diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/common/apm_saved_object_constants.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/common/apm_saved_object_constants.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ac43b700117c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/common/apm_saved_object_constants.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+// APM Services telemetry
+export const APM_SERVICES_TELEMETRY_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE =
+  'apm-services-telemetry';
+export const APM_SERVICES_TELEMETRY_SAVED_OBJECT_ID = 'apm-services-telemetry';
+
+// APM indices
+export const APM_INDICES_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE = 'apm-indices';
+export const APM_INDICES_SAVED_OBJECT_ID = 'apm-indices';
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/index.ts
index 4655e5e6f92ea..bfbfb4bb99c6a 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/index.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ export const apm: LegacyPluginInitializer = kibana => {
       },
       hacks: ['plugins/apm/hacks/toggle_app_link_in_nav'],
       savedObjectSchemas: {
-        'apm-telemetry': {
+        'apm-services-telemetry': {
+          isNamespaceAgnostic: true
+        },
+        'apm-indices': {
           isNamespaceAgnostic: true
         }
       },
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/mappings.json b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/mappings.json
index 0b31798242fad..02296606b1c01 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/mappings.json
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/mappings.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "apm-telemetry": {
+  "apm-services-telemetry": {
     "properties": {
       "has_any_services": {
         "type": "boolean"
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/__test__/apm_telemetry.test.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/__test__/index.test.ts
similarity index 83%
rename from x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/__test__/apm_telemetry.test.ts
rename to x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/__test__/index.test.ts
index 6db6e8848ef07..26cae303542a4 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/__test__/apm_telemetry.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/__test__/index.test.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
  */
 
 import { SavedObjectAttributes } from 'src/core/server';
+import { createApmTelementry, storeApmServicesTelemetry } from '../index';
 import {
-  APM_TELEMETRY_DOC_ID,
-  createApmTelementry,
-  storeApmTelemetry
-} from '../apm_telemetry';
+  APM_SERVICES_TELEMETRY_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
+  APM_SERVICES_TELEMETRY_SAVED_OBJECT_ID
+} from '../../../../common/apm_saved_object_constants';
 
 describe('apm_telemetry', () => {
   describe('createApmTelementry', () => {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('apm_telemetry', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('storeApmTelemetry', () => {
+  describe('storeApmServicesTelemetry', () => {
     let server: any;
     let apmTelemetry: SavedObjectAttributes;
     let savedObjectsClientInstance: any;
@@ -75,24 +75,24 @@ describe('apm_telemetry', () => {
     });
 
     it('should call savedObjectsClient create with the given ApmTelemetry object', () => {
-      storeApmTelemetry(server, apmTelemetry);
+      storeApmServicesTelemetry(server, apmTelemetry);
       expect(savedObjectsClientInstance.create.mock.calls[0][1]).toBe(
         apmTelemetry
       );
     });
 
     it('should call savedObjectsClient create with the apm-telemetry document type and ID', () => {
-      storeApmTelemetry(server, apmTelemetry);
+      storeApmServicesTelemetry(server, apmTelemetry);
       expect(savedObjectsClientInstance.create.mock.calls[0][0]).toBe(
-        'apm-telemetry'
+        APM_SERVICES_TELEMETRY_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE
       );
       expect(savedObjectsClientInstance.create.mock.calls[0][2].id).toBe(
-        APM_TELEMETRY_DOC_ID
+        APM_SERVICES_TELEMETRY_SAVED_OBJECT_ID
       );
     });
 
