diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/config.ts b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/config.ts
index eaf7230a832a80..c6a8599b1797f9 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/config.ts
@@ -56,10 +56,7 @@ export function createTestConfig(name: string, options: CreateTestConfigOptions)
           ...config.xpack.api.get('kbnTestServer.serverArgs'),
           '--optimize.enabled=false',
           '--server.xsrf.disableProtection=true',
-          `--plugin-path=${path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'isolated_type_plugin')}`,
-          `--plugin-path=${path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'namespace_agnostic_type_plugin')}`,
-          `--plugin-path=${path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'hidden_type_plugin')}`,
-          `--plugin-path=${path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'shared_type_plugin')}`,
+          `--plugin-path=${path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'saved_object_test_plugin')}`,
           ...disabledPlugins.map(key => `--xpack.${key}.enabled=false`),
         ],
       },
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/hidden_type_plugin/index.js b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/hidden_type_plugin/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5989db84e22902..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/hidden_type_plugin/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +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 mappings from './mappings.json';
-
-export default function(kibana) {
-  return new kibana.Plugin({
-    require: ['kibana', 'elasticsearch', 'xpack_main'],
-    name: 'hidden_type_plugin',
-    uiExports: {
-      savedObjectsManagement: {},
-      savedObjectSchemas: {
-        hiddentype: {
-          hidden: true,
-        },
-      },
-      mappings,
-    },
-
-    config() {},
-
-    init() {}, // need empty init for plugin to load
-  });
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/hidden_type_plugin/mappings.json b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/hidden_type_plugin/mappings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 45f898e10e2bac..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/hidden_type_plugin/mappings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "hiddentype": {
-    "properties": {
-      "title": {
-        "type": "text",
-        "fields": {
-          "keyword": {
-            "type": "keyword",
-            "ignore_above": 2048
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/hidden_type_plugin/package.json b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/hidden_type_plugin/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 009bae982ee156..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/hidden_type_plugin/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "hidden_type_plugin",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
-  "kibana": {
-    "version": "kibana"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/isolated_type_plugin/index.js b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/isolated_type_plugin/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index a406c6737da5f5..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/isolated_type_plugin/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +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 mappings from './mappings.json';
-
-export default function(kibana) {
-  return new kibana.Plugin({
-    require: ['kibana', 'elasticsearch', 'xpack_main'],
-    name: 'isolated_type_plugin',
-    uiExports: {
-      savedObjectsManagement: {
-        isolatedtype: {
-          isImportableAndExportable: true,
-        },
-      },
-      mappings,
-    },
-
-    config() {},
-
-    init() {}, // need empty init for plugin to load
-  });
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/isolated_type_plugin/mappings.json b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/isolated_type_plugin/mappings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 141ebbc93c2908..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/isolated_type_plugin/mappings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "isolatedtype": {
-    "properties": {
-      "description": {
-        "type": "text"
-      },
-      "kibanaSavedObjectMeta": {
-        "properties": {
-          "searchSourceJSON": {
-            "type": "text"
-          }
-        }
-      },
-      "savedSearchId": {
-        "type": "keyword"
-      },
-      "title": {
-        "type": "text"
-      },
-      "uiStateJSON": {
-        "type": "text"
-      },
-      "version": {
-        "type": "integer"
-      },
-      "visState": {
-        "type": "text"
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/isolated_type_plugin/package.json b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/isolated_type_plugin/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 665ecb1b31d7ee..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/isolated_type_plugin/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "isolated_type_plugin",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
-  "kibana": {
-    "version": "kibana"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/namespace_agnostic_type_plugin/kibana.json b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/namespace_agnostic_type_plugin/kibana.json
deleted file mode 100644
index ec3077999d8bdc..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/namespace_agnostic_type_plugin/kibana.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "id": "namespace_agnostic_type_plugin",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
