diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.http.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.http.md
index c9206b7a7e711..e5347dd7c6625 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.http.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.http.md
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ http: {
         registerAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerAuth'];
         registerOnPostAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPostAuth'];
         basePath: HttpServiceSetup['basePath'];
-        createNewServer: HttpServiceSetup['createNewServer'];
         isTlsEnabled: HttpServiceSetup['isTlsEnabled'];
     };
 ```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.md
index f4653d7f43579..38990f2797677 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.md
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ export interface CoreSetup
 |  Property | Type | Description |
 |  --- | --- | --- |
 |  [elasticsearch](./kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.elasticsearch.md) | <code>{</code><br/><code>        adminClient$: Observable&lt;ClusterClient&gt;;</code><br/><code>        dataClient$: Observable&lt;ClusterClient&gt;;</code><br/><code>        createClient: (type: string, clientConfig?: Partial&lt;ElasticsearchClientConfig&gt;) =&gt; ClusterClient;</code><br/><code>    }</code> |  |
-|  [http](./kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.http.md) | <code>{</code><br/><code>        createCookieSessionStorageFactory: HttpServiceSetup['createCookieSessionStorageFactory'];</code><br/><code>        registerOnPreAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPreAuth'];</code><br/><code>        registerAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerAuth'];</code><br/><code>        registerOnPostAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPostAuth'];</code><br/><code>        basePath: HttpServiceSetup['basePath'];</code><br/><code>        createNewServer: HttpServiceSetup['createNewServer'];</code><br/><code>        isTlsEnabled: HttpServiceSetup['isTlsEnabled'];</code><br/><code>    }</code> |  |
+|  [http](./kibana-plugin-server.coresetup.http.md) | <code>{</code><br/><code>        createCookieSessionStorageFactory: HttpServiceSetup['createCookieSessionStorageFactory'];</code><br/><code>        registerOnPreAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPreAuth'];</code><br/><code>        registerAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerAuth'];</code><br/><code>        registerOnPostAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPostAuth'];</code><br/><code>        basePath: HttpServiceSetup['basePath'];</code><br/><code>        isTlsEnabled: HttpServiceSetup['isTlsEnabled'];</code><br/><code>    }</code> |  |
 
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.createnewserver.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.createnewserver.md
deleted file mode 100644
index e41684ea2b784..0000000000000
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.createnewserver.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<!-- Do not edit this file. It is automatically generated by API Documenter. -->
-
-[Home](./index.md) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [HttpServiceSetup](./kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.md) &gt; [createNewServer](./kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.createnewserver.md)
-
-## HttpServiceSetup.createNewServer property
-
-<b>Signature:</b>
-
-```typescript
-createNewServer: (cfg: Partial<HttpConfig>) => Promise<HttpServerSetup>;
-```
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.md
index ec4a2537b8404..7e8f17510c8ee 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.md
@@ -2,18 +2,11 @@
 
 [Home](./index.md) &gt; [kibana-plugin-server](./kibana-plugin-server.md) &gt; [HttpServiceSetup](./kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.md)
 
-## HttpServiceSetup interface
+## HttpServiceSetup type
 
 
 <b>Signature:</b>
 
 ```typescript
-export interface HttpServiceSetup extends HttpServerSetup 
+export declare type HttpServiceSetup = HttpServerSetup;
 ```
-
-## Properties
-
-|  Property | Type | Description |
-|  --- | --- | --- |
-|  [createNewServer](./kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.createnewserver.md) | <code>(cfg: Partial&lt;HttpConfig&gt;) =&gt; Promise&lt;HttpServerSetup&gt;</code> |  |
-
diff --git a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.md b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.md
index bd4ef84723057..af98c207ba3c6 100644
--- a/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.md
+++ b/docs/development/core/server/kibana-plugin-server.md
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ The plugin integrates with the core system via lifecycle events: `setup`<!-- -->
 |  [ElasticsearchError](./kibana-plugin-server.elasticsearcherror.md) |  |
 |  [ElasticsearchServiceSetup](./kibana-plugin-server.elasticsearchservicesetup.md) |  |
 |  [FakeRequest](./kibana-plugin-server.fakerequest.md) | Fake request object created manually by Kibana plugins. |
-|  [HttpServiceSetup](./kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.md) |  |
 |  [HttpServiceStart](./kibana-plugin-server.httpservicestart.md) |  |
 |  [InternalCoreStart](./kibana-plugin-server.internalcorestart.md) |  |
 |  [KibanaRequestRoute](./kibana-plugin-server.kibanarequestroute.md) | Request specific route information exposed to a handler. |
