diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/common/types/index.ts b/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/common/types/index.ts
index f698f8e3ef726..e24599070be12 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/common/types/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/common/types/index.ts
@@ -35,11 +35,8 @@ export interface Meta {
   page: MetaPage;
 }
 
-export interface ClientConfigType {
-  ui: {
-    enabled: boolean;
-  };
-}
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
+export interface ClientConfigType {}
 
 export type { ConnectorStats } from './connector_stats';
 export type { ElasticsearchIndexWithPrivileges } from './indices';
diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/public/plugin.ts
index 98e5fa35be834..c83ea90b6843f 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/public/plugin.ts
@@ -209,10 +209,6 @@ export class EnterpriseSearchPlugin implements Plugin {
   private isSidebarEnabled = true;
 
   public setup(core: CoreSetup, plugins: PluginsSetup) {
-    const { config } = this;
-    if (!config.ui?.enabled) {
-      return;
-    }
     const { cloud, share } = plugins;
 
     core.application.register({
@@ -481,9 +477,6 @@ export class EnterpriseSearchPlugin implements Plugin {
   private readonly sideNavDynamicItems$ = new BehaviorSubject<DynamicSideNavItems>({});
 
   public start(core: CoreStart, plugins: PluginsStart) {
-    if (!this.config.ui?.enabled) {
-      return;
-    }
     // This must be called here in start() and not in `applications/index.tsx` to prevent loading
     // race conditions with our apps' `routes.ts` being initialized before `renderApp()`
     docLinks.setDocLinks(core.docLinks);
diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/server/__mocks__/routerDependencies.mock.ts b/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/server/__mocks__/routerDependencies.mock.ts
index cc746a6764f22..323b5e0de3844 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/server/__mocks__/routerDependencies.mock.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/server/__mocks__/routerDependencies.mock.ts
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ export const mockConfig: ConfigType = {
   hasIncrementalSyncEnabled: true,
   hasNativeConnectors: true,
   hasWebCrawler: true,
-  ui: {
-    enabled: true,
-  },
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/server/config.ts b/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/server/config.ts
index cc461ea9de2d0..6ff050188a33c 100644
--- a/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/server/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/solutions/search/plugins/enterprise_search/server/config.ts
@@ -16,16 +16,10 @@ export const configSchema = schema.object({
   hasIncrementalSyncEnabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
   hasNativeConnectors: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
   hasWebCrawler: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }),
-  ui: schema.object({
-    enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
-  }),
 });
 
 export type ConfigType = TypeOf<typeof configSchema>;
 
 export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigType> = {
-  exposeToBrowser: {
-    ui: true,
-  },
   schema: configSchema,
 };