diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-utils/index.ts b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-utils/index.ts
index 33a6047a1c98c..92486790d4c94 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-utils/index.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export {
   isESQLColumnSortable,
   isESQLColumnGroupable,
   isESQLFieldGroupable,
-  TextBasedLanguages,
   sanitazeESQLInput,
   queryCannotBeSampled,
   mapVariableToColumn,
diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-utils/src/index.ts b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-utils/src/index.ts
index 0df4dabf455ca..3aba3dcf456ba 100644
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-utils/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-utils/src/index.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
  */
 
-export { TextBasedLanguages } from './types';
 export { getESQLAdHocDataview, getIndexForESQLQuery } from './utils/get_esql_adhoc_dataview';
 export { getInitialESQLQuery } from './utils/get_initial_esql_query';
 export { getESQLWithSafeLimit } from './utils/get_esql_with_safe_limit';
diff --git a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-utils/src/types.ts b/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-utils/src/types.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index da5562af411b3..0000000000000
--- a/src/platform/packages/shared/kbn-esql-utils/src/types.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +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
- * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
- * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
- * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
- * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
- */
-
-export enum TextBasedLanguages {
-  ESQL = 'ESQL',
-}
diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/discover/public/application/main/components/top_nav/discover_topnav.tsx b/src/platform/plugins/shared/discover/public/application/main/components/top_nav/discover_topnav.tsx
index d7d1d607e24c8..b2b7a61debcf1 100644
--- a/src/platform/plugins/shared/discover/public/application/main/components/top_nav/discover_topnav.tsx
+++ b/src/platform/plugins/shared/discover/public/application/main/components/top_nav/discover_topnav.tsx
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import { DataViewType } from '@kbn/data-views-plugin/public';
 import type { DataViewPickerProps } from '@kbn/unified-search-plugin/public';
-import { ENABLE_ESQL } from '@kbn/esql-utils';
-import { TextBasedLanguages } from '@kbn/esql-utils';
 import { DiscoverFlyouts, dismissAllFlyoutsExceptFor } from '@kbn/discover-utils';
 import { useSavedSearchInitial } from '../../state_management/discover_state_provider';
 import { ESQL_TRANSITION_MODAL_KEY } from '../../../../../common/constants';
@@ -49,8 +47,7 @@ export const DiscoverTopNav = ({
   onCancelClick,
 }: DiscoverTopNavProps) => {
   const services = useDiscoverServices();
-  const { dataViewEditor, navigation, dataViewFieldEditor, data, uiSettings, setHeaderActionMenu } =
-    services;
+  const { dataViewEditor, navigation, dataViewFieldEditor, data, setHeaderActionMenu } = services;
   const query = useAppStateSelector((state) => state.query);
   const { savedDataViews, managedDataViews, adHocDataViews } =
     useInternalStateSelector(selectDataViewsForPicker);
@@ -174,9 +171,6 @@ export const DiscoverTopNav = ({
   );
 
   const dataViewPickerProps: DataViewPickerProps = useMemo(() => {
-    const isESQLModeEnabled = uiSettings.get(ENABLE_ESQL);
-    const supportedTextBasedLanguages = isESQLModeEnabled ? [TextBasedLanguages.ESQL] : [];
-
     return {
       trigger: {
         label: dataView?.getName() || '',
@@ -188,7 +182,6 @@ export const DiscoverTopNav = ({
       onDataViewCreated: createNewDataView,
       onCreateDefaultAdHocDataView: stateContainer.actions.createAndAppendAdHocDataView,
       onChangeDataView: stateContainer.actions.onChangeDataView,
-      textBasedLanguages: supportedTextBasedLanguages,
       adHocDataViews,
       managedDataViews,
       savedDataViews,
@@ -202,7 +195,6 @@ export const DiscoverTopNav = ({
     managedDataViews,
     savedDataViews,
     stateContainer,
-    uiSettings,
   ]);
 