     it('should call savedObjectsClient create with overwrite: true', () => {
-      storeApmTelemetry(server, apmTelemetry);
+      storeApmServicesTelemetry(server, apmTelemetry);
       expect(savedObjectsClientInstance.create.mock.calls[0][2].overwrite).toBe(
         true
       );
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/apm_telemetry.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/apm_telemetry.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 54106cce10bac..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/apm_telemetry.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +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 { Server } from 'hapi';
-import { countBy } from 'lodash';
-import { SavedObjectAttributes } from 'src/core/server';
-import { isAgentName } from '../../../common/agent_name';
-import { getSavedObjectsClient } from '../helpers/saved_objects_client';
-
-export const APM_TELEMETRY_DOC_ID = 'apm-telemetry';
-
-export function createApmTelementry(
-  agentNames: string[] = []
-): SavedObjectAttributes {
-  const validAgentNames = agentNames.filter(isAgentName);
-  return {
-    has_any_services: validAgentNames.length > 0,
-    services_per_agent: countBy(validAgentNames)
-  };
-}
-
-export async function storeApmTelemetry(
-  server: Server,
-  apmTelemetry: SavedObjectAttributes
-) {
-  try {
-    const savedObjectsClient = getSavedObjectsClient(server);
-    await savedObjectsClient.create('apm-telemetry', apmTelemetry, {
-      id: APM_TELEMETRY_DOC_ID,
-      overwrite: true
-    });
-  } catch (e) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
-    console.error('Could not send APM telemetry:', e.message);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/index.ts
index 754666b0a9fa2..640072d6ec4d8 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/index.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,77 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-export {
-  storeApmTelemetry,
-  createApmTelementry,
-  APM_TELEMETRY_DOC_ID
-} from './apm_telemetry';
-export { makeApmUsageCollector } from './make_apm_usage_collector';
+import { Server } from 'hapi';
+import { countBy } from 'lodash';
+import { SavedObjectAttributes } from 'src/core/server';
+import { CoreSetup } from 'src/core/server';
+import { isAgentName } from '../../../common/agent_name';
+import { getInternalSavedObjectsClient } from '../helpers/saved_objects_client';
+import {
+  APM_SERVICES_TELEMETRY_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
+  APM_SERVICES_TELEMETRY_SAVED_OBJECT_ID
+} from '../../../common/apm_saved_object_constants';
+import { LegacySetup } from '../../new-platform/plugin';
+
+export function createApmTelementry(
+  agentNames: string[] = []
+): SavedObjectAttributes {
+  const validAgentNames = agentNames.filter(isAgentName);
+  return {
+    has_any_services: validAgentNames.length > 0,
+    services_per_agent: countBy(validAgentNames)
+  };
+}
+
+export async function storeApmServicesTelemetry(
+  server: Server,
+  apmTelemetry: SavedObjectAttributes
+) {
+  try {
+    const internalSavedObjectsClient = getInternalSavedObjectsClient(server);
+    await internalSavedObjectsClient.create(
+      APM_SERVICES_TELEMETRY_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
+      apmTelemetry,
+      {
+        id: APM_SERVICES_TELEMETRY_SAVED_OBJECT_ID,
+        overwrite: true
+      }
+    );
+  } catch (e) {
+    server.log(['error'], `Unable to save APM telemetry data: ${e.message}`);
+  }
+}
+
+interface LegacySetupWithUsageCollector extends LegacySetup {
+  server: LegacySetup['server'] & {
+    usage: {
+      collectorSet: {
+        makeUsageCollector: (options: unknown) => unknown;
+        register: (options: unknown) => unknown;
+      };
+    };
+  };
+}
+
+export function makeApmUsageCollector(
+  core: CoreSetup,
+  { server }: LegacySetupWithUsageCollector
+) {
+  const apmUsageCollector = server.usage.collectorSet.makeUsageCollector({
+    type: 'apm',
+    fetch: async () => {
+      const internalSavedObjectsClient = getInternalSavedObjectsClient(server);
+      try {
+        const apmTelemetrySavedObject = await internalSavedObjectsClient.get(
+          APM_SERVICES_TELEMETRY_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
+          APM_SERVICES_TELEMETRY_SAVED_OBJECT_ID
+        );
+        return apmTelemetrySavedObject.attributes;
+      } catch (err) {
+        return createApmTelementry();
+      }
+    },
+    isReady: () => true
+  });
+  server.usage.collectorSet.register(apmUsageCollector);
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/make_apm_usage_collector.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/make_apm_usage_collector.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 886c3890f1a9a..0000000000000
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/make_apm_usage_collector.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +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 { CoreSetup } from 'src/core/server';
-import { getSavedObjectsClient } from '../helpers/saved_objects_client';
-import { APM_TELEMETRY_DOC_ID, createApmTelementry } from './apm_telemetry';
-import { LegacySetup } from '../../new-platform/plugin';
-
-export interface LegacySetupWithUsageCollector extends LegacySetup {
-  server: LegacySetup['server'] & {
-    usage: {
-      collectorSet: {
-        makeUsageCollector: (options: unknown) => unknown;
-        register: (options: unknown) => unknown;
-      };
-    };
-  };
-}
-
-export function makeApmUsageCollector(
-  core: CoreSetup,
-  { server }: LegacySetupWithUsageCollector
-) {
-  const apmUsageCollector = server.usage.collectorSet.makeUsageCollector({
-    type: 'apm',
-    fetch: async () => {
-      const savedObjectsClient = getSavedObjectsClient(server);
-      try {
-        const apmTelemetrySavedObject = await savedObjectsClient.get(
-          'apm-telemetry',
-          APM_TELEMETRY_DOC_ID
-        );
-        return apmTelemetrySavedObject.attributes;
-      } catch (err) {
-        return createApmTelementry();
-      }
-    },
-    isReady: () => true
-  });
-  server.usage.collectorSet.register(apmUsageCollector);
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/es_client.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/es_client.ts
index f38184fe460b1..9c111910f16f9 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/es_client.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/es_client.ts
@@ -66,8 +66,12 @@ async function getParamsForSearchRequest(
   apmOptions?: APMOptions
 ) {
   const uiSettings = req.getUiSettingsService();
+  const { server } = req;
   const [indices, includeFrozen] = await Promise.all([
-    getApmIndices(req.server),
+    getApmIndices({
+      config: server.config(),
+      savedObjectsClient: server.savedObjects.getScopedSavedObjectsClient(req)
+    }),
     uiSettings.get('search:includeFrozen')
   ]);
 
