diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1d..0000000000000
diff --git a/x-pack/index.js b/x-pack/index.js
index 074b8e6859dc2..745b4bd72dde8 100644
--- a/x-pack/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/index.js
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@
  */
 
 import { xpackMain } from './legacy/plugins/xpack_main';
-import { security } from './legacy/plugins/security';
 import { spaces } from './legacy/plugins/spaces';
 
 module.exports = function (kibana) {
-  return [xpackMain(kibana), spaces(kibana), security(kibana)];
+  return [xpackMain(kibana), spaces(kibana)];
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/security/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/security/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c3596d3745e57..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/security/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +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;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-
-import { Root } from 'joi';
-import { resolve } from 'path';
-
-export const security = (kibana: Record<string, any>) =>
-  new kibana.Plugin({
-    id: 'security',
-    publicDir: resolve(__dirname, 'public'),
-    require: ['elasticsearch'],
-    configPrefix: 'xpack.security',
-    config: (Joi: Root) =>
-      Joi.object({ enabled: Joi.boolean().default(true) })
-        .unknown()
-        .default(),
-    init() {},
-  });