diff --git a/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/__tests__/pattern_checker.js b/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/__tests__/pattern_checker.js
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--- a/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/__tests__/pattern_checker.js
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-import ngMock from 'ng_mock';
-import expect from 'expect.js';
-import _ from 'lodash';
-import sinon from 'sinon';
-
-describe('pattern checker', function () {
-  let $httpBackend;
-  let $compile;
-  let $rootScope;
-  let apiResponse;
-  let $timeout;
-  const notifyFatalStub = sinon.stub();
-
-  beforeEach(ngMock.module('kibana'));
-
-  beforeEach(ngMock.module(function ($provide) {
-    notifyFatalStub.reset();
-
-    $provide.value('Notifier', function () {
-      this.fatal = notifyFatalStub;
-    });
-  }));
-
-  beforeEach(ngMock.inject(function ($injector) {
-    $httpBackend = $injector.get('$httpBackend');
-    $compile = $injector.get('$compile');
-    $rootScope = $injector.get('$rootScope');
-    $timeout = $injector.get('$timeout');
-
-    apiResponse = $httpBackend.when('POST', /\/api\/kibana\/.*\/_count/);
-  }));
-
-  it('should display the number of documents in a given index pattern', function () {
-    apiResponse.respond(200, { count: 1 });
-
-    const element = $compile('<pattern-checker pattern="logstash"></pattern-checker>')($rootScope);
-
-    $httpBackend.flush();
-    $rootScope.$digest();
-    expect(_.contains(element.html(), `1 results`)).to.be.ok();
-  });
-
-  it('should poll the api for changes to the document count and update the ui', function () {
-    apiResponse.respond(200, { count: 1 });
-
-    const element = $compile('<pattern-checker pattern="logstash"></pattern-checker>')($rootScope);
-
-    $httpBackend.flush();
-    $rootScope.$digest();
-    expect(_.contains(element.html(), `1 results`)).to.be.ok();
-
-    apiResponse.respond(200, { count: 2 });
-    $timeout.flush();
-    $httpBackend.flush();
-    $rootScope.$digest();
-    expect(_.contains(element.html(), `2 results`)).to.be.ok();
-  });
-
-  it('should display 0 results when API responds with 404', function () {
-    apiResponse.respond(404);
-
-    const element = $compile('<pattern-checker pattern="logstash"></pattern-checker>')($rootScope);
-
-    $httpBackend.flush();
-    $rootScope.$digest();
-    expect(_.contains(element.html(), `0 results`)).to.be.ok();
-  });
-
-  it('should throw a fatal notificaiton for any error other than a 404', function () {
-    apiResponse.respond(500, 'Bad things happened');
-
-    $compile('<pattern-checker pattern="logstash"></pattern-checker>')($rootScope);
-
-    $httpBackend.flush();
-    $rootScope.$digest();
-
-    expect(notifyFatalStub.called).to.be.ok();
-  });
-
-  it('should stop polling when the scope is destroyed', function () {
-    apiResponse.respond(200, { count: 1 });
-
-    const element = $compile('<pattern-checker pattern="logstash"></pattern-checker>')($rootScope);
-    const scope = element.scope();
-
-    $httpBackend.flush();
-    $rootScope.$digest();
-    expect(_.contains(element.html(), `1 results`)).to.be.ok();
-
-    scope.$destroy();
-    $timeout.flush();
-    $httpBackend.verifyNoOutstandingRequest();
-  });
-
-});
diff --git a/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/index.js b/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/index.js
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--- a/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/index.js
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-import './pattern_checker';
diff --git a/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/pattern_checker.html b/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/pattern_checker.html
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--- a/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/pattern_checker.html
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-<span class="spinner"></span>
-<pre>Querying {{checker.pattern}}... {{checker.resultCount}} results</pre>
diff --git a/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/pattern_checker.js b/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/pattern_checker.js
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--- a/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/pattern_checker.js
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-import { uiModules } from 'ui/modules';
-import { callAfterBindingsWorkaround } from 'ui/compat';
-import template from './pattern_checker.html';
-import './pattern_checker.less';
-import chrome from 'ui/chrome';
-
-const module = uiModules.get('kibana');
-
-module.directive('patternChecker', function () {
-  return {
-    restrict: 'E',
-    template: template,
-    controllerAs: 'checker',
-    bindToController: true,
-    scope: {
-      pattern: '='
-    },
-    controller: callAfterBindingsWorkaround(function (Notifier, $scope, $timeout, $http) {
-      let validationTimeout;
-
-      const notify = new Notifier({
-        location: 'Add Data'
-      });
-
-      this.validateInstall = () => {
-        $http.post(chrome.addBasePath(`/api/kibana/${this.pattern}/_count`))
-          .then(
-            (response) => {
-              this.resultCount = response.data.count;
-            },
-            (error) => {
-              if (error.status === 404) {
-                this.resultCount = 0;
-              }
-              else {
-                notify.fatal(error);
-              }
-            }
-          )
-          .then(() => {
-            validationTimeout = $timeout(this.validateInstall, 5000);
-          });
-      };
-
-      $scope.$on('$destroy', () => {
-        $timeout.cancel(validationTimeout);
-      });
-
-      this.validateInstall();
-    })
-  };
-});
diff --git a/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/pattern_checker.less b/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/pattern_checker.less
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--- a/src/ui/public/pattern_checker/pattern_checker.less
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-pattern-checker .spinner {
-  padding: 0 1em;
-}