diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/kibana.json b/x-pack/plugins/infra/kibana.json
index b8796ad7a358e..27805f6a26081 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/kibana.json
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
   "kibanaVersion": "kibana",
   "requiredPlugins": [
     "features",
-    "apm",
     "usageCollection",
     "spaces",
     "home",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/routes/metadata/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/routes/metadata/index.ts
index 03d28110d612a..de38739ef94e6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/routes/metadata/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/routes/metadata/index.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import {
 import { InfraBackendLibs } from '../../lib/infra_types';
 import { getMetricMetadata } from './lib/get_metric_metadata';
 import { pickFeatureName } from './lib/pick_feature_name';
-import { hasAPMData } from './lib/has_apm_data';
 import { getCloudMetricsMetadata } from './lib/get_cloud_metric_metadata';
 import { getNodeInfo } from './lib/get_node_info';
 import { throwErrors } from '../../../common/runtime_types';
@@ -67,16 +66,13 @@ export const initMetadataRoute = (libs: InfraBackendLibs) => {
         const cloudMetricsFeatures = pickFeatureName(cloudMetricsMetadata.buckets).map(
           nameToFeature('metrics')
         );
-        const hasAPM = await hasAPMData(framework, requestContext, configuration, nodeId, nodeType);
-        const apmMetricFeatures = hasAPM ? [{ name: 'apm.transaction', source: 'apm' }] : [];
-
         const id = metricsMetadata.id;
         const name = metricsMetadata.name || id;
         return response.ok({
           body: InfraMetadataRT.encode({
             id,
             name,
-            features: [...metricFeatures, ...cloudMetricsFeatures, ...apmMetricFeatures],
+            features: [...metricFeatures, ...cloudMetricsFeatures],
             info,
           }),
         });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/routes/metadata/lib/has_apm_data.ts b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/routes/metadata/lib/has_apm_data.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f8029db80d86..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/routes/metadata/lib/has_apm_data.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +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;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-
-import { RequestHandlerContext } from 'src/core/server';
-
-import { KibanaFramework } from '../../../lib/adapters/framework/kibana_framework_adapter';
-import { InfraSourceConfiguration } from '../../../lib/sources';
-import { findInventoryFields } from '../../../../common/inventory_models';
-import { InventoryItemType } from '../../../../common/inventory_models/types';
-
-export const hasAPMData = async (
-  framework: KibanaFramework,
-  requestContext: RequestHandlerContext,
-  sourceConfiguration: InfraSourceConfiguration,
-  nodeId: string,
-  nodeType: InventoryItemType
-) => {
-  const apmIndices = await framework.plugins.apm.getApmIndices();
-  const apmIndex = apmIndices['apm_oss.transactionIndices'] || 'apm-*';
-  const fields = findInventoryFields(nodeType, sourceConfiguration.fields);
-
-  // There is a bug in APM ECS data where host.name is not set.
-  // This will fixed with: https://github.com/elastic/apm-server/issues/2502
-  const nodeFieldName = nodeType === 'host' ? 'host.hostname' : fields.id;
-  const params = {
-    allowNoIndices: true,
-    ignoreUnavailable: true,
-    terminateAfter: 1,
-    index: apmIndex,
-    body: {
-      size: 0,
-      query: {
-        bool: {
-          filter: [
-            {
-              match: { [nodeFieldName]: nodeId },
-            },
-            {
-              exists: { field: 'service.name' },
-            },
-            {
-              exists: { field: 'transaction.type' },
-            },
-          ],
-        },
-      },
-    },
-  };
-  const response = await framework.callWithRequest<{}, {}>(requestContext, 'search', params);
-  return response.hits.total.value !== 0;
-};
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/infra/metadata.ts b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/infra/metadata.ts
index b693881abcdf7..59e5a850bb04c 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/infra/metadata.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/infra/metadata.ts
@@ -241,40 +241,6 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           }
         });
       });
-      describe('APM metrics', () => {
-        const archiveName = 'infra/8.0.0/metrics_and_apm';
-        before(() => esArchiver.load(archiveName));
-        after(() => esArchiver.unload(archiveName));
-
-        it('host without APM data', async () => {
-          const metadata = await fetchMetadata({
-            sourceId: 'default',
-            nodeId: 'gke-observability-8--observability-8--bc1afd95-f0zc',
-            nodeType: 'host',
-          });
-          if (metadata) {
-            expect(
-              metadata.features.some(f => f.name === 'apm.transaction' && f.source === 'apm')
-            ).to.be(false);
-          } else {
-            throw new Error('Metadata should never be empty');
-          }
-        });
-        it('pod with APM data', async () => {
-          const metadata = await fetchMetadata({
-            sourceId: 'default',
-            nodeId: 'c1031331-9ae0-11e9-9a96-42010a84004d',
-            nodeType: 'pod',
-          });
-          if (metadata) {
-            expect(
-              metadata.features.some(f => f.name === 'apm.transaction' && f.source === 'apm')
-            ).to.be(true);
-          } else {
-            throw new Error('Metadata should never be empty');
-          }
-        });
-      });
     });
   });
 }