diff --git a/packages/kbn-analytics/src/reporter.ts b/packages/kbn-analytics/src/reporter.ts
index 63bccdd24aea..3c1da5d0be31 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-analytics/src/reporter.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-analytics/src/reporter.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { Report, ReportManager } from './report';
 import { ApplicationUsage } from './metrics';
 
 export interface ReporterConfig {
-  http: ReportHTTP;
+  // http: ReportHTTP;
   storage?: Storage;
   checkInterval?: number;
   debug?: boolean;
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export class Reporter {
   checkInterval: number;
   private interval?: NodeJS.Timer;
   private lastAppId?: string;
-  private http: ReportHTTP;
+  // private http: ReportHTTP;
   private reportManager: ReportManager;
   private storageManager: ReportStorageManager;
   private readonly applicationUsage: ApplicationUsage;
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ export class Reporter {
   private started = false;
 
   constructor(config: ReporterConfig) {
-    const { http, storage, debug, checkInterval = 90000, storageKey = 'analytics' } = config;
-    this.http = http;
+    const { storage, debug, checkInterval = 90000, storageKey = 'analytics' } = config;
+    // this.http = http;
     this.checkInterval = checkInterval;
     this.applicationUsage = new ApplicationUsage();
     this.storageManager = new ReportStorageManager(storageKey, storage);
diff --git a/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/__snapshots__/welcome.test.tsx.snap b/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/__snapshots__/welcome.test.tsx.snap
index 4e66fd9e14c8..e091453ce99c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/__snapshots__/welcome.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/plugins/home/public/application/components/__snapshots__/welcome.test.tsx.snap
@@ -61,104 +61,6 @@ exports[`should render a Welcome screen with no telemetry disclaimer 1`] = `
 </EuiPortal>
 `;
 
-exports[`should render a Welcome screen with the telemetry disclaimer 1`] = `
-<EuiPortal>
-  <div
-    className="homWelcome"
-  >
-    <header
-      className="homWelcome__header"
-    >
-      <div
-        className="homWelcome__content eui-textCenter"
-      >
-        <EuiSpacer
-          size="xl"
-        />
-        <span
-          className="homWelcome__logo"
-        >
-          <EuiIcon
-            size="xxl"
-            type="logoElastic"
-          />
-        </span>
-        <EuiTitle
-          className="homWelcome__title"
-          size="l"
-        >
-          <h1>
-            <FormattedMessage
-              defaultMessage="Welcome to Elastic"
-              id="home.welcomeTitle"
-              values={Object {}}
-            />
-          </h1>
-        </EuiTitle>
-        <EuiSpacer
-          size="m"
-        />
-      </div>
-    </header>
-    <div
-      className="homWelcome__content homWelcome-body"
-    >
-      <EuiFlexGroup
-        gutterSize="l"
-      >
-        <EuiFlexItem>
-          <SampleDataCard
-            onConfirm={[Function]}
-            onDecline={[Function]}
-            urlBasePath="/"
-          />
-          <EuiSpacer
-            size="s"
-          />
-          <EuiTextColor
-            className="euiText--small"
-            color="subdued"
-          >
-            <FormattedMessage
-              defaultMessage="To learn about how usage data helps us manage and improve our products and services, see our "
-              id="home.dataManagementDisclaimerPrivacy"
-              values={Object {}}
-            />
-            <EuiLink
-              rel="noopener"
-              target="_blank"
-            >
-              <FormattedMessage
-                defaultMessage="Privacy Statement."
-                id="home.dataManagementDisclaimerPrivacyLink"
-                values={Object {}}
-              />
-            </EuiLink>
-            <FormattedMessage
-              defaultMessage=" To stop collection, "
-              id="home.dataManagementDisableCollection"
-              values={Object {}}
-            />
-            <EuiLink
-              href="rootmanagement/kibana/settings"
-            >
-              <FormattedMessage
-                defaultMessage="disable usage data here."
-                id="home.dataManagementDisableCollectionLink"
-                values={Object {}}
-              />
-            </EuiLink>
-          </EuiTextColor>
-          <EuiSpacer
-            size="xs"
-          />
-        </EuiFlexItem>
-      </EuiFlexGroup>
-    </div>
-  </div>
-</EuiPortal>
-`;
-
 exports[`should render a Welcome screen with the telemetry disclaimer when optIn is false 1`] = `
 <EuiPortal>
   <div
diff --git a/src/plugins/telemetry/public/services/telemetry_sender.ts b/src/plugins/telemetry/public/services/telemetry_sender.ts
index 6770bc9b24e6..5637e9b82e5b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/telemetry/public/services/telemetry_sender.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/telemetry/public/services/telemetry_sender.ts
@@ -70,9 +70,10 @@ export class TelemetrySender {
     // mark that we are working so future requests are ignored until we're done
     this.isSending = true;
     try {
-      const telemetryUrl = this.telemetryService.getTelemetryUrl();
-      const telemetryData: any | any[] = await this.telemetryService.fetchTelemetry();
-      const clusters: string[] = [].concat(telemetryData);
+      // const telemetryUrl = this.telemetryService.getTelemetryUrl();
+      // const telemetryData: any | any[] = await this.telemetryService.fetchTelemetry();
+      // const clusters: string[] = [].concat(telemetryData);
+      /*
       await Promise.all(
         clusters.map(
           async (cluster) =>
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ export class TelemetrySender {
             })
         )
       );
+      */
       this.lastReported = `${Date.now()}`;
       this.saveToBrowser();
     } catch (err) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/telemetry/public/services/telemetry_service.ts b/src/plugins/telemetry/public/services/telemetry_service.ts
index c6b37f497ecb..c53e2de414cc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/telemetry/public/services/telemetry_service.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/telemetry/public/services/telemetry_service.ts
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ export class TelemetryService {
   };
 
   public fetchTelemetry = async ({ unencrypted = false } = {}) => {
+    /*
     const now = moment();
     return this.http.post('/api/telemetry/v2/clusters/_stats', {
       body: JSON.stringify({
@@ -132,6 +133,8 @@ export class TelemetryService {
         },
       }),
     });
+    */
+    return;
   };
 
   public setOptIn = async (optedIn: boolean): Promise<boolean> => {