diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/common/types/data_streams.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/common/types/data_streams.ts
index 81bd09311a1bd..06e4eb33c4760 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/common/types/data_streams.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/common/types/data_streams.ts
@@ -65,5 +65,3 @@ export interface DataStreamIndex {
   name: string;
   uuid: string;
 }
-
-export type DataStreamPrivileges<K extends string> = Record<string, { [key in K]: boolean }>;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/common/types/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/common/types/index.ts
index cf393ee4222dd..0a6f18be2e030 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/common/types/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/common/types/index.ts
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ export * from './mappings';
 
 export * from './templates';
 
-export {
-  DataStreamFromEs,
-  Health,
-  DataStream,
-  DataStreamIndex,
-  DataStreamPrivileges,
-} from './data_streams';
+export { DataStreamFromEs, Health, DataStream, DataStreamIndex } from './data_streams';
 
 export * from './component_templates';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/constants/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/constants/index.ts
index 54fd08208f24a..80c8779f2f020 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/constants/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/constants/index.ts
@@ -17,5 +17,3 @@ export {
 export const REACT_ROOT_ID = 'indexManagementReactRoot';
 
 export * from './ilm_url_generator';
-
-export { DELETE_INDEX_PRIVILEGE } from './privileges';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/constants/privileges.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/constants/privileges.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index e728cc28c6665..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/constants/privileges.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +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.
- */
-
-export const DELETE_INDEX_PRIVILEGE = 'delete_index';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/services/api.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/services/api.ts
index dba7afa06da66..35ded3ea73d91 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/services/api.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/services/api.ts
@@ -32,12 +32,7 @@ import {
   UIM_TEMPLATE_CLONE,
   UIM_TEMPLATE_SIMULATE,
 } from '../../../common/constants';
-import {
-  TemplateDeserialized,
-  TemplateListItem,
-  DataStream,
-  DataStreamPrivileges,
-} from '../../../common';
+import { TemplateDeserialized, TemplateListItem, DataStream } from '../../../common';
 import { IndexMgmtMetricsType } from '../../types';
 import { TAB_SETTINGS, TAB_MAPPING, TAB_STATS } from '../constants';
 import { useRequest, sendRequest } from './use_request';
@@ -69,23 +64,6 @@ export function useLoadDataStream(name: string) {
   });
 }
 
-export function useLoadDataStreamsPrivileges<T extends string>({
-  names,
-  privileges,
-}: {
-  names: string[];
-  privileges: string[];
-}) {
-  return useRequest<DataStreamPrivileges<T>>({
-    path: `${API_BASE_PATH}/data_streams_privileges`,
-    method: 'post',
-    body: JSON.stringify({
-      names,
-      privileges,
-    }),
-  });
-}
-
 export async function deleteDataStreams(dataStreams: string[]) {
   return sendRequest({
     path: `${API_BASE_PATH}/delete_data_streams`,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/client/elasticsearch.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/client/elasticsearch.ts
index ed5ede07479ca..8b7749335131e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/client/elasticsearch.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/client/elasticsearch.ts
@@ -11,28 +11,6 @@ export const elasticsearchJsPlugin = (Client: any, config: any, components: any)
   const dataManagement = Client.prototype.dataManagement.prototype;
 
   // Data streams
-  dataManagement.getDataStreams = ca({
-    urls: [
-      {
-        fmt: '/_data_stream',
-      },
-    ],
-    method: 'GET',
-  });
-
-  dataManagement.getDataStream = ca({
-    urls: [
-      {
-        fmt: '/_data_stream/<%=name%>',
-        req: {
-          name: {
-            type: 'string',
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    ],
-    method: 'GET',
-  });
 
   // We don't allow the user to create a data stream in the UI or API. We're just adding this here
   // to enable the API integration tests.