diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/legacy.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/legacy.ts
index ea873e6f2296d..0d2e77637f19d 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/legacy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/legacy.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { CanvasStartDeps } from './plugin'; // eslint-disable-line import/order
 // @ts-ignore Untyped Kibana Lib
 import chrome, { loadingCount } from 'ui/chrome'; // eslint-disable-line import/order
 import { absoluteToParsedUrl } from 'ui/url/absolute_to_parsed_url'; // eslint-disable-line import/order
-import { Storage } from '../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_utils/public'; // eslint-disable-line import/order
 // @ts-ignore Untyped Kibana Lib
 import { formatMsg } from '../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_legacy/public'; // eslint-disable-line import/order
 
@@ -31,7 +30,6 @@ const shimStartPlugins: CanvasStartDeps = {
     absoluteToParsedUrl,
     // ToDo: Copy directly into canvas
     formatMsg,
-    storage: Storage,
     // ToDo: Won't be a part of New Platform. Will need to handle internally
     trackSubUrlForApp: chrome.trackSubUrlForApp,
   },
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/__tests__/clipboard.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/__tests__/clipboard.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c616a76d0dcc3..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/__tests__/clipboard.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +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 expect from '@kbn/expect';
-import { setClipboardData, getClipboardData } from '../clipboard';
-import { elements } from '../../../__tests__/fixtures/workpads';
-
-describe('clipboard', () => {
-  it('stores and retrieves clipboard data', () => {
-    setClipboardData(elements);
-    expect(getClipboardData()).to.eql(JSON.stringify(elements));
-  });
-});
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/clipboard.js b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/clipboard.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1fd14f086c949..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/clipboard.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +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 { LOCALSTORAGE_CLIPBOARD } from '../../common/lib/constants';
-import { getWindow } from './get_window';
-
-let storage = null;
-
-export const initClipboard = function(Storage) {
-  storage = new Storage(getWindow().localStorage);
-};
-
-export const setClipboardData = data => storage.set(LOCALSTORAGE_CLIPBOARD, JSON.stringify(data));
-export const getClipboardData = () => storage.get(LOCALSTORAGE_CLIPBOARD);
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/clipboard.test.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/clipboard.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..54c3000dae36c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/clipboard.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+jest.mock('../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_utils/public');
+
+import { Storage } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_utils/public';
+import { setClipboardData, getClipboardData } from './clipboard';
+import { LOCALSTORAGE_CLIPBOARD } from '../../common/lib/constants';
+import { elements } from '../../__tests__/fixtures/workpads';
+
+const set = jest.fn();
+const get = jest.fn();
+
+describe('clipboard', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    // @ts-ignore
+    Storage.mockImplementation(() => ({
+      set,
+      get,
+    }));
+  });
+
+  test('stores data to local storage', () => {
+    setClipboardData(elements);
+
+    expect(set).toBeCalledWith(LOCALSTORAGE_CLIPBOARD, JSON.stringify(elements));
+  });
+
+  test('gets data from local storage', () => {
+    getClipboardData();
+
+    expect(get).toBeCalledWith(LOCALSTORAGE_CLIPBOARD);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/clipboard.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/clipboard.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..50c5cdd0042fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/clipboard.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ * 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 { Storage } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_utils/public';
+import { LOCALSTORAGE_CLIPBOARD } from '../../common/lib/constants';
+import { getWindow } from './get_window';
+
+let storage: Storage;
+
+const getStorage = (): Storage => {
+  if (!storage) {
+    storage = new Storage(getWindow().localStorage);
+  }
+
+  return storage;
+};
+
+export const setClipboardData = (data: any) => {
+  getStorage().set(LOCALSTORAGE_CLIPBOARD, JSON.stringify(data));
+};
+
+export const getClipboardData = () => getStorage().get(LOCALSTORAGE_CLIPBOARD);
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/get_window.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/get_window.ts
index 1ee7e68be8485..42c632f4a514f 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/get_window.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/lib/get_window.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
  */
 
 // return window if it exists, otherwise just return an object literal
-const windowObj = { location: null };
+const windowObj = { location: null, localStorage: {} as Window['localStorage'] };
 
-export const getWindow = (): Window | { location: Location | null } => {
+export const getWindow = ():
+  | Window
+  | { location: Location | null; localStorage: Window['localStorage'] } => {
   return typeof window === 'undefined' ? windowObj : window;
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/plugin.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/plugin.tsx
index 44731628cf653..a5fbbccb4299f 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/canvas/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import React from 'react';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
 import { Chrome } from 'ui/chrome';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { Storage } from '../../../../../src/plugins/kibana_utils/public';
 import { CoreSetup, CoreStart, Plugin } from '../../../../../src/core/public';
 import { HomePublicPluginSetup } from '../../../../../src/plugins/home/public';
 // @ts-ignore: Untyped Local
@@ -43,7 +42,6 @@ export interface CanvasStartDeps {
   __LEGACY: {
     absoluteToParsedUrl: (url: string, basePath: string) => any;
     formatMsg: any;
-    storage: typeof Storage;
     trackSubUrlForApp: Chrome['trackSubUrlForApp'];
   };
 }
@@ -92,7 +90,6 @@ export class CanvasPlugin
     loadExpressionTypes();
     loadTransitions();
 
-    initClipboard(plugins.__LEGACY.storage);
     initLoadingIndicator(core.http.addLoadingCountSource);
 
     core.chrome.setBadge(