diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/jest.config.js b/x-pack/plugins/apm/jest.config.js
index cc985407698b..5d15dd048d4f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/jest.config.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/jest.config.js
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@ module.exports = {
   preset: '@kbn/test',
   rootDir: path.resolve(__dirname, '../../..'),
   roots: ['<rootDir>/x-pack/plugins/apm'],
-  setupFiles: [
-    '<rootDir>/x-pack/plugins/apm/jest_setup.js',
-    '<rootDir>/x-pack/plugins/apm/.storybook/jest_setup.js',
-  ],
+  setupFiles: ['<rootDir>/x-pack/plugins/apm/.storybook/jest_setup.js'],
   coverageDirectory: '<rootDir>/target/kibana-coverage/jest/x-pack/plugins/apm',
   coverageReporters: ['text', 'html'],
   collectCoverageFrom: [
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/jest_setup.js b/x-pack/plugins/apm/jest_setup.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c56a092850a..000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/jest_setup.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +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
- * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
- * 2.0.
- */
-
-/* global jest */
-
-// When a `console.error` is encountered, throw the error to make the test fail.
-// This effectively treats logged errors during the test run as failures.
-jest.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation((message, ...args) => {
-  console.log(message, ...args);
-  throw new Error(message);
-});