diff --git a/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/plugin.ts
index 5310c65cc2176..c7ae8c728e672 100644
--- a/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/plugin.ts
@@ -21,15 +21,6 @@ import { getServiceSettings } from './lazy_load_bundle/get_service_settings';
  * @public
  */
 
-export const bindSetupCoreAndPlugins = (
-  core: CoreSetup,
-  config: MapsEmsConfig,
-  kibanaVersion: string
-) => {
-  setKibanaVersion(kibanaVersion);
-  setMapsEmsConfig(config);
-};
-
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
 export interface MapsEmsStartDependencies {}
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
@@ -46,7 +37,8 @@ export class MapsEmsPlugin implements Plugin<MapsEmsPluginSetup, MapsEmsPluginSt
     const config = this._initializerContext.config.get<MapsEmsConfig>();
     const kibanaVersion = this._initializerContext.env.packageInfo.version;
 
-    bindSetupCoreAndPlugins(core, config, kibanaVersion);
+    setKibanaVersion(kibanaVersion);
+    setMapsEmsConfig(config);
 
     return {
       getServiceSettings,
diff --git a/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/service_settings/service_settings.ts b/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/service_settings/service_settings.ts
index ad23001f16eaf..f7c735b6c3037 100644
--- a/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/service_settings/service_settings.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/maps_ems/public/service_settings/service_settings.ts
@@ -70,8 +70,11 @@ export class ServiceSettings implements IServiceSettings {
     this._showZoomMessage = false;
   }
 
-  __debugStubManifestCalls(manifestRetrieval: () => Promise<any>): { removeStub: () => void } {
+  __debugStubManifestCalls(manifestRetrieval: () => Promise<unknown>): { removeStub: () => void } {
     const oldGetManifest = this._emsClient.getManifest;
+
+    // This legacy code used for debugging/testing only.
+    // @ts-expect-error
     this._emsClient.getManifest = manifestRetrieval;
     return {
       removeStub: () => {
diff --git a/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/plugin.ts
index 4efa18fc6f0da..688cc3d6d7425 100644
--- a/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/plugin.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ export class MapsLegacyPlugin implements Plugin<MapsLegacyPluginSetup, MapsLegac
   }
 
   public setup(core: CoreSetup, plugins: MapsLegacySetupDependencies) {
-    bindSetupCoreAndPlugins(core, plugins.mapsEms.config, plugins.mapsEms.getServiceSettings);
+    setToasts(core.notifications.toasts);
+    setUiSettings(core.uiSettings);
+    setMapsEmsConfig(plugins.mapsEms.config);
+    setGetServiceSettings(plugins.mapsEms.getServiceSettings);
 
     const getBaseMapsVis = () => new BaseMapsVisualizationProvider();