSendRequestAndWaitForNext();
-
-    expect(sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(sendRequest.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot('buffered bar=null');
-  });
-
-  it('Buffers are always clear of previously buffered changes', async () => {
-    const uiSettingsApi = createUiSettingsApi();
-    const { sendRequest, resolveMockedSendRequestAndWaitForNext } = require('./send_request');
-
-    uiSettingsApi.batchSet('foo', 'bar');
-    expect(sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(sendRequest.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot('unbuffered foo=bar');
-    sendRequest.mock.calls.length = 0;
-
-    // buffer a change
-    uiSettingsApi.batchSet('bar', 'foo');
-
-    // flush the buffer and wait for next request to start
-    await resolveMockedSendRequestAndWaitForNext();
-
-    // buffer another change
-    uiSettingsApi.batchSet('baz', 'box');
-
-    // flush the buffer and wait for next request to start
-    await resolveMockedSendRequestAndWaitForNext();
-
-    expect(sendRequest).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-    expect(sendRequest.mock.calls[0]).toMatchSnapshot('buffered bar=foo');
-    expect(sendRequest.mock.calls[1]).toMatchSnapshot('buffered baz=box');
-  });
-});