diff --git a/src/server/config/__tests__/fixtures/run_kbn_server_startup.js b/src/server/config/__tests__/fixtures/run_kbn_server_startup.js
index 710acd4baf0d..910325eb2e75 100644
--- a/src/server/config/__tests__/fixtures/run_kbn_server_startup.js
+++ b/src/server/config/__tests__/fixtures/run_kbn_server_startup.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { createServer } from '../../../../test_utils/kbn_server';
+import { createServerWithCorePlugins } from '../../../../test_utils/kbn_server';
 
 (async function run() {
-  const server = createServer(JSON.parse(process.env.CREATE_SERVER_OPTS));
+  const server = createServerWithCorePlugins(JSON.parse(process.env.CREATE_SERVER_OPTS));
 
   // We just need the server to run through startup so that it will
   // log the deprecation messages. Once it has started up we close it
diff --git a/src/ui/field_formats/__tests__/field_formats_mixin.js b/src/ui/field_formats/__tests__/field_formats_mixin.js
index c40ce574a927..1409b24ad37c 100644
--- a/src/ui/field_formats/__tests__/field_formats_mixin.js
+++ b/src/ui/field_formats/__tests__/field_formats_mixin.js
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import sinon from 'sinon';
 
 import { FieldFormat } from '../field_format';
 import * as FieldFormatsServiceNS from '../field_formats_service';
-import { createServer } from '../../../test_utils/kbn_server';
+import { createServerWithCorePlugins } from '../../../test_utils/kbn_server';
 
 describe('server.registerFieldFormat(createFormat)', () => {
   const sandbox = sinon.createSandbox();
 
   let server;
   beforeEach(async () => {
-    const kbnServer = createServer();
+    const kbnServer = createServerWithCorePlugins();
     await kbnServer.ready();
     server = kbnServer.server;
   });