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/saved_objects_client.test.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/saved_objects_client.test.ts
index 3af1d8c706f46..c685ffdd801dc 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/saved_objects_client.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/saved_objects_client.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { getSavedObjectsClient } from './saved_objects_client';
+import { getInternalSavedObjectsClient } from './saved_objects_client';
 
 describe('saved_objects/client', () => {
   describe('getSavedObjectsClient', () => {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('saved_objects/client', () => {
     });
 
     it('should use internal user "admin"', () => {
-      getSavedObjectsClient(server);
+      getInternalSavedObjectsClient(server);
 
       expect(server.plugins.elasticsearch.getCluster).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         'admin'
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('saved_objects/client', () => {
     });
 
     it('should call getSavedObjectsRepository with a cluster using the internal user context', () => {
-      getSavedObjectsClient(server);
+      getInternalSavedObjectsClient(server);
 
       expect(
         server.savedObjects.getSavedObjectsRepository
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ describe('saved_objects/client', () => {
     });
 
     it('should return a SavedObjectsClient initialized with the saved objects internal repository', () => {
-      const result = getSavedObjectsClient(server);
+      const internalSavedObjectsClient = getInternalSavedObjectsClient(server);
 
-      expect(result).toBe(savedObjectsClientInstance);
+      expect(internalSavedObjectsClient).toBe(savedObjectsClientInstance);
       expect(server.savedObjects.SavedObjectsClient).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         internalRepository
       );
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/saved_objects_client.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/saved_objects_client.ts
index 81dd8b34c8847..f164ca39d51c0 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/saved_objects_client.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/saved_objects_client.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 
 import { Server } from 'hapi';
 