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ The plugin integrates with the core system via lifecycle events: `setup`<!-- -->
 |  [ElasticsearchClientConfig](./kibana-plugin-server.elasticsearchclientconfig.md) |  |
 |  [GetAuthHeaders](./kibana-plugin-server.getauthheaders.md) | Get headers to authenticate a user against Elasticsearch. |
 |  [Headers](./kibana-plugin-server.headers.md) |  |
+|  [HttpServiceSetup](./kibana-plugin-server.httpservicesetup.md) |  |
 |  [LegacyRequest](./kibana-plugin-server.legacyrequest.md) | Support Legacy platform request for the period of migration. |
 |  [OnPostAuthHandler](./kibana-plugin-server.onpostauthhandler.md) |  |
 |  [OnPreAuthHandler](./kibana-plugin-server.onpreauthhandler.md) |  |
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/http_service.mock.ts b/src/core/server/http/http_service.mock.ts
index 02103fc4acc84..b4e509c8a05a5 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/http_service.mock.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/http_service.mock.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 import { Server } from 'hapi';
 import { HttpService } from './http_service';
-import { HttpServerSetup } from './http_server';
 import { HttpServiceSetup } from './http_service';
 import { OnPreAuthToolkit } from './lifecycle/on_pre_auth';
 import { AuthToolkit } from './lifecycle/auth';
@@ -52,10 +51,8 @@ const createSetupContractMock = () => {
       isAuthenticated: jest.fn(),
       getAuthHeaders: jest.fn(),
     },
-    createNewServer: jest.fn(),
     isTlsEnabled: false,
   };
-  setupContract.createNewServer.mockResolvedValue({} as HttpServerSetup);
   setupContract.createCookieSessionStorageFactory.mockResolvedValue(
     sessionStorageMock.createFactory()
   );
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/http_service.test.ts b/src/core/server/http/http_service.test.ts
index f003ba1314434..cde06dc31802f 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/http_service.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/http_service.test.ts
@@ -133,46 +133,6 @@ test('spins up notReady server until started if configured with `autoListen:true
   expect(notReadyHapiServer.stop).toBeCalledTimes(1);
 });
 
-// this is an integration test!
-test('creates and sets up second http server', async () => {
-  const configService = createConfigService({
-    host: 'localhost',
-    port: 1234,
-  });
-  const { HttpServer } = jest.requireActual('./http_server');
-
-  mockHttpServer.mockImplementation((...args) => new HttpServer(...args));
-
-  const service = new HttpService({ configService, env, logger });
-  const serverSetup = await service.setup();
-  const cfg = { port: 2345 };
-  await serverSetup.createNewServer(cfg);
-  const server = await service.start();
-  expect(server.isListening()).toBeTruthy();
-  expect(server.isListening(cfg.port)).toBeTruthy();
-
-  try {
-    await serverSetup.createNewServer(cfg);
-  } catch (err) {
-    expect(err.message).toBe('port 2345 is already in use');
-  }
-
-  try {
-    await serverSetup.createNewServer({ port: 1234 });
-  } catch (err) {
-    expect(err.message).toBe('port 1234 is already in use');
-  }
-
-  try {
-    await serverSetup.createNewServer({ host: 'example.org' });
-  } catch (err) {
-    expect(err.message).toBe('port must be defined');
-  }
-  await service.stop();
-  expect(server.isListening()).toBeFalsy();
-  expect(server.isListening(cfg.port)).toBeFalsy();
-});
-
 test('logs error if already set up', async () => {
   const configService = createConfigService();
 
@@ -273,8 +233,7 @@ test('returns http server contract on setup', async () => {
   }));
 
   const service = new HttpService({ configService, env, logger });
-  const { createNewServer, ...setupHttpServer } = await service.setup();
-  expect(createNewServer).toBeDefined();
+  const setupHttpServer = await service.setup();
   expect(setupHttpServer).toEqual(httpServer);
 });
 
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/http_service.ts b/src/core/server/http/http_service.ts
index b06c690cf2621..cdfd2b09d75b1 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/http_service.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/http_service.ts
@@ -25,14 +25,12 @@ import { LoggerFactory } from '../logging';
 import { CoreService } from '../../types';
 import { Logger } from '../logging';
 import { CoreContext } from '../core_context';
-import { HttpConfig, HttpConfigType, config as httpConfig } from './http_config';
+import { HttpConfig, HttpConfigType } from './http_config';
 import { HttpServer, HttpServerSetup } from './http_server';
 import { HttpsRedirectServer } from './https_redirect_server';
 
 /** @public */
-export interface HttpServiceSetup extends HttpServerSetup {
-  createNewServer: (cfg: Partial<HttpConfig>) => Promise<HttpServerSetup>;
-}
+export type HttpServiceSetup = HttpServerSetup;
 /** @public */
 export interface HttpServiceStart {
   /** Indicates if http server is listening on a given port */
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ export interface HttpServiceStart {
 /** @internal */
 export class HttpService implements CoreService<HttpServiceSetup, HttpServiceStart> {
   private readonly httpServer: HttpServer;
-  private readonly secondaryServers: Map<number, HttpServer> = new Map();
   private readonly httpsRedirectServer: HttpsRedirectServer;
   private readonly config$: Observable<HttpConfig>;