   const onESQLDocsFlyoutVisibilityChanged = useCallback((isOpen: boolean) => {
diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/unified_search/public/__stories__/search_bar.stories.tsx b/src/platform/plugins/shared/unified_search/public/__stories__/search_bar.stories.tsx
index 1d952d728b230..576d777d65e38 100644
--- a/src/platform/plugins/shared/unified_search/public/__stories__/search_bar.stories.tsx
+++ b/src/platform/plugins/shared/unified_search/public/__stories__/search_bar.stories.tsx
@@ -579,7 +579,6 @@ storiesOf('SearchBar', module)
         onChangeDataView: action('onChangeDataView'),
         onAddField: action('onAddField'),
         onDataViewCreated: action('onDataViewCreated'),
-        textBasedLanguages: ['ESQL'],
       },
     } as SearchBarProps)
   )
@@ -595,7 +594,6 @@ storiesOf('SearchBar', module)
         onChangeDataView: action('onChangeDataView'),
         onAddField: action('onAddField'),
         onDataViewCreated: action('onDataViewCreated'),
-        textBasedLanguages: ['ESQL'],
       },
       query: { esql: 'from dataview | project field1, field2' },
     } as unknown as SearchBarProps<Query>)
@@ -612,7 +610,6 @@ storiesOf('SearchBar', module)
         onChangeDataView: action('onChangeDataView'),
         onAddField: action('onAddField'),
         onDataViewCreated: action('onDataViewCreated'),
-        textBasedLanguages: ['ESQL'],
       },
       query: {
         esql: 'from dataview | project field1, field2, field 3, field 4, field 5 | where field5 > 5 | stats var = avg(field3)',
@@ -631,7 +628,6 @@ storiesOf('SearchBar', module)
         onChangeDataView: action('onChangeDataView'),
         onAddField: action('onAddField'),
         onDataViewCreated: action('onDataViewCreated'),
-        textBasedLanguages: ['ESQL'],
       },
       textBasedLanguageModeErrors: [
         new Error(
diff --git a/src/platform/plugins/shared/unified_search/public/dataview_picker/data_view_picker.tsx b/src/platform/plugins/shared/unified_search/public/dataview_picker/data_view_picker.tsx
index 9a77dad540783..85c30edc3b6e1 100644
--- a/src/platform/plugins/shared/unified_search/public/dataview_picker/data_view_picker.tsx
+++ b/src/platform/plugins/shared/unified_search/public/dataview_picker/data_view_picker.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import type { EuiButtonProps, EuiSelectableProps } from '@elastic/eui';
 import type { DataView, DataViewListItem, DataViewSpec } from '@kbn/data-views-plugin/public';
-import { TextBasedLanguages } from '@kbn/esql-utils';
 import { ChangeDataView } from './change_dataview';
 
 export type ChangeDataViewTriggerProps = EuiButtonProps & {
@@ -69,12 +68,6 @@ export interface DataViewPickerProps {
   onDataViewCreated?: () => void;
 
   onCreateDefaultAdHocDataView?: (dataViewSpec: DataViewSpec) => void;
-  /**
-   * List of the supported text based languages (SQL, ESQL) etc.
-   * Defined per application, if not provided, no text based languages
-   * will be available.
-   */
-  textBasedLanguages?: TextBasedLanguages[];
   /**
    * Makes the picker disabled by disabling the popover trigger
    */
@@ -93,7 +86,6 @@ export const DataViewPicker = ({
   onDataViewCreated,
   trigger,
   selectableProps,
-  textBasedLanguages,
   onCreateDefaultAdHocDataView,
   isDisabled,
 }: DataViewPickerProps) => {
@@ -111,7 +103,6 @@ export const DataViewPicker = ({
       managedDataViews={managedDataViews}
       savedDataViews={savedDataViews}
       selectableProps={selectableProps}
-      textBasedLanguages={textBasedLanguages}
       isDisabled={isDisabled}
     />
   );