-export function getSavedObjectsClient(server: Server, clusterName = 'admin') {
+export function getInternalSavedObjectsClient(
+  server: Server,
+  clusterName = 'admin'
+) {
   const { SavedObjectsClient, getSavedObjectsRepository } = server.savedObjects;
   const { callWithInternalUser } = server.plugins.elasticsearch.getCluster(
     clusterName
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/setup_request.test.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/setup_request.test.ts
index 6ebf7a896591f..f43b9ea11487a 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/setup_request.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/setup_request.test.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ function getMockRequest() {
             callWithInternalUser: callWithInternalUserSpy
           })
         }
+      },
+      savedObjects: {
+        getScopedSavedObjectsClient: () => ({ get: async () => false })
       }
     },
     getUiSettingsService: () => ({ get: async () => false })
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/setup_request.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/setup_request.ts
index 850de4939d599..dcc034287863a 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/setup_request.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/setup_request.ts
@@ -31,10 +31,13 @@ export type Setup = PromiseReturnType<typeof setupRequest>;
 export async function setupRequest(req: Legacy.Request) {
   const query = (req.query as unknown) as APMRequestQuery;
   const { server } = req;
+  const savedObjectsClient = server.savedObjects.getScopedSavedObjectsClient(
+    req
+  );
   const config = server.config();
   const [uiFiltersES, indices] = await Promise.all([
     decodeUiFilters(server, query.uiFilters),
-    getApmIndices(server)
+    getApmIndices({ config, savedObjectsClient })
   ]);
 
   return {
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/index_pattern/index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/index_pattern/index.ts
index 0b9407b288b1d..1aff1d772c5c2 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/index_pattern/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/index_pattern/index.ts
@@ -4,18 +4,21 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 import { Server } from 'hapi';
-import { getSavedObjectsClient } from '../helpers/saved_objects_client';
+import { getInternalSavedObjectsClient } from '../helpers/saved_objects_client';
 import apmIndexPattern from '../../../../../../../src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/server/tutorials/apm/index_pattern.json';
 
 export async function getAPMIndexPattern(server: Server) {
   const config = server.config();
   const apmIndexPatternTitle = config.get('apm_oss.indexPattern');
-  const savedObjectsClient = getSavedObjectsClient(server);
+  const internalSavedObjectsClient = getInternalSavedObjectsClient(server);
   try {
-    return await savedObjectsClient.get('index-pattern', apmIndexPattern.id);
+    return await internalSavedObjectsClient.get(
+      'index-pattern',
+      apmIndexPattern.id
+    );
   } catch (error) {
     // if GET fails, then create a new index pattern saved object
-    return await savedObjectsClient.create(
+    return await internalSavedObjectsClient.create(
       'index-pattern',
       {
         ...apmIndexPattern.attributes,
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/settings/agent_configuration/create_agent_config_index.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/settings/agent_configuration/create_agent_config_index.ts
index 18f6aea610a68..434eda8c0f46e 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/settings/agent_configuration/create_agent_config_index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/settings/agent_configuration/create_agent_config_index.ts
@@ -8,13 +8,19 @@ import { CoreSetup } from 'src/core/server';
 import { CallCluster } from '../../../../../../../../src/legacy/core_plugins/elasticsearch';
 import { getApmIndices } from '../apm_indices/get_apm_indices';
 import { LegacySetup } from '../../../new-platform/plugin';
+import { getInternalSavedObjectsClient } from '../../helpers/saved_objects_client';
 
 export async function createApmAgentConfigurationIndex(
   core: CoreSetup,
   { server }: LegacySetup
 ) {
   try {
-    const indices = await getApmIndices(server);
+    const config = server.config();
+    const internalSavedObjectsClient = getInternalSavedObjectsClient(server);
+    const indices = await getApmIndices({
+      savedObjectsClient: internalSavedObjectsClient,
+      config
+    });
     const index = indices['apm_oss.apmAgentConfigurationIndex'];
     const { callWithInternalUser } = server.plugins.elasticsearch.getCluster(
       'admin'
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/settings/apm_indices/get_apm_indices.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/settings/apm_indices/get_apm_indices.ts
index cd237a5264099..e942a26da373e 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/settings/apm_indices/get_apm_indices.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/settings/apm_indices/get_apm_indices.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { Server } from 'hapi';
 import { merge } from 'lodash';
 import { KibanaConfig } from 'src/legacy/server/kbn_server';
-import { getSavedObjectsClient } from '../../helpers/saved_objects_client';
-import { Setup } from '../../helpers/setup_request';
+import { Server } from 'hapi';
 import { PromiseReturnType } from '../../../../typings/common';
+import {
+  APM_INDICES_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
+  APM_INDICES_SAVED_OBJECT_ID
+} from '../../../../common/apm_saved_object_constants';
 
 export interface ApmIndicesConfig {
   'apm_oss.sourcemapIndices': string;
@@ -23,11 +25,13 @@ export interface ApmIndicesConfig {
 
 export type ApmIndicesName = keyof ApmIndicesConfig;
 
