diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/feature_controls/maps_security.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/feature_controls/maps_security.ts
index b6b38b840677f..1da696c30dfb7 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/feature_controls/maps_security.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/feature_controls/maps_security.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import expect from '@kbn/expect';
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../ftr_provider_context';
 
 export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
-  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
   const security = getService('security');
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'error', 'maps', 'settings', 'security']);
   const appsMenu = getService('appsMenu');
@@ -17,13 +16,7 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const savedQueryManagementComponent = getService('savedQueryManagementComponent');
 
   describe('maps security feature controls', () => {
-    before(async () => {
-      await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('maps/data');
-      await esArchiver.load('maps/kibana');
-    });
-
     after(async () => {
-      await esArchiver.unload('maps/kibana');
       // logout, so the other tests don't accidentally run as the custom users we're testing below
       await PageObjects.security.forceLogout();
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/feature_controls/maps_spaces.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/feature_controls/maps_spaces.ts
index 11b87469e4993..98f91705f0c1e 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/feature_controls/maps_spaces.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/feature_controls/maps_spaces.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import expect from '@kbn/expect';
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../ftr_provider_context';
 
 export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
-  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
   const spacesService = getService('spaces');
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'maps', 'security']);
   const appsMenu = getService('appsMenu');
@@ -15,13 +14,11 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/38414
   describe.skip('spaces feature controls', () => {
     before(async () => {
-      await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('maps/data');
-      await esArchiver.load('maps/kibana');
       PageObjects.maps.setBasePath('/s/custom_space');
     });
 
     after(async () => {
-      await esArchiver.unload('maps/kibana');
+      await PageObjects.security.forceLogout();
       PageObjects.maps.setBasePath('');
     });
 
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/index.js b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/index.js
index 2d2d2f9d3cf9b..a3cf85fd00d8e 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/index.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default function ({ loadTestFile, getService }) {
       await esArchiver.unload('maps/kibana');
     });
 
-    describe('', function () {
+    describe('', async function () {
       this.tags('ciGroup9');
       loadTestFile(require.resolve('./documents_source'));
       loadTestFile(require.resolve('./blended_vector_layer'));