diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/server/plugin.ts
index 4ae695b05b81f4..9db580959b1162 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/server/plugin.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { dataVisualizerRoutes } from './routes';
 export class DataVisualizerPlugin implements Plugin {
   constructor() {}
 
-  async setup(coreSetup: CoreSetup<StartDeps, unknown>, plugins: SetupDeps) {
+  setup(coreSetup: CoreSetup<StartDeps, unknown>, plugins: SetupDeps) {
     dataVisualizerRoutes(coreSetup);
   }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/server/plugin.ts
index c729afec92f940..bd5eebe372a752 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/file_upload/server/plugin.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class FileUploadPlugin implements Plugin {
     this._logger = initializerContext.logger.get();
   }
 
-  async setup(coreSetup: CoreSetup<StartDeps, unknown>, plugins: SetupDeps) {
+  setup(coreSetup: CoreSetup<StartDeps, unknown>, plugins: SetupDeps) {
     fileUploadRoutes(coreSetup, this._logger);
 
     setupCapabilities(coreSetup);