diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/kibana.json b/x-pack/plugins/siem/kibana.json
index e0ff82eb10eb2..39e50838c1c97 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/kibana.json
@@ -8,18 +8,22 @@
     "alerting",
     "data",
     "embeddable",
-    "esUiShared",
     "features",
     "home",
     "inspector",
-    "kibanaUtils",
     "licensing",
     "maps",
     "triggers_actions_ui",
-    "uiActions",
+    "uiActions"
+  ],
+  "optionalPlugins": [
+    "encryptedSavedObjects",
+    "ml",
+    "newsfeed",
+    "security",
+    "spaces",
     "usageCollection"
   ],
-  "optionalPlugins": ["encryptedSavedObjects", "ml", "newsfeed", "security", "spaces"],
   "server": true,
   "ui": true
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/public/lib/telemetry/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/siem/public/lib/telemetry/index.ts
index 856b7783a5367..37d181e9b8ad7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/public/lib/telemetry/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/public/lib/telemetry/index.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export { METRIC_TYPE };
 
 type TrackFn = (type: UiStatsMetricType, event: string | string[], count?: number) => void;
 
+const noop = () => {};
+
 let _track: TrackFn;
 
 export const track: TrackFn = (type, event, count) => {
@@ -24,11 +26,7 @@ export const track: TrackFn = (type, event, count) => {
 };
 
 export const initTelemetry = (usageCollection: SetupPlugins['usageCollection'], appId: string) => {
-  try {
-    _track = usageCollection.reportUiStats.bind(null, appId);
-  } catch (error) {
-    // ignore failed setup here, as we'll just have an inert tracker
-  }
+  _track = usageCollection?.reportUiStats?.bind(null, appId) ?? noop;
 };
 
 export enum TELEMETRY_EVENT {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/public/plugin.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/siem/public/plugin.tsx
index e54c96364ba6b..f9c44bd341fac 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export interface SetupPlugins {
   home: HomePublicPluginSetup;
   security: SecurityPluginSetup;
   triggers_actions_ui: TriggersActionsSetup;
-  usageCollection: UsageCollectionSetup;
+  usageCollection?: UsageCollectionSetup;
 }
 
 export interface StartPlugins {
@@ -59,14 +59,14 @@ export interface PluginSetup {}
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
 export interface PluginStart {}
 
-export class Plugin implements IPlugin<PluginSetup, PluginStart> {
+export class Plugin implements IPlugin<PluginSetup, PluginStart, SetupPlugins, StartPlugins> {
   private kibanaVersion: string;
 
   constructor(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
     this.kibanaVersion = initializerContext.env.packageInfo.version;
   }
 
-  public setup(core: CoreSetup, plugins: SetupPlugins) {
+  public setup(core: CoreSetup<StartPlugins, PluginStart>, plugins: SetupPlugins) {
     initTelemetry(plugins.usageCollection, APP_ID);
 
     plugins.home.featureCatalogue.register({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/compose/kibana.ts b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/compose/kibana.ts
index 4a595032e43eb..8bc90bed25168 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/compose/kibana.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/compose/kibana.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
 
-import { CoreSetup, SetupPlugins } from '../../plugin';
+import { CoreSetup } from '../../../../../../src/core/server';
+import { SetupPlugins } from '../../plugin';
 
 import { Authentications } from '../authentications';
 import { ElasticsearchAuthenticationAdapter } from '../authentications/elasticsearch_adapter';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts
index 762416149c0fb..1e99c40ef5727 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/framework/kibana_framework_adapter.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { GraphQLSchema } from 'graphql';
 import { runHttpQuery } from 'apollo-server-core';
 import { schema as configSchema } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import {
+  CoreSetup,
   IRouter,
   KibanaResponseFactory,
   RequestHandlerContext,
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../../../src/core/server';
 import { IndexPatternsFetcher } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/data/server';
 import { AuthenticatedUser } from '../../../../security/common/model';
-import { CoreSetup, SetupPlugins } from '../../plugin';
+import { SetupPlugins } from '../../plugin';
 
 import {
   FrameworkAdapter,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/plugin.ts
index dc484b75ab531..3ef4b39bd0979 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/plugin.ts
@@ -15,16 +15,12 @@ import {
   PluginInitializerContext,
   Logger,
 } from '../../../../src/core/server';
-import {
-  PluginStartContract as AlertingStart,
-  PluginSetupContract as AlertingSetup,
-} from '../../alerting/server';
+import { PluginSetupContract as AlertingSetup } from '../../alerting/server';
 import { SecurityPluginSetup as SecuritySetup } from '../../security/server';
 import { PluginSetupContract as FeaturesSetup } from '../../features/server';
 import { MlPluginSetup as MlSetup } from '../../ml/server';
 import { EncryptedSavedObjectsPluginSetup as EncryptedSavedObjectsSetup } from '../../encrypted_saved_objects/server';
 import { SpacesPluginSetup as SpacesSetup } from '../../spaces/server';
-import { PluginStartContract as ActionsStart } from '../../actions/server';
 import { LicensingPluginSetup } from '../../licensing/server';
 import { initServer } from './init_server';
 import { compose } from './lib/compose/kibana';
@@ -40,8 +36,6 @@ import { createConfig$, ConfigType } from './config';
 import { initUiSettings } from './ui_settings';
 import { APP_ID, APP_ICON } from '../common/constants';
 
-export { CoreSetup, CoreStart };
-
 export interface SetupPlugins {
   alerting: AlertingSetup;
   encryptedSavedObjects?: EncryptedSavedObjectsSetup;
@@ -52,10 +46,8 @@ export interface SetupPlugins {
   ml?: MlSetup;
 }
 
-export interface StartPlugins {
-  actions: ActionsStart;
-  alerting: AlertingStart;
-}
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
+export interface StartPlugins {}
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
 export interface PluginSetup {}
@@ -77,7 +69,7 @@ export class Plugin implements IPlugin<PluginSetup, PluginStart, SetupPlugins, S
     this.logger.debug('plugin initialized');
   }
 
-  public async setup(core: CoreSetup, plugins: SetupPlugins) {
+  public async setup(core: CoreSetup<StartPlugins, PluginStart>, plugins: SetupPlugins) {
     this.logger.debug('plugin setup');
 
     if (hasListsFeature()) {