diff --git a/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/plugins/event_log/server/init_routes.ts b/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/plugins/event_log/server/init_routes.ts
index 4c0463da20b11..c5f3e65581df9 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/plugins/event_log/server/init_routes.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/plugins/event_log/server/init_routes.ts
@@ -226,61 +226,3 @@ export const isEventLogServiceLoggingEntriesRoute = (
     }
   );
 };
-
-export const startTimingEventLoggerRoute = (
-  router: IRouter,
-  eventLogService: IEventLogService,
-  logger: Logger
-) => {
-  router.post(
-    {
-      path: '/api/log_event_fixture/startTimingEventLogger',
-      validate: {
-        body: value => ({ value }),
-      },
-      options: { authRequired: false },
-    },
-    (context, request, response) => {
-      const event: IValidatedEvent = request.body;
-      try {
-        logger.info(`started timing for event: ${event}`);
-
-        const eventLogger = eventLogService.getLogger(event);
-        eventLogger.startTiming(event);
-        logger.info(`registered`);
-      } catch (e) {
-        return response.badRequest({ body: e });
-      }
-      return response.ok({ body: {} });
-    }
-  );
-};
-
-export const stopTimingEventLoggerRoute = (
-  router: IRouter,
-  eventLogService: IEventLogService,
-  logger: Logger
-) => {
-  router.post(
-    {
-      path: '/api/log_event_fixture/stopTimingEventLogger',
-      validate: {
-        body: value => ({ value }),
-      },
-      options: { authRequired: false },
-    },
-    (context, request, response) => {
-      const event: IValidatedEvent = request.body;
-      try {
-        logger.info(`started timing for event: ${event}`);
-
-        const eventLogger = eventLogService.getLogger(event);
-        eventLogger.stopTiming(event);
-        logger.info(`registered`);
-      } catch (e) {
-        return response.badRequest({ body: e });
-      }
-      return response.ok({ body: {} });
-    }
-  );
-};
diff --git a/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/plugins/event_log/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/plugins/event_log/server/plugin.ts
index 7ff21ceeab50f..2f357ad626d80 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/plugins/event_log/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/plugins/event_log/server/plugin.ts
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ export class EventLogFixturePlugin
     isIndexingEntriesRoute(router, eventLog, this.logger);
     isEventLogServiceLoggingEntriesRoute(router, eventLog, this.logger);
     isEventLogServiceEnabledRoute(router, eventLog, this.logger);
-    startTimingEventLoggerRoute(router, eventLog, this.logger);
-    stopTimingEventLoggerRoute(router, eventLog, this.logger);
   }
 
   public start() {}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/test_suites/event_log/service_api_integration.ts b/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/test_suites/event_log/service_api_integration.ts
index 86df2d1e31fd8..f5a290a398931 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/test_suites/event_log/service_api_integration.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/plugin_api_integration/test_suites/event_log/service_api_integration.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
-import * as Rx from 'rxjs';
-import { startWith, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import expect from '@kbn/expect/expect.js';
 import { IEvent } from '../../../../plugins/event_log/server';
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../ftr_provider_context';
@@ -104,11 +102,6 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         event: { action: 'action1', provider: 'provider4' },
         kibana: { saved_objects: [{ type: 'event_log_test', id: eventId }] },
       };
-      await startTimingEventLogger(event);
-      retry.try(async () => {
-        Promise.resolve(log.debug('doing some action'));
-      });
-      await stopTimingEventLogger(event);
       await logTestEvent(eventId, event);
 
       await retry.try(async () => {
@@ -118,41 +111,9 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
           .get(uri)
           .set('kbn-xsrf', 'foo')
           .expect(200);
-        expect(result.body.data.length).to.be.eql(1);
+        expect(result.body.data.length).to.be.above(1);
       });
     });
-
-    it('should allow write an event to system logger if logging entries is enabled', async () => {
-      const initResult = await isProviderActionRegistered('provider5', 'test');
-
-      if (!initResult.body.isProviderActionRegistered) {
-        await registerProviderActions('provider5', ['test']);
-      }
-
-      const eventId = '1';
-      const event: IEvent = {
-        event: { action: 'action1', provider: 'provider5' },
-        kibana: { saved_objects: [{ type: 'action', id: eventId }] },
-      };
-      await startTimingEventLogger(event);
-      retry.try(async () => {
-        Promise.resolve(log.debug('doing some action'));
-      });
-      await stopTimingEventLogger(event);
-      await logTestEvent(eventId, event);
-
-      const promise = log
-        .getWritten$()
-        .pipe(
-          startWith(null),
-          switchMap(() => Rx.timer(5000)),
-          take(1)
-        )
-        .toPromise();
-      expect(await promise).to.be.eql('');
-
-      // (`${EVENT_LOGGED_PREFIX}${JSON.stringify(doc.body)}`);
-    });
   });
 
   async function registerProviderActions(provider: string, actions: string[]) {
@@ -211,24 +172,6 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       .expect(200);
   }
 
-  async function startTimingEventLogger(event: IEvent) {
-    log.debug(`startTimingEventLogger ${event}`);
-    return await supertest
-      .post(`/api/log_event_fixture/startTimingEventLogger`)
-      .set('kbn-xsrf', 'xxx')
-      .send(event)
-      .expect(200);
-  }
-
-  async function stopTimingEventLogger(event: IEvent) {
-    log.debug(`stopTimingEventLogger ${event}`);
-    return await supertest
-      .post(`/api/log_event_fixture/stopTimingEventLogger`)
-      .set('kbn-xsrf', 'xxx')
-      .send(event)
-      .expect(200);
-  }
-
   async function logTestEvent(id: string, event: IEvent) {
     log.debug(`Logging Event for Saved Object ${id}`);
     return await supertest