-export const APM_INDICES_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE = 'apm-indices';
-export const APM_INDICES_SAVED_OBJECT_ID = 'apm-indices';
+export type ScopedSavedObjectsClient = ReturnType<
+  Server['savedObjects']['getScopedSavedObjectsClient']
+>;
 
-async function getApmIndicesSavedObject(server: Server) {
-  const savedObjectsClient = getSavedObjectsClient(server, 'data');
+async function getApmIndicesSavedObject(
+  savedObjectsClient: ScopedSavedObjectsClient
+) {
   const apmIndices = await savedObjectsClient.get<Partial<ApmIndicesConfig>>(
     APM_INDICES_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
     APM_INDICES_SAVED_OBJECT_ID
@@ -53,13 +57,21 @@ function getApmIndicesConfig(config: KibanaConfig): ApmIndicesConfig {
   };
 }
 
-export async function getApmIndices(server: Server) {
+export async function getApmIndices({
+  savedObjectsClient,
+  config
+}: {
+  savedObjectsClient: ScopedSavedObjectsClient;
+  config: KibanaConfig;
+}) {
   try {
-    const apmIndicesSavedObject = await getApmIndicesSavedObject(server);
-    const apmIndicesConfig = getApmIndicesConfig(server.config());
+    const apmIndicesSavedObject = await getApmIndicesSavedObject(
+      savedObjectsClient
+    );
+    const apmIndicesConfig = getApmIndicesConfig(config);
     return merge({}, apmIndicesConfig, apmIndicesSavedObject);
   } catch (error) {
-    return getApmIndicesConfig(server.config());
+    return getApmIndicesConfig(config);
   }
 }
 
@@ -74,16 +86,15 @@ const APM_UI_INDICES: ApmIndicesName[] = [
 ];
 
 export async function getApmIndexSettings({
-  setup,
-  server
+  config,
+  savedObjectsClient
 }: {
-  setup: Setup;
-  server: Server;
+  config: KibanaConfig;
+  savedObjectsClient: ScopedSavedObjectsClient;
 }) {
-  const { config } = setup;
   let apmIndicesSavedObject: PromiseReturnType<typeof getApmIndicesSavedObject>;
   try {
-    apmIndicesSavedObject = await getApmIndicesSavedObject(server);
+    apmIndicesSavedObject = await getApmIndicesSavedObject(savedObjectsClient);
   } catch (error) {
     if (error.output && error.output.statusCode === 404) {
       apmIndicesSavedObject = {};
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/settings/apm_indices/save_apm_indices.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/settings/apm_indices/save_apm_indices.ts
index 8de47c5c44144..e57e64942ab89 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/settings/apm_indices/save_apm_indices.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/lib/settings/apm_indices/save_apm_indices.ts
@@ -4,19 +4,16 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { Server } from 'hapi';
-import { getSavedObjectsClient } from '../../helpers/saved_objects_client';
+import { ApmIndicesConfig, ScopedSavedObjectsClient } from './get_apm_indices';
 import {
-  ApmIndicesConfig,
   APM_INDICES_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
   APM_INDICES_SAVED_OBJECT_ID
-} from './get_apm_indices';
+} from '../../../../common/apm_saved_object_constants';
 
