diff --git a/src/plugins/region_map/server/plugin.js b/src/plugins/region_map/server/plugin.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 14aeb0801d23..000000000000
--- a/src/plugins/region_map/server/plugin.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-import { OpensearchService } from './services';
-import { opensearch } from '../server/routes';
-import { getUiSettings } from './ui_settings';
-
-export class RegionMapPlugin {
-  constructor(initializerContext) {
-    this.logger = initializerContext.logger.get();
-  }
-
-  async setup(core) {
-    const opensearchClient = core.opensearch.legacy.createClient('opensearch');
-
-    // Initialize services
-    const opensearchService = new OpensearchService(opensearchClient);
-
-    // Register server side APIs
-    const router = core.http.createRouter();
-    core.uiSettings.register(getUiSettings());
-    opensearch(opensearchService, router);
-
-    return {};
-  }
-
-  async start() {
-    return {};
-  }
-
-  async stop() {}
-}
diff --git a/src/plugins/region_map/server/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/region_map/server/plugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6fc6e8987bc0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/server/plugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+import {
+  PluginInitializerContext,
+  CoreSetup,
+  CoreStart,
+  Plugin,
+  Logger,
+} from 'opensearch-dashboards/server';
+import { registerGeospatialRoutes } from '../server/routes';
+import { getUiSettings } from './ui_settings';
+import { RegionMapPluginSetup, RegionMapPluginStart } from './types';
+
+export class RegionMapPlugin implements Plugin<RegionMapPluginSetup, RegionMapPluginStart> {
+  private readonly logger: Logger;
+
+  constructor(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
+    this.logger = initializerContext.logger.get();
+  }
+
+  public setup(core: CoreSetup) {
+    this.logger.debug('RegionMap: Setup');
+    const router = core.http.createRouter();
+    core.uiSettings.register(getUiSettings());
+    registerGeospatialRoutes(router);
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  public start(_core: CoreStart) {
+    this.logger.debug('RegionMap: Started');
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  public stop() {}
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/region_map/server/routes/index.ts b/src/plugins/region_map/server/routes/index.ts
index bdbd7bdca88e..37d50c83f609 100644
--- a/src/plugins/region_map/server/routes/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/server/routes/index.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,4 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import opensearch from './opensearch';
-
-export { opensearch };
+export { registerGeospatialRoutes } from './opensearch';
diff --git a/src/plugins/region_map/server/routes/opensearch.ts b/src/plugins/region_map/server/routes/opensearch.ts
index 2d67bc9c4e32..5eebc9a0ffda 100644
--- a/src/plugins/region_map/server/routes/opensearch.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/server/routes/opensearch.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  */
 
 import { schema } from '@osd/config-schema';
+import { IRouter } from 'opensearch-dashboards/server';
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
-export default function (services, router) {
+export function registerGeospatialRoutes(router: IRouter) {
   router.post(
     {
       path: '/api/geospatial/_indices',
@@ -16,7 +16,39 @@ export default function (services, router) {
         }),
       },
     },
-    services.getIndex
+    async (context, req, res) => {
+      const client = context.core.opensearch.client.asCurrentUser;
+      try {
+        const { index } = req.body;
+        const indices = await client.cat.indices({
+          index,
+          format: 'json',
+        });
+        return res.ok({
+          body: {
+            ok: true,
+            resp: indices.body,
+          },
+        });
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        // Opensearch throws an index_not_found_exception which we'll treat as a success
+        if (err.statusCode === 404) {
+          return res.ok({
+            body: {
+              ok: false,
+              resp: [],
+            },
+          });
+        } else {
+          return res.ok({
+            body: {
+              ok: false,
+              resp: err.message,
+            },
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    }
   );
 
   router.post(
@@ -28,7 +60,27 @@ export default function (services, router) {
         }),
       },
     },
-    services.search
+    async (context, req, res) => {
+      const client = context.core.opensearch.client.asCurrentUser;
+      try {
+        const { index } = req.body;
+        const params = { index, body: {} };
+        const results = await client.search(params);
+        return res.ok({
+          body: {
+            ok: true,
+            resp: results.body,
+          },
+        });
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        return res.ok({
+          body: {
+            ok: false,
+            resp: err.message,
+          },
+        });
+      }
+    }
   );
 
   router.post(
@@ -40,6 +92,25 @@ export default function (services, router) {
         }),
       },
     },
-    services.getMappings
+    async (context, req, res) => {
+      const client = context.core.opensearch.client.asCurrentUser;
+      try {
+        const { index } = req.body;
+        const mappings = await client.indices.getMapping({ index });
+        return res.ok({
+          body: {
+            ok: true,
+            resp: mappings.body,
+          },
+        });
+      } catch (err: any) {
+        return res.ok({
+          body: {
+            ok: false,
+            resp: err.message,
+          },
+        });
+      }
+    }
   );
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/region_map/server/services/index.js b/src/plugins/region_map/server/services/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 63a48fdfdd4d..000000000000
--- a/src/plugins/region_map/server/services/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-import OpensearchService from './opensearch_service';
-
-export { OpensearchService };
diff --git a/src/plugins/region_map/server/services/opensearch_service.js b/src/plugins/region_map/server/services/opensearch_service.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e9be890b72f0..000000000000
--- a/src/plugins/region_map/server/services/opensearch_service.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,88 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright OpenSearch Contributors
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-export default class OpensearchService {
-  constructor(esDriver) {
-    this.esDriver = esDriver;
-  }
-
-  getMappings = async (context, req, res) => {
-    try {
-      const { index } = req.body;
-      const { callAsCurrentUser } = this.esDriver.asScoped(req);
-      const mappings = await callAsCurrentUser('indices.getMapping', { index });
-      return res.ok({
-        body: {
-          ok: true,
-          resp: mappings,
-        },
-      });
-    } catch (err) {
-      return res.ok({
-        body: {
-          ok: false,
-          resp: err.message,
-        },
-      });
-    }
-  };
-
-  search = async (context, req, res) => {
-    try {
-      const { query, index, size } = req.body;
-      const params = { index, size, body: query };
-      const { callAsCurrentUser } = this.esDriver.asScoped(req);
-      const results = await callAsCurrentUser('search', params);
-      return res.ok({
-        body: {
-          ok: true,
-          resp: results,
-        },
-      });
-    } catch (err) {
-      return res.ok({
-        body: {
-          ok: false,
-          resp: err.message,
-        },
-      });
-    }
-  };
-
-  getIndex = async (context, req, res) => {
-    try {
-      const { index } = req.body;
-      const { callAsCurrentUser } = this.esDriver.asScoped(req);
-      const indices = await callAsCurrentUser('cat.indices', {
-        index,
-        format: 'json',
-        h: 'health,index,status',
-      });
-      return res.ok({
-        body: {
-          ok: true,
-          resp: indices,
-        },
-      });
-    } catch (err) {
-      // Opensearch throws an index_not_found_exception which we'll treat as a success
-      if (err.statusCode === 404) {
-        return res.ok({
-          body: {
-            ok: false,
-            resp: [],
-          },
-        });
-      } else {
-        return res.ok({
-          body: {
-            ok: false,
-            resp: err.message,
-          },
-        });
-      }
-    }
-  };
-}