diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ExternalLinks.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ExternalLinks.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 1f772e0734404..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ExternalLinks.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +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 { getTraceUrl } from './ExternalLinks';
-
-jest.mock('../../../app/Main/route_config/index.tsx', () => ({
-  routes: [
-    {
-      name: 'link_to_trace',
-      path: '/link-to/trace/:traceId',
-    },
-  ],
-}));
-
-describe('ExternalLinks', () => {
-  afterAll(() => {
-    jest.clearAllMocks();
-  });
-  it('trace link', () => {
-    expect(
-      getTraceUrl({ traceId: 'foo', rangeFrom: '123', rangeTo: '456' })
-    ).toEqual('/link-to/trace/foo?rangeFrom=123&rangeTo=456');
-  });
-});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/index.ts
index 40992d7b58e65..d7a8573f2080b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/index.ts
@@ -22,4 +22,3 @@ export const plugin: PluginInitializer<ApmPluginSetup, ApmPluginStart> = (
 ) => new ApmPlugin(pluginInitializerContext);
 
 export { ApmPluginSetup, ApmPluginStart };
-export { getTraceUrl } from './components/shared/Links/apm/ExternalLinks';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/kibana.json b/x-pack/plugins/infra/kibana.json
index d1fa83793d1dd..327cb674de00b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/kibana.json
@@ -17,12 +17,5 @@
   "server": true,
   "ui": true,
   "configPath": ["xpack", "infra"],
-  "requiredBundles": [
-    "observability",
-    "licenseManagement",
-    "kibanaUtils",
-    "kibanaReact",
-    "apm",
-    "home"
-  ]
+  "requiredBundles": ["observability", "licenseManagement", "kibanaUtils", "kibanaReact", "home"]
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/components/logging/log_entry_flyout/log_entry_actions_menu.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/components/logging/log_entry_flyout/log_entry_actions_menu.tsx
index 9fef939733432..6de2fa2029e4b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/components/logging/log_entry_flyout/log_entry_actions_menu.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/public/components/logging/log_entry_flyout/log_entry_actions_menu.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { EuiButton, EuiContextMenuItem, EuiContextMenuPanel, EuiPopover } from '
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useVisibilityState } from '../../../utils/use_visibility_state';
-import { getTraceUrl } from '../../../../../apm/public';
+import { getApmTraceUrl } from '../../../../../observability/public';
 import { useLinkProps, LinkDescriptor } from '../../../hooks/use_link_props';
 import { LogEntry } from '../../../../common/search_strategies/log_entries/log_entry';
 
@@ -136,6 +136,6 @@ const getAPMLink = (logEntry: LogEntry): LinkDescriptor | undefined => {
 
   return {
     app: 'apm',
-    hash: getTraceUrl({ traceId, rangeFrom, rangeTo }),
+    pathname: getApmTraceUrl({ traceId, rangeFrom, rangeTo }),
   };
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types.ts
index 705d7bf34c1c6..a682500e5af18 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/lib/adapters/framework/adapter_types.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/data/server';
 import { HomeServerPluginSetup } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/home/server';
 import { VisTypeTimeseriesSetup } from '../../../../../../../src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server';
-import { APMPluginSetup } from '../../../../../../plugins/apm/server';
 import { PluginSetupContract as FeaturesPluginSetup } from '../../../../../../plugins/features/server';
 import { SpacesPluginSetup } from '../../../../../../plugins/spaces/server';
 import { PluginSetupContract as AlertingPluginContract } from '../../../../../alerts/server';
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@ export interface InfraServerPluginSetupDeps {
   usageCollection: UsageCollectionSetup;
   visTypeTimeseries: VisTypeTimeseriesSetup;
   features: FeaturesPluginSetup;
-  apm: APMPluginSetup;
   alerts: AlertingPluginContract;
   ml?: MlPluginSetup;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/index.ts
index c052541956c13..49dc298d9a9b0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/index.ts
@@ -33,3 +33,4 @@ export * from './typings';
 
 export { useChartTheme } from './hooks/use_chart_theme';
 export { useTheme } from './hooks/use_theme';
+export { getApmTraceUrl } from './utils/get_apm_trace_url';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/utils/get_apm_trace_url.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/utils/get_apm_trace_url.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..14ede0d3a114e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/utils/get_apm_trace_url.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * 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 { getApmTraceUrl } from './get_apm_trace_url';
+
+describe('getApmTraceUrl', () => {
+  it('returns a trace url', () => {
+    expect(getApmTraceUrl({ traceId: 'foo', rangeFrom: '123', rangeTo: '456' })).toEqual(
+      '/link-to/trace/foo?rangeFrom=123&rangeTo=456'
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ExternalLinks.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/utils/get_apm_trace_url.ts
similarity index 69%
rename from x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ExternalLinks.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/observability/public/utils/get_apm_trace_url.ts
index 819c6eafe80b4..e60ec10e45a86 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/shared/Links/apm/ExternalLinks.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/public/utils/get_apm_trace_url.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-export const getTraceUrl = ({
+export function getApmTraceUrl({
   traceId,
   rangeFrom,
   rangeTo,
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ export const getTraceUrl = ({
   traceId: string;
   rangeFrom: string;
   rangeTo: string;
-}) => {
-  return (
-    `/link-to/trace/${traceId}?` +
-    new URLSearchParams({ rangeFrom, rangeTo }).toString()
-  );
-};
+}) {
+  return `/link-to/trace/${traceId}?` + new URLSearchParams({ rangeFrom, rangeTo }).toString();
+}