diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/__tests__/directives/field_chooser.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/__tests__/directives/field_chooser.js
index f74e145865475..47392c541890e 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/__tests__/directives/field_chooser.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/__tests__/directives/field_chooser.js
@@ -73,22 +73,7 @@ describe('discover field chooser directives', function() {
   beforeEach(() => pluginInstance.initializeServices());
   beforeEach(() => pluginInstance.initializeInnerAngular());
 
-  beforeEach(
-    ngMock.module('app/discover', $provide => {
-      $provide.decorator('config', $delegate => {
-        // disable shortDots for these tests
-        $delegate.get = _.wrap($delegate.get, function(origGet, name) {
-          if (name === 'shortDots:enable') {
-            return false;
-          } else {
-            return origGet.call(this, name);
-          }
-        });
-
-        return $delegate;
-      });
-    })
-  );
+  beforeEach(ngMock.module('app/discover'));
 
   beforeEach(
     ngMock.inject(function(Private) {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/__tests__/doc_table/lib/rows_headers.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/__tests__/doc_table/lib/rows_headers.js
index c19e033ccb72d..be6e9fa6a6302 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/__tests__/doc_table/lib/rows_headers.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/__tests__/doc_table/lib/rows_headers.js
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import FixturesStubbedLogstashIndexPatternProvider from 'fixtures/stubbed_logsta
 describe('Doc Table', function() {
   let $parentScope;
   let $scope;
-  let config;
 
   // Stub out a minimal mapping of 4 fields
   let mapping;
@@ -41,8 +40,7 @@ describe('Doc Table', function() {
   beforeEach(() => pluginInstance.initializeInnerAngular());
   beforeEach(ngMock.module('app/discover'));
   beforeEach(
-    ngMock.inject(function(_config_, $rootScope, Private) {
-      config = _config_;
+    ngMock.inject(function($rootScope, Private) {
       $parentScope = $rootScope;
       $parentScope.indexPattern = Private(FixturesStubbedLogstashIndexPatternProvider);
       mapping = $parentScope.indexPattern.fields;
@@ -144,12 +142,6 @@ describe('Doc Table', function() {
         filter: sinon.spy(),
         maxLength: 50,
       });
-
-      // Ignore the metaFields (_id, _type, etc) since we don't have a mapping for them
-      sinon
-        .stub(config, 'get')
-        .withArgs('metaFields')
-        .returns([]);
     });
     afterEach(function() {
       destroy();
@@ -215,10 +207,11 @@ describe('Doc Table', function() {
         maxLength: 50,
       });
 
+      /**
       sinon
         .stub(config, 'get')
         .withArgs('metaFields')
-        .returns(['_id']);
+        .returns(['_id']); **/
 
       // Open the row
       $scope.toggleRow();