diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/check_license.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/check_license.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 9e5397ee5dc75..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/check_license.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +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.
- */
-
-/**
- * on the license information extracted from the xPackInfo.
- * @param {XPackInfo} xPackInfo XPackInfo instance to extract license information from.
- * @returns {LicenseCheckResult}
- */
-export function checkLicense(xPackInfo) {
-  if (!xPackInfo.isAvailable()) {
-    return {
-      maps: false,
-    };
-  }
-
-  const isAnyXpackLicense = xPackInfo.license.isOneOf([
-    'basic',
-    'standard',
-    'gold',
-    'platinum',
-    'enterprise',
-    'trial',
-  ]);
-
-  if (!isAnyXpackLicense) {
-    return {
-      maps: false,
-    };
-  }
-
-  return {
-    maps: true,
-    uid: xPackInfo.license.getUid(),
-  };
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable_factory.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable_factory.js
index b9346516eeea8..8bae140de9558 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable_factory.js
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable_factory.js
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import { getInitialLayers } from '../angular/get_initial_layers';
 import { mergeInputWithSavedMap } from './merge_input_with_saved_map';
 import '../angular/services/gis_map_saved_object_loader';
 import 'ui/vis/map/service_settings';
+import { bindSetupCoreAndPlugins } from '../plugin';
+import { npSetup } from 'ui/new_platform';
 
 export class MapEmbeddableFactory extends EmbeddableFactory {
   type = MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE;
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ export class MapEmbeddableFactory extends EmbeddableFactory {
         getIconForSavedObject: () => APP_ICON,
       },
     });
+    bindSetupCoreAndPlugins(npSetup.core, npSetup.plugins);
   }
   isEditable() {
     return capabilities.get().maps.save;
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/plugin.ts
index 0df7109852486..b3c0522679e5e 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/maps/public/plugin.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { Plugin, CoreStart } from 'src/core/public';
+import { Plugin, CoreStart, CoreSetup } from 'src/core/public';
 // @ts-ignore
 import { wrapInI18nContext } from 'ui/i18n';
 // @ts-ignore
@@ -20,12 +20,19 @@ import { setLicenseId } from './kibana_services';
 export type MapsPluginSetup = ReturnType<MapsPlugin['setup']>;
 export type MapsPluginStart = ReturnType<MapsPlugin['start']>;
 
+export const bindSetupCoreAndPlugins = (core: CoreSetup, plugins: any) => {
+  const { licensing } = plugins;
+  if (licensing) {
+    licensing.license$.subscribe(({ uid }: { uid: string }) => setLicenseId(uid));
+  }
+};
+
 /** @internal */
 export class MapsPlugin implements Plugin<MapsPluginSetup, MapsPluginStart> {
   public setup(core: any, plugins: any) {
     const {
       __LEGACY: { uiModules },
-      np: { licensing },
+      np,
     } = plugins;
 
     uiModules
@@ -34,9 +41,7 @@ export class MapsPlugin implements Plugin<MapsPluginSetup, MapsPluginStart> {
         return reactDirective(wrapInI18nContext(MapListing));
       });
 
-    if (licensing) {
-      licensing.license$.subscribe(({ uid }: { uid: string }) => setLicenseId(uid));
-    }
+    bindSetupCoreAndPlugins(core, np);
   }
 
   public start(core: CoreStart, plugins: any) {}