diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/global_search_bar/public/plugin.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/global_search_bar/public/plugin.tsx
index 954e4241966a0..dfce09bd12edc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/global_search_bar/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/global_search_bar/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export interface GlobalSearchBarPluginStartDeps {
 }
 
 export class GlobalSearchBarPlugin implements Plugin<{}, {}> {
-  public async setup() {
+  public setup() {
     return {};
   }