 export async function saveApmIndices(
-  server: Server,
+  savedObjectsClient: ScopedSavedObjectsClient,
   apmIndicesSavedObject: Partial<ApmIndicesConfig>
 ) {
-  const savedObjectsClient = getSavedObjectsClient(server, 'data');
   return await savedObjectsClient.create(
     APM_INDICES_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE,
     apmIndicesSavedObject,
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/new-platform/plugin.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/new-platform/plugin.ts
index 351afe618901e..e1cb1774469f2 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/new-platform/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/new-platform/plugin.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 import { Server } from 'hapi';
 import { CoreSetup } from 'src/core/server';
 import { makeApmUsageCollector } from '../lib/apm_telemetry';
-import { LegacySetupWithUsageCollector } from '../lib/apm_telemetry/make_apm_usage_collector';
 import { createApmAgentConfigurationIndex } from '../lib/settings/agent_configuration/create_agent_config_index';
 import { createApmApi } from '../routes/create_apm_api';
 
@@ -19,6 +18,6 @@ export class Plugin {
   public setup(core: CoreSetup, __LEGACY: LegacySetup) {
     createApmApi().init(core, __LEGACY);
     createApmAgentConfigurationIndex(core, __LEGACY);
-    makeApmUsageCollector(core, __LEGACY as LegacySetupWithUsageCollector);
+    makeApmUsageCollector(core, __LEGACY);
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/routes/services.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/routes/services.ts
index 26fdf2ab65d1a..4b955c7a6e981 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/routes/services.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/routes/services.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 
 import * as t from 'io-ts';
 import { AgentName } from '../../typings/es_schemas/ui/fields/Agent';
-import { createApmTelementry, storeApmTelemetry } from '../lib/apm_telemetry';
+import {
+  createApmTelementry,
+  storeApmServicesTelemetry
+} from '../lib/apm_telemetry';
 import { setupRequest } from '../lib/helpers/setup_request';
 import { getServiceAgentName } from '../lib/services/get_service_agent_name';
 import { getServices } from '../lib/services/get_services';
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ export const servicesRoute = createRoute((core, { server }) => ({
       ({ agentName }) => agentName as AgentName
     );
     const apmTelemetry = createApmTelementry(agentNames);
-    storeApmTelemetry(server, apmTelemetry);
+    storeApmServicesTelemetry(server, apmTelemetry);
 
     return services;
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/routes/settings/apm_indices.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/routes/settings/apm_indices.ts
index 40c29f3050455..4afcf135a1a76 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/routes/settings/apm_indices.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/apm/server/routes/settings/apm_indices.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 import * as t from 'io-ts';
-import { setupRequest } from '../../lib/helpers/setup_request';
 import { createRoute } from '../create_route';
 import {
   getApmIndices,
@@ -18,8 +17,11 @@ export const apmIndexSettingsRoute = createRoute((core, { server }) => ({
   method: 'GET',
   path: '/api/apm/settings/apm-index-settings',
   handler: async req => {
-    const setup = await setupRequest(req);
-    return await getApmIndexSettings({ setup, server });
+    const config = server.config();
+    const savedObjectsClient = req.server.savedObjects.getScopedSavedObjectsClient(
+      req
+    );
+    return await getApmIndexSettings({ config, savedObjectsClient });
   }
 }));
 
@@ -28,12 +30,16 @@ export const apmIndicesRoute = createRoute((core, { server }) => ({
   method: 'GET',
   path: '/api/apm/settings/apm-indices',
   handler: async req => {
-    return await getApmIndices(server);
+    const config = server.config();
+    const savedObjectsClient = req.server.savedObjects.getScopedSavedObjectsClient(
+      req
+    );
+    return await getApmIndices({ config, savedObjectsClient });
   }
 }));
 
 // save ui indices
-export const saveApmIndicesRoute = createRoute((core, { server }) => ({
+export const saveApmIndicesRoute = createRoute(() => ({
   method: 'POST',
   path: '/api/apm/settings/apm-indices/save',
   params: {
@@ -48,6 +54,9 @@ export const saveApmIndicesRoute = createRoute((core, { server }) => ({
     })
   },
   handler: async (req, { body }) => {
-    return await saveApmIndices(server, body);
+    const savedObjectsClient = req.server.savedObjects.getScopedSavedObjectsClient(
+      req
+    );
+    return await saveApmIndices(savedObjectsClient, body);
   }
 }));