diff --git a/src/plugins/home/server/services/new_instance_status.test.ts b/src/plugins/home/server/services/new_instance_status.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ce8f8571f5a1..0000000000000
--- a/src/plugins/home/server/services/new_instance_status.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
- * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
- * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
- * Side Public License, v 1.
- */
-
-import { isNewInstance } from './new_instance_status';
-import { elasticsearchServiceMock, savedObjectsClientMock } from '../../../../core/server/mocks';
-
-describe('isNewInstance', () => {
-  const esClient = elasticsearchServiceMock.createScopedClusterClient();
-  const soClient = savedObjectsClientMock.create();
-
-  beforeEach(() => jest.resetAllMocks());
-
-  it('returns true when there are no index patterns', async () => {
-    soClient.find.mockResolvedValue({
-      page: 1,
-      per_page: 100,
-      total: 0,
-      saved_objects: [],
-    });
-    expect(await isNewInstance({ esClient, soClient })).toEqual(true);
-  });
-
-  it('returns false when there are any index patterns other than metrics-* or logs-*', async () => {
-    soClient.find.mockResolvedValue({
-      page: 1,
-      per_page: 100,
-      total: 1,
-      saved_objects: [
-        {
-          id: '1',
-          references: [],
-          type: 'index-pattern',
-          score: 99,
-          attributes: { title: 'my-pattern-*' },
-        },
-      ],
-    });
-    expect(await isNewInstance({ esClient, soClient })).toEqual(false);
-  });
-
-  describe('when only metrics-* and logs-* index patterns exist', () => {
-    beforeEach(() => {
-      soClient.find.mockResolvedValue({
-        page: 1,
-        per_page: 100,
-        total: 2,
-        saved_objects: [
-          {
-            id: '1',
-            references: [],
-            type: 'index-pattern',
-            score: 99,
-            attributes: { title: 'metrics-*' },
-          },
-          {
-            id: '2',
-            references: [],
-            type: 'index-pattern',
-            score: 99,
-            attributes: { title: 'logs-*' },
-          },
-        ],
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('calls /_cat/indices for the index patterns', async () => {
-      await isNewInstance({ esClient, soClient });
-      expect(esClient.asCurrentUser.cat.indices).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        index: 'logs-*,metrics-*',
-        format: 'json',
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('returns true if no logs or metrics indices exist', async () => {
-      esClient.asCurrentUser.cat.indices.mockReturnValue(
-        elasticsearchServiceMock.createSuccessTransportRequestPromise([])
-      );
-      expect(await isNewInstance({ esClient, soClient })).toEqual(true);
-    });
-
-    it('returns true if no logs or metrics indices contain data', async () => {
-      esClient.asCurrentUser.cat.indices.mockReturnValue(
-        elasticsearchServiceMock.createSuccessTransportRequestPromise([
-          { index: '.ds-metrics-foo', 'docs.count': '0' },
-        ])
-      );
-      expect(await isNewInstance({ esClient, soClient })).toEqual(true);
-    });
-
-    it('returns true if only metrics-elastic_agent index contains data', async () => {
-      esClient.asCurrentUser.cat.indices.mockReturnValue(
-        elasticsearchServiceMock.createSuccessTransportRequestPromise([
-          { index: '.ds-metrics-elastic_agent', 'docs.count': '100' },
-        ])
-      );
-      expect(await isNewInstance({ esClient, soClient })).toEqual(true);
-    });
-
-    it('returns true if only logs-elastic_agent index contains data', async () => {
-      esClient.asCurrentUser.cat.indices.mockReturnValue(
-        elasticsearchServiceMock.createSuccessTransportRequestPromise([
-          { index: '.ds-logs-elastic_agent', 'docs.count': '100' },
-        ])
-      );
-      expect(await isNewInstance({ esClient, soClient })).toEqual(true);
-    });
-
-    it('returns false if any other logs or metrics indices contain data', async () => {
-      esClient.asCurrentUser.cat.indices.mockReturnValue(
-        elasticsearchServiceMock.createSuccessTransportRequestPromise([
-          { index: '.ds-metrics-foo', 'docs.count': '100' },
-        ])
-      );
-      expect(await isNewInstance({ esClient, soClient })).toEqual(false);
-    });
-
-    it('returns false if an authentication error is thrown', async () => {
-      esClient.asCurrentUser.cat.indices.mockReturnValue(
-        elasticsearchServiceMock.createErrorTransportRequestPromise({})
-      );
-      expect(await isNewInstance({ esClient, soClient })).toEqual(false);
-    });
-  });
-});
diff --git a/src/plugins/home/server/services/new_instance_status.ts b/src/plugins/home/server/services/new_instance_status.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e19380e928822..0000000000000
--- a/src/plugins/home/server/services/new_instance_status.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
- * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
- * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
- * Side Public License, v 1.
- */
-
-import type { IScopedClusterClient, SavedObjectsClientContract } from '../../../../core/server';
-
-const LOGS_INDEX_PATTERN = 'logs-*';
-const METRICS_INDEX_PATTERN = 'metrics-*';
-
-const INDEX_PREFIXES_TO_IGNORE = [
-  '.ds-metrics-elastic_agent', // ignore index created by Fleet server itself
-  '.ds-logs-elastic_agent', // ignore index created by Fleet server itself
-];
-
-interface Deps {
-  esClient: IScopedClusterClient;
-  soClient: SavedObjectsClientContract;
-}
-
-export const isNewInstance = async ({ esClient, soClient }: Deps): Promise<boolean> => {
-  const indexPatterns = await soClient.find<{ title: string }>({
-    type: 'index-pattern',
-    fields: ['title'],
-    search: `*`,
-    searchFields: ['title'],
-    perPage: 100,
-  });
-
-  // If there are no index patterns, assume this is a new instance
-  if (indexPatterns.total === 0) {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  // If there are any index patterns that are not the default metrics-* and logs-* ones created by Fleet, assume this
-  // is not a new instance
-  if (
-    indexPatterns.saved_objects.some(
-      (ip) =>
-        ip.attributes.title !== LOGS_INDEX_PATTERN && ip.attributes.title !== METRICS_INDEX_PATTERN
-    )
-  ) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  try {
-    const logsAndMetricsIndices = await esClient.asCurrentUser.cat.indices({
-      index: `${LOGS_INDEX_PATTERN},${METRICS_INDEX_PATTERN}`,
-      format: 'json',
-    });
-
-    const anyIndicesContainerUserData = logsAndMetricsIndices.body
-      // Ignore some data that is shipped by default
-      .filter(({ index }) => !INDEX_PREFIXES_TO_IGNORE.some((prefix) => index?.startsWith(prefix)))
-      // If any other logs and metrics indices have data, return false
-      .some((catResult) => (catResult['docs.count'] ?? '0') !== '0');
-
-    return !anyIndicesContainerUserData;
-  } catch (e) {
-    // If any errors are encountered return false to be safe
-    return false;
-  }
-};