diff --git a/test/functional/services/apps_menu.ts b/test/functional/services/apps_menu.ts
index f9c80a6450c2f..9fb8e36476f3e 100644
--- a/test/functional/services/apps_menu.ts
+++ b/test/functional/services/apps_menu.ts
@@ -6,133 +6,132 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import { FtrProviderContext } from '../ftr_provider_context';
+import { FtrService } from '../ftr_provider_context';
 
-export function AppsMenuProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
-  const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
-  const log = getService('log');
-  const config = getService('config');
-  const defaultFindTimeout = config.get('timeouts.find');
-  const find = getService('find');
+export class AppsMenuService extends FtrService {
+  private readonly testSubjects = this.ctx.getService('testSubjects');
+  private readonly log = this.ctx.getService('log');
+  private readonly config = this.ctx.getService('config');
+  private readonly find = this.ctx.getService('find');
 
-  return new (class AppsMenu {
-    private async waitUntilLoadingHasFinished() {
-      try {
-        await this.isGlobalLoadingIndicatorVisible();
-      } catch (exception) {
-        if (exception.name === 'ElementNotVisible') {
-          // selenium might just have been too slow to catch it
-        } else {
-          throw exception;
-        }
+  private readonly defaultFindTimeout = this.config.get('timeouts.find');
+
+  private async waitUntilLoadingHasFinished() {
+    try {
+      await this.isGlobalLoadingIndicatorVisible();
+    } catch (exception) {
+      if (exception.name === 'ElementNotVisible') {
+        // selenium might just have been too slow to catch it
+      } else {
+        throw exception;
       }
-      await this.awaitGlobalLoadingIndicatorHidden();
     }
+    await this.awaitGlobalLoadingIndicatorHidden();
+  }
 
-    private async isGlobalLoadingIndicatorVisible() {
-      log.debug('isGlobalLoadingIndicatorVisible');
-      return await testSubjects.exists('globalLoadingIndicator', { timeout: 1500 });
-    }
+  private async isGlobalLoadingIndicatorVisible() {
+    this.log.debug('isGlobalLoadingIndicatorVisible');
+    return await this.testSubjects.exists('globalLoadingIndicator', { timeout: 1500 });
+  }
 
-    private async awaitGlobalLoadingIndicatorHidden() {
-      await testSubjects.existOrFail('globalLoadingIndicator-hidden', {
-        allowHidden: true,
-        timeout: defaultFindTimeout * 10,
-      });
-    }
-    /**
-     * Close the collapsible nav
-     * TODO #64541 can replace with a data-test-subj
-     */
-    public async closeCollapsibleNav() {
-      const CLOSE_BUTTON = '[data-test-subj=collapsibleNav] > button';
-      if (await find.existsByCssSelector(CLOSE_BUTTON)) {
-        // Close button is only visible when focused
-        const button = await find.byCssSelector(CLOSE_BUTTON);
-        await button.focus();
+  private async awaitGlobalLoadingIndicatorHidden() {
+    await this.testSubjects.existOrFail('globalLoadingIndicator-hidden', {
+      allowHidden: true,
+      timeout: this.defaultFindTimeout * 10,
+    });
+  }
+  /**
+   * Close the collapsible nav
+   * TODO #64541 can replace with a data-test-subj
+   */
+  public async closeCollapsibleNav() {
+    const CLOSE_BUTTON = '[data-test-subj=collapsibleNav] > button';
+    if (await this.find.existsByCssSelector(CLOSE_BUTTON)) {
+      // Close button is only visible when focused
+      const button = await this.find.byCssSelector(CLOSE_BUTTON);
+      await button.focus();
 
-        await find.clickByCssSelector(CLOSE_BUTTON);
-      }
+      await this.find.clickByCssSelector(CLOSE_BUTTON);
     }
+  }
 
