diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/services/monitoring/elasticsearch_nodes.js b/x-pack/test/functional/services/monitoring/elasticsearch_nodes.js
index c0aa2860774fd..e94e85fc96486 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/services/monitoring/elasticsearch_nodes.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/services/monitoring/elasticsearch_nodes.js
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ export function MonitoringElasticsearchNodesProvider({ getService, getPageObject
 
   const SUBJ_NODE_LINK_PREFIX = `${SUBJ_TABLE_BODY} > nodeLink-`;
 
-  const SUBJ_PAGE_LOADING = 'monitoringPageLoading';
-
   return new (class ElasticsearchIndices {
     async isOnListing() {
       const pageId = await retry.try(() => testSubjects.find(SUBJ_LISTING_PAGE));
@@ -60,12 +58,6 @@ export function MonitoringElasticsearchNodesProvider({ getService, getPageObject
       });
     }
 
-    async waitForPageToFinishLoading() {
-      await retry.try(async () => {
-        await find.waitForDeletedByCssSelector(`[data-test-subj="${SUBJ_PAGE_LOADING}"]`, 5000);
-      });
-    }
-
     async waitForTableToFinishLoading() {
       await retry.try(async () => {
         await find.waitForDeletedByCssSelector('.euiBasicTable-loading', 5000);