diff --git a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group1/index.ts b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group1/index.ts
index aee4595d8f0a0..7aa4f5517fd30 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group1/index.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group1/index.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ export default function ({ getService, loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const browser = getService('browser');
   const log = getService('log');
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+  const kibanaServer = getService('kibanaServer');
 
   describe('visualize app - group1', () => {
     before(async () => {
       log.debug('Starting visualize before method');
       await browser.setWindowSize(1280, 800);
-      await esArchiver.load('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/empty_kibana');
+      await kibanaServer.savedObjects.cleanStandardList();
 
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/logstash_functional');
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/long_window_logstash');
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group2/_histogram_request_start.ts b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group2/_histogram_request_start.ts
index a12474d9ebc2e..d01f7ee95f487 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group2/_histogram_request_start.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group2/_histogram_request_start.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const log = getService('log');
   const retry = getService('retry');
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
-
+  const kibanaServer = getService('kibanaServer');
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects([
     'common',
     'visualize',
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   describe('histogram agg onSearchRequestStart', function () {
     before(async function () {
       // loading back default data
-      await esArchiver.load('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/empty_kibana');
+      await kibanaServer.savedObjects.cleanStandardList();
 
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/logstash_functional');
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/long_window_logstash');
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group2/index.ts b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group2/index.ts
index ea5ad24e2f873..4925c3ef73598 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group2/index.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group2/index.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ export default function ({ getService, loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const browser = getService('browser');
   const log = getService('log');
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+  const kibanaServer = getService('kibanaServer');
 
   describe('visualize app', () => {
     before(async () => {
       log.debug('Starting visualize before method');
       await browser.setWindowSize(1280, 800);
-      await esArchiver.load('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/empty_kibana');
+      await kibanaServer.savedObjects.cleanStandardList();
 
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/logstash_functional');
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/long_window_logstash');
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group3/index.ts b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group3/index.ts
index e1f86ca1798a6..4ce3def5c52e1 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group3/index.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group3/index.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
     before(async () => {
       log.debug('Starting visualize before method');
       await browser.setWindowSize(1280, 800);
-      await esArchiver.load('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/empty_kibana');
+      await kibanaServer.savedObjects.cleanStandardList();
 
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/logstash_functional');
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/long_window_logstash');
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group4/index.ts b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group4/index.ts
index 3476489706415..0027095224570 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group4/index.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group4/index.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ export default function ({ getService, loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const browser = getService('browser');
   const log = getService('log');
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+  const kibanaServer = getService('kibanaServer');
 
   describe('visualize app', () => {
     before(async () => {
       log.debug('Starting visualize before method');
       await browser.setWindowSize(1280, 800);
-      await esArchiver.load('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/empty_kibana');
+      await kibanaServer.savedObjects.cleanStandardList();
 
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/logstash_functional');
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/long_window_logstash');
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group5/index.ts b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group5/index.ts
index eafa39962ff56..cabdda79c207b 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group5/index.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group5/index.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ export default function ({ getService, loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const browser = getService('browser');
   const log = getService('log');
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+  const kibanaServer = getService('kibanaServer');
 
   describe('visualize app', () => {
     before(async () => {
       log.debug('Starting visualize before method');
       await browser.setWindowSize(1280, 800);
-      await esArchiver.load('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/empty_kibana');
+      await kibanaServer.savedObjects.cleanStandardList();
 
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/logstash_functional');
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/long_window_logstash');
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group6/index.ts b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group6/index.ts
index 05fe3b232d370..03027c7a31a8a 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/visualize/group6/index.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/visualize/group6/index.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ export default function ({ getService, loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const browser = getService('browser');
   const log = getService('log');
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
+  const kibanaServer = getService('kibanaServer');
 
   describe('visualize app', () => {
     before(async () => {
       log.debug('Starting visualize before method');
       await browser.setWindowSize(1280, 800);
-      await esArchiver.load('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/empty_kibana');
+      await kibanaServer.savedObjects.cleanStandardList();
 
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/logstash_functional');
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/long_window_logstash');
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/visualize/replaced_vislib_chart_types/index.ts b/test/functional/apps/visualize/replaced_vislib_chart_types/index.ts
index d7f674753058d..8ee970693b7a9 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/visualize/replaced_vislib_chart_types/index.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/visualize/replaced_vislib_chart_types/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, loadTestFile }: FtrProviderContext) {
     before(async () => {
       log.debug('Starting visualize before method');
       await browser.setWindowSize(1280, 800);
-      await esArchiver.load('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/empty_kibana');
+      await kibanaServer.savedObjects.cleanStandardList();
 
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/logstash_functional');
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/long_window_logstash');