-  "kibanaVersion": "kibana",
-  "requiredPlugins": ["features"],
-  "server": true,
-  "ui": false
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/namespace_agnostic_type_plugin/server/index.ts b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/namespace_agnostic_type_plugin/server/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d8940c96e676a0..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/namespace_agnostic_type_plugin/server/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +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, Plugin } from 'src/core/server';
-import { PluginSetupContract as FeaturesPluginSetupContract } from '../../../../../../plugins/features/server';
-
-export const plugin = () => new NamespaceAgnosticTypePlugin();
-
-interface SetupDeps {
-  features: FeaturesPluginSetupContract;
-}
-
-class NamespaceAgnosticTypePlugin implements Plugin {
-  setup(core: CoreSetup, plugins: SetupDeps) {
-    core.savedObjects.registerType({
-      name: 'globaltype',
-      hidden: false,
-      namespaceType: 'agnostic',
-      management: {
-        importableAndExportable: true,
-      },
-      mappings: {
-        properties: {
-          title: {
-            type: 'text',
-            fields: {
-              keyword: {
-                type: 'keyword',
-                ignore_above: 2048,
-              },
-            },
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    });
-
-    plugins.features.registerFeature({
-      id: 'namespace_agnostic_type_plugin',
-      name: 'namespace_agnostic_type_plugin',
-      icon: 'upArrow',
-      navLinkId: 'namespace_agnostic_type_plugin',
-      app: [],
-      privileges: {
-        all: {
-          savedObject: {
-            all: ['globaltype'],
-            read: [],
-          },
-          ui: [],
-        },
-        read: {
-          savedObject: {
-            all: [],
-            read: ['globaltype'],
-          },
-          ui: [],
-        },
-      },
-    });
-  }
-  start() {}
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/saved_object_test_plugin/kibana.json b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/saved_object_test_plugin/kibana.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..55cd29686fdefa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/saved_object_test_plugin/kibana.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "id": "savedObjectTestPlugin",
+  "version": "kibana",
+  "server": true,
+  "ui": false
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/saved_object_test_plugin/server/index.ts b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/saved_object_test_plugin/server/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cb4cc2a845a4c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/saved_object_test_plugin/server/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * 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 { Plugin } from './plugin';
+
+export function plugin() {
+  return new Plugin();
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/saved_object_test_plugin/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/saved_object_test_plugin/server/plugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..0c15ab4bd2f804
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/saved_object_test_plugin/server/plugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+/*
+ * 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, SavedObject } from 'kibana/server';
+
+export class Plugin {
+  constructor() {}
+
+  public setup(core: CoreSetup) {
+    // called when plugin is setting up during Kibana's startup sequence
+    const management = {
+      importableAndExportable: true,
+      getTitle(obj: SavedObject<any>) {
+        return obj.attributes.title;
+      },
+    };
+    const mappings = {
+      properties: {
+        title: { type: 'text' },
+      },
+    };
+
+    core.savedObjects.registerType({
+      name: 'isolatedtype',
+      hidden: false,
+      namespaceType: 'single',
+      management,
+      mappings: {
+        properties: {
+          description: { type: 'text' },
+          kibanaSavedObjectMeta: {
+            properties: {
+              searchSourceJSON: { type: 'text' },
+            },
+          },
+          savedSearchId: { type: 'keyword' },
+          title: { type: 'text' },
+          uiStateJSON: { type: 'text' },
+          version: { type: 'integer' },
+          visState: { type: 'text' },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+    core.savedObjects.registerType({
+      name: 'sharedtype',
+      hidden: false,
+      namespaceType: 'multiple',
+      mappings,
+    });
+    core.savedObjects.registerType({
+      name: 'globaltype',
+      hidden: false,
+      namespaceType: 'agnostic',
+      management,
+      mappings,
+    });
+    core.savedObjects.registerType({
+      name: 'hiddentype',
+      hidden: true,
+      namespaceType: 'single',
+      mappings,
+    });
+  }
+
+  public start() {
+    // called after all plugins are set up
+  }
+
+  public stop() {
+    // called when plugin is torn down during Kibana's shutdown sequence
+  }
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/index.js b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 91a24fb9f4f564..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +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 mappings from './mappings.json';
-
-export default function(kibana) {
-  return new kibana.Plugin({
-    require: ['kibana', 'elasticsearch', 'xpack_main'],
