diff --git a/src/core/server/config/__snapshots__/env.test.ts.snap b/src/core/server/config/__snapshots__/env.test.ts.snap
index c36fdd8110c5..204b8a70aa87 100644
--- a/src/core/server/config/__snapshots__/env.test.ts.snap
+++ b/src/core/server/config/__snapshots__/env.test.ts.snap
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ Env {
     "/test/kibanaRoot/plugins",
     "/test/kibanaRoot/../kibana-extra",
   ],
-  "staticFilesDir": "/test/kibanaRoot/ui",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -86,7 +85,6 @@ Env {
     "/test/kibanaRoot/plugins",
     "/test/kibanaRoot/../kibana-extra",
   ],
-  "staticFilesDir": "/test/kibanaRoot/ui",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -130,7 +128,6 @@ Env {
     "/test/kibanaRoot/plugins",
     "/test/kibanaRoot/../kibana-extra",
   ],
-  "staticFilesDir": "/test/kibanaRoot/ui",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -174,7 +171,6 @@ Env {
     "/test/kibanaRoot/plugins",
     "/test/kibanaRoot/../kibana-extra",
   ],
-  "staticFilesDir": "/test/kibanaRoot/ui",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -218,7 +214,6 @@ Env {
     "/test/kibanaRoot/plugins",
     "/test/kibanaRoot/../kibana-extra",
   ],
-  "staticFilesDir": "/test/kibanaRoot/ui",
 }
 `;
 
@@ -262,6 +257,5 @@ Env {
     "/some/home/dir/plugins",
     "/some/home/dir/../kibana-extra",
   ],
-  "staticFilesDir": "/some/home/dir/ui",
 }
 `;
diff --git a/src/core/server/config/env.ts b/src/core/server/config/env.ts
index 369d82518923..db363fcd4d75 100644
--- a/src/core/server/config/env.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/config/env.ts
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ export class Env {
   /** @internal */
   public readonly logDir: string;
   /** @internal */
-  public readonly staticFilesDir: string;
-  /** @internal */
   public readonly pluginSearchPaths: readonly string[];
 
   /**
@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ export class Env {
     this.configDir = resolve(this.homeDir, 'config');
     this.binDir = resolve(this.homeDir, 'bin');
     this.logDir = resolve(this.homeDir, 'log');
-    this.staticFilesDir = resolve(this.homeDir, 'ui');
 
     this.pluginSearchPaths = [
       resolve(this.homeDir, 'src', 'plugins'),
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/http_config.test.ts b/src/core/server/http/http_config.test.ts
index 9b6fab8f3dae..082b85ad68ad 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/http_config.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/http_config.test.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
 import uuid from 'uuid';
 import { config, HttpConfig } from '.';
-import { Env } from '../config';
-import { getEnvOptions } from '../config/__mocks__/env';
 
 const validHostnames = ['www.example.com', '8.8.8.8', '::1', 'localhost'];
 const invalidHostname = 'asdf$%^';
@@ -265,8 +263,7 @@ describe('with TLS', () => {
           clientAuthentication: 'none',
         },
       }),
-      {} as any,
-      Env.createDefault(getEnvOptions())
+      {} as any
     );
 
     expect(httpConfig.ssl.requestCert).toBe(false);
@@ -283,8 +280,7 @@ describe('with TLS', () => {
           clientAuthentication: 'optional',
         },
       }),
-      {} as any,
-      Env.createDefault(getEnvOptions())
+      {} as any
     );
 
     expect(httpConfig.ssl.requestCert).toBe(true);
@@ -301,8 +297,7 @@ describe('with TLS', () => {
           clientAuthentication: 'required',
         },
       }),
-      {} as any,
-      Env.createDefault(getEnvOptions())
+      {} as any
     );
 
     expect(httpConfig.ssl.requestCert).toBe(true);
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/http_config.ts b/src/core/server/http/http_config.ts
index ef6a9c0a5f1a..5749eb383f8b 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/http_config.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/http_config.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
  */
 
 import { ByteSizeValue, schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
-import { Env } from '../config';
 import { CspConfigType, CspConfig, ICspConfig } from '../csp';
 import { SslConfig, sslSchema } from './ssl_config';
 