   private configSubscription?: Subscription;
@@ -77,17 +74,11 @@ export class HttpService implements CoreService<HttpServiceSetup, HttpServiceSta
 
     const config = await this.config$.pipe(first()).toPromise();
 
-    const httpSetup = (this.httpServer.setup(config) || {}) as HttpServiceSetup;
-    const setup = {
-      ...httpSetup,
-      createNewServer: this.createServer.bind(this),
-    };
-
     if (this.shouldListen(config)) {
       await this.runNotReadyServer(config);
     }
 
-    return setup;
+    return this.httpServer.setup(config);
   }
 
   public async start() {
@@ -105,15 +96,10 @@ export class HttpService implements CoreService<HttpServiceSetup, HttpServiceSta
       }
 
       await this.httpServer.start();
-      await Promise.all([...this.secondaryServers.values()].map(server => server.start()));
     }
 
     return {
-      isListening: (port: number = 0) => {
-        const server = this.secondaryServers.get(port);
-        if (server) return server.isListening();
-        return this.httpServer.isListening();
-      },
+      isListening: () => this.httpServer.isListening(),
     };
   }
 
@@ -129,32 +115,6 @@ export class HttpService implements CoreService<HttpServiceSetup, HttpServiceSta
     return !this.coreContext.env.isDevClusterMaster && config.autoListen;
   }
 
-  private async createServer(cfg: Partial<HttpConfig>) {
-    const { port } = cfg;
-    const config = await this.config$.pipe(first()).toPromise();
-
-    if (!port) {
-      throw new Error('port must be defined');
-    }
-
-    // verify that main server and none of the secondary servers are already using this port
-    if (this.secondaryServers.has(port) || config.port === port) {
-      throw new Error(`port ${port} is already in use`);
-    }
-
-    for (const [key, val] of Object.entries(cfg)) {
-      httpConfig.schema.validateKey(key, val);
-    }
-
-    const baseConfig = await this.config$.pipe(first()).toPromise();
-    const finalConfig = { ...baseConfig, ...cfg };
-
-    const httpServer = new HttpServer(this.logger, `secondary server:${port}`);
-    const httpSetup = await httpServer.setup(finalConfig);
-    this.secondaryServers.set(port, httpServer);
-    return httpSetup;
-  }
-
   public async stop() {
     if (this.configSubscription === undefined) {
       return;
@@ -168,8 +128,6 @@ export class HttpService implements CoreService<HttpServiceSetup, HttpServiceSta
     }
     await this.httpServer.stop();
     await this.httpsRedirectServer.stop();
-    await Promise.all([...this.secondaryServers.values()].map(s => s.stop()));
-    this.secondaryServers.clear();
   }
 
   private async runNotReadyServer(config: HttpConfig) {
diff --git a/src/core/server/index.ts b/src/core/server/index.ts
index 2bbcaa58f6af5..2b215f0850038 100644
--- a/src/core/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/index.ts
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ export interface CoreSetup {
     registerAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerAuth'];
     registerOnPostAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPostAuth'];
     basePath: HttpServiceSetup['basePath'];
-    createNewServer: HttpServiceSetup['createNewServer'];
     isTlsEnabled: HttpServiceSetup['isTlsEnabled'];
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/core/server/plugins/plugin_context.ts b/src/core/server/plugins/plugin_context.ts
index fcc8a26f51b4b..8ebd3e6b3c8b2 100644
--- a/src/core/server/plugins/plugin_context.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/plugins/plugin_context.ts
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ export function createPluginSetupContext<TPlugin, TPluginDependencies>(
       registerAuth: deps.http.registerAuth,
       registerOnPostAuth: deps.http.registerOnPostAuth,
       basePath: deps.http.basePath,
-      createNewServer: deps.http.createNewServer,
       isTlsEnabled: deps.http.isTlsEnabled,
     },
   };
diff --git a/src/core/server/server.api.md b/src/core/server/server.api.md
index 6ab535a66cb36..dbe5aff0043ea 100644
--- a/src/core/server/server.api.md
+++ b/src/core/server/server.api.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ```ts
 
 import Boom from 'boom';
-import { ByteSizeValue } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { CallCluster } from 'src/legacy/core_plugins/elasticsearch';
 import { ConfigOptions } from 'elasticsearch';
 import { Duration } from 'moment';
@@ -100,7 +99,6 @@ export interface CoreSetup {
         registerAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerAuth'];
         registerOnPostAuth: HttpServiceSetup['registerOnPostAuth'];
         basePath: HttpServiceSetup['basePath'];
-        createNewServer: HttpServiceSetup['createNewServer'];
         isTlsEnabled: HttpServiceSetup['isTlsEnabled'];
     };
 }
@@ -170,12 +168,7 @@ export type Headers = Record<string, string | string[] | undefined>;
 // Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "HttpServerSetup" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
 // 
 // @public (undocumented)
-export interface HttpServiceSetup extends HttpServerSetup {
-    // Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "HttpConfig" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
-    // 
-    // (undocumented)
-    createNewServer: (cfg: Partial<HttpConfig>) => Promise<HttpServerSetup>;
-}
+export type HttpServiceSetup = HttpServerSetup;
 
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface HttpServiceStart {