-    public async openCollapsibleNav() {
-      if (!(await testSubjects.exists('collapsibleNav'))) {
-        await testSubjects.click('toggleNavButton');
-      }
+  public async openCollapsibleNav() {
+    if (!(await this.testSubjects.exists('collapsibleNav'))) {
+      await this.testSubjects.click('toggleNavButton');
     }
+  }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the attributes from each of the links in the apps menu
-     */
-    public async readLinks() {
-      // wait for the chrome to finish initializing
-      await this.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
-      await this.openCollapsibleNav();
-      const appMenu = await testSubjects.find('collapsibleNav');
-      const $ = await appMenu.parseDomContent();
-      const links = $.findTestSubjects('collapsibleNavAppLink')
-        .toArray()
-        .map((link) => {
-          return {
-            text: $(link).text(),
-            href: $(link).attr('href'),
-            disabled: $(link).attr('disabled') != null,
-          };
-        });
+  /**
+   * Get the attributes from each of the links in the apps menu
+   */
+  public async readLinks() {
+    // wait for the chrome to finish initializing
+    await this.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
+    await this.openCollapsibleNav();
+    const appMenu = await this.testSubjects.find('collapsibleNav');
+    const $ = await appMenu.parseDomContent();
+    const links = $.findTestSubjects('collapsibleNavAppLink')
+      .toArray()
+      .map((link) => {
+        return {
+          text: $(link).text(),
+          href: $(link).attr('href'),
+          disabled: $(link).attr('disabled') != null,
+        };
+      });
 
-      await this.closeCollapsibleNav();
+    await this.closeCollapsibleNav();
 
-      return links;
-    }
+    return links;
+  }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the attributes from the link with the given name.
-     * @param name
-     */
-    public async getLink(name: string) {
-      return (await this.readLinks()).find((nl) => nl.text === name);
-    }
+  /**
+   * Get the attributes from the link with the given name.
+   * @param name
+   */
+  public async getLink(name: string) {
+    return (await this.readLinks()).find((nl) => nl.text === name);
+  }
 
-    /**
-     * Determine if an app link with the given name exists
-     * @param name
-     */
-    public async linkExists(name: string) {
-      return (await this.readLinks()).some((nl) => nl.text === name);
-    }
+  /**
+   * Determine if an app link with the given name exists
+   * @param name
+   */
+  public async linkExists(name: string) {
+    return (await this.readLinks()).some((nl) => nl.text === name);
+  }
 
-    /**
-     * Click the app link within the app menu that has the given name
-     * @param name
-     * @param options.closeCollapsibleNav
-     * @param options.category - optional field to ensure that a link is clicked in a particular category
-     *                           helpful when there may be a recent link with the same name as an app
-     */
-    public async clickLink(
-      name: string,
-      {
-        closeCollapsibleNav = true,
-        category,
-      }: { closeCollapsibleNav?: boolean; category?: string } = {}
-    ) {
-      try {
-        log.debug(`click "${name}" app link`);
-        await this.openCollapsibleNav();
-        let nav;
-        if (typeof category === 'string') {
-          nav = await testSubjects.find(`collapsibleNavGroup-${category}`);
-        } else {
-          nav = await testSubjects.find('collapsibleNav');
-        }
-        const link = await nav.findByPartialLinkText(name);
-        await link.click();
+  /**
+   * Click the app link within the app menu that has the given name
+   * @param name
+   * @param options.closeCollapsibleNav
+   * @param options.category - optional field to ensure that a link is clicked in a particular category
+   *                           helpful when there may be a recent link with the same name as an app
+   */
+  public async clickLink(
+    name: string,
+    {
+      closeCollapsibleNav = true,
+      category,
+    }: { closeCollapsibleNav?: boolean; category?: string } = {}
+  ) {
+    try {
+      this.log.debug(`click "${name}" app link`);
+      await this.openCollapsibleNav();
+      let nav;
+      if (typeof category === 'string') {
+        nav = await this.testSubjects.find(`collapsibleNavGroup-${category}`);
+      } else {
+        nav = await this.testSubjects.find('collapsibleNav');
+      }
+      const link = await nav.findByPartialLinkText(name);
+      await link.click();
 
-        if (closeCollapsibleNav) {
-          await this.closeCollapsibleNav();
-        }
-      } finally {
-        // Intentionally empty
+      if (closeCollapsibleNav) {
+        await this.closeCollapsibleNav();
       }
+    } finally {
+      // Intentionally empty
     }
-  })();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/test/functional/services/index.ts b/test/functional/services/index.ts
index 57e4774a410a5..d4dec7c3fbbb4 100644
--- a/test/functional/services/index.ts
+++ b/test/functional/services/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 import { services as commonServiceProviders } from '../../common/services';
 
-import { AppsMenuProvider } from './apps_menu';
+import { AppsMenuService } from './apps_menu';
 import {
   BrowserProvider,
   FailureDebuggingProvider,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export const services = {
   inspector: InspectorService,
   fieldEditor: FieldEditorService,
   vegaDebugInspector: VegaDebugInspectorViewService,
-  appsMenu: AppsMenuProvider,
+  appsMenu: AppsMenuService,
   globalNav: GlobalNavService,
   toasts: ToastsService,
   savedQueryManagementComponent: SavedQueryManagementComponentProvider,