-    name: 'shared_type_plugin',
-    uiExports: {
-      savedObjectsManagement: {},
-      savedObjectSchemas: {
-        sharedtype: {
-          multiNamespace: true,
-        },
-      },
-      mappings,
-    },
-
-    config() {},
-
-    init() {}, // need empty init for plugin to load
-  });
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/mappings.json b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/mappings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 918958aec0d6df..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/mappings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "sharedtype": {
-    "properties": {
-      "title": {
-        "type": "text",
-        "fields": {
-          "keyword": {
-            "type": "keyword",
-            "ignore_above": 2048
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/package.json b/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c52f4256c5c06b..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/saved_object_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "shared_type_plugin",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
-  "kibana": {
-    "version": "kibana"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/config.ts b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/config.ts
index 19743e09f94209..66bf3cf7b683ba 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/config.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export function createTestConfig(name: string, options: CreateTestConfigOptions)
           // disable anonymouse access so that we're testing both on and off in different suites
           '--status.allowAnonymous=false',
           '--server.xsrf.disableProtection=true',
-          `--plugin-path=${path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'shared_type_plugin')}`,
+          `--plugin-path=${path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'spaces_test_plugin')}`,
           ...disabledPlugins.map(key => `--xpack.${key}.enabled=false`),
         ],
       },
diff --git a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/index.js b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 91a24fb9f4f564..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +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 mappings from './mappings.json';
-
-export default function(kibana) {
-  return new kibana.Plugin({
-    require: ['kibana', 'elasticsearch', 'xpack_main'],
-    name: 'shared_type_plugin',
-    uiExports: {
-      savedObjectsManagement: {},
-      savedObjectSchemas: {
-        sharedtype: {
-          multiNamespace: true,
-        },
-      },
-      mappings,
-    },
-
-    config() {},
-
-    init() {}, // need empty init for plugin to load
-  });
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/mappings.json b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/mappings.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 918958aec0d6df..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/mappings.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "sharedtype": {
-    "properties": {
-      "title": {
-        "type": "text",
-        "fields": {
-          "keyword": {
-            "type": "keyword",
-            "ignore_above": 2048
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/package.json b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c52f4256c5c06b..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/shared_type_plugin/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "shared_type_plugin",
-  "version": "0.0.0",
-  "kibana": {
-    "version": "kibana"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/spaces_test_plugin/kibana.json b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/spaces_test_plugin/kibana.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a567e520318547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/spaces_test_plugin/kibana.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "id": "spacesTestPlugin",
+  "version": "kibana",
+  "server": true,
+  "ui": false
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/spaces_test_plugin/server/index.ts b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/spaces_test_plugin/server/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cb4cc2a845a4c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/spaces_test_plugin/server/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/*
+ * 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 { Plugin } from './plugin';
+
+export function plugin() {
+  return new Plugin();
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/spaces_test_plugin/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/spaces_test_plugin/server/plugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ee03fa6b648af8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/test/spaces_api_integration/common/fixtures/spaces_test_plugin/server/plugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+ * 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 'kibana/server';
+
+export class Plugin {
+  constructor() {}
+
+  public setup(core: CoreSetup) {
+    // called when plugin is setting up during Kibana's startup sequence
+    core.savedObjects.registerType({
+      name: 'sharedtype',
+      hidden: false,
+      namespaceType: 'multiple',
+      mappings: {
+        properties: {
+          title: { type: 'text' },
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  }
+
+  public start() {
+    // called after all plugins are set up
+  }
+
+  public stop() {
+    // called when plugin is torn down during Kibana's shutdown sequence
+  }
+}