@@ -135,7 +134,6 @@ export class HttpConfig {
   public maxPayload: ByteSizeValue;
   public basePath?: string;
   public rewriteBasePath: boolean;
-  public publicDir: string;
   public defaultRoute?: string;
   public ssl: SslConfig;
   public compression: { enabled: boolean; referrerWhitelist?: string[] };
@@ -144,7 +142,7 @@ export class HttpConfig {
   /**
    * @internal
    */
-  constructor(rawHttpConfig: HttpConfigType, rawCspConfig: CspConfigType, env: Env) {
+  constructor(rawHttpConfig: HttpConfigType, rawCspConfig: CspConfigType) {
     this.autoListen = rawHttpConfig.autoListen;
     this.host = rawHttpConfig.host;
     this.port = rawHttpConfig.port;
@@ -154,7 +152,6 @@ export class HttpConfig {
     this.keepaliveTimeout = rawHttpConfig.keepaliveTimeout;
     this.socketTimeout = rawHttpConfig.socketTimeout;
     this.rewriteBasePath = rawHttpConfig.rewriteBasePath;
-    this.publicDir = env.staticFilesDir;
     this.ssl = new SslConfig(rawHttpConfig.ssl || {});
     this.defaultRoute = rawHttpConfig.defaultRoute;
     this.compression = rawHttpConfig.compression;
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/http_service.ts b/src/core/server/http/http_service.ts
index faeae0b559b6..e038443d5c83 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/http_service.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/http_service.ts
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ export class HttpService implements CoreService<InternalHttpServiceSetup, HttpSe
   private requestHandlerContext?: RequestHandlerContextContainer;
 
   constructor(private readonly coreContext: CoreContext) {
-    const { logger, configService, env } = coreContext;
+    const { logger, configService } = coreContext;
 
     this.logger = logger;
     this.log = logger.get('http');
     this.config$ = combineLatest(
       configService.atPath<HttpConfigType>(httpConfig.path),
       configService.atPath<CspConfigType>(cspConfig.path)
-    ).pipe(map(([http, csp]) => new HttpConfig(http, csp, env)));
+    ).pipe(map(([http, csp]) => new HttpConfig(http, csp)));
     this.httpServer = new HttpServer(logger, 'Kibana');
     this.httpsRedirectServer = new HttpsRedirectServer(logger.get('http', 'redirect', 'server'));
   }
diff --git a/src/core/server/http/http_tools.test.ts b/src/core/server/http/http_tools.test.ts
index b889ebd64971..c1322a5aa94d 100644
--- a/src/core/server/http/http_tools.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/http/http_tools.test.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ import { HttpConfig, config } from './http_config';
 import { Router } from './router';
 import { loggingServiceMock } from '../logging/logging_service.mock';
 import { ByteSizeValue } from '@kbn/config-schema';
-import { Env } from '../config';
-import { getEnvOptions } from '../config/__mocks__/env';
 
 const emptyOutput = {
   statusCode: 400,
@@ -122,8 +120,7 @@ describe('getServerOptions', () => {
           certificate: 'some-certificate-path',
         },
       }),
-      {} as any,
-      Env.createDefault(getEnvOptions())
+      {} as any
     );
 
     expect(getServerOptions(httpConfig).tls).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -152,8 +149,7 @@ describe('getServerOptions', () => {
           clientAuthentication: 'required',
         },
       }),
-      {} as any,
-      Env.createDefault(getEnvOptions())
+      {} as any
     );
 
     expect(getServerOptions(httpConfig).tls).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
diff --git a/src/core/server/legacy/legacy_service.ts b/src/core/server/legacy/legacy_service.ts
index 412f4570887a..7df93bc32ee9 100644
--- a/src/core/server/legacy/legacy_service.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/legacy/legacy_service.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export class LegacyService implements CoreService {
   private settings: Record<string, any> | undefined;
 
   constructor(private readonly coreContext: CoreContext) {
-    const { logger, configService, env } = coreContext;
+    const { logger, configService } = coreContext;
 
     this.log = logger.get('legacy-service');
     this.devConfig$ = configService
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export class LegacyService implements CoreService {
     this.httpConfig$ = combineLatest(
       configService.atPath<HttpConfigType>(httpConfig.path),
       configService.atPath<CspConfigType>(cspConfig.path)
-    ).pipe(map(([http, csp]) => new HttpConfig(http, csp, env)));
+    ).pipe(map(([http, csp]) => new HttpConfig(http, csp)));
   }
 
   public async discoverPlugins(): Promise<LegacyServiceDiscoverPlugins> {