diff --git a/.i18nrc.json b/.i18nrc.json
index 3b2e628f7226..034b9da799d3 100644
--- a/.i18nrc.json
+++ b/.i18nrc.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
     "kibana_utils": "src/plugins/kibana_utils",
     "navigation": "src/plugins/navigation",
     "newsfeed": "src/plugins/newsfeed",
-    "regionMap": "src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map",
+    "regionMap": "src/plugins/region_map",
     "savedObjects": "src/plugins/saved_objects",
     "savedObjectsManagement": "src/plugins/saved_objects_management",
     "server": "src/legacy/server",
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/index.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/index.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c059314786b..000000000000
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/index.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
- * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
- * this work for additional information regarding copyright
- * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
- * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
- * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- */
-
-import { resolve } from 'path';
-import { Legacy } from 'kibana';
-
-import { LegacyPluginApi, LegacyPluginInitializer } from '../../../../src/legacy/types';
-
-const regionMapPluginInitializer: LegacyPluginInitializer = ({ Plugin }: LegacyPluginApi) =>
-  new Plugin({
-    id: 'region_map',
-    require: ['kibana', 'elasticsearch'],
-    publicDir: resolve(__dirname, 'public'),
-    uiExports: {
-      hacks: [resolve(__dirname, 'public/legacy')],
-      injectDefaultVars(server) {
-        const { regionmap } = server.config().get('map');
-
-        return {
-          regionmap,
-        };
-      },
-    },
-    init: (server: Legacy.Server) => ({}),
-    config(Joi: any) {
-      return Joi.object({
-        enabled: Joi.boolean().default(true),
-      }).default();
-    },
-  } as Legacy.PluginSpecOptions);
-
-// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
-export default regionMapPluginInitializer;
diff --git a/src/plugins/maps_legacy/config.ts b/src/plugins/maps_legacy/config.ts
index 13a0ad6b393a..67e46d227058 100644
--- a/src/plugins/maps_legacy/config.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/maps_legacy/config.ts
@@ -19,31 +19,7 @@
 
 import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { configSchema as tilemapSchema } from '../tile_map/config';
-
-// TODO: Pull this portion from region_map
-export const regionmapSchema = schema.object({
-  includeElasticMapsService: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
-  layers: schema.arrayOf(
-    schema.object({
-      url: schema.string(),
-      format: schema.object({
-        type: schema.string({ defaultValue: 'geojson' }),
-      }),
-      meta: schema.object({
-        feature_collection_path: schema.string({ defaultValue: 'data' }),
-      }),
-      attribution: schema.string(),
-      name: schema.string(),
-      fields: schema.arrayOf(
-        schema.object({
-          name: schema.string(),
-          description: schema.string(),
-        })
-      ),
-    }),
-    { defaultValue: [] }
-  ),
-});
+import { configSchema as regionmapSchema } from '../region_map/config';
 
 export const configSchema = schema.object({
   includeElasticMapsService: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
diff --git a/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/index.ts b/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/index.ts
index 3fe377fbdc41..a7f542790933 100644
--- a/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/index.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import {
 import { mapTooltipProvider } from './tooltip_provider';
 
 export interface MapsLegacyConfigType {
+  regionmap: any;
   emsTileLayerId: string;
   includeElasticMapsService: boolean;
   proxyElasticMapsServiceInMaps: boolean;
diff --git a/src/plugins/region_map/config.ts b/src/plugins/region_map/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a721a76ca0a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
+
+export const configSchema = schema.object({
+  includeElasticMapsService: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
+  layers: schema.arrayOf(
+    schema.object({
+      url: schema.string(),
+      format: schema.object({
+        type: schema.string({ defaultValue: 'geojson' }),
+      }),
+      meta: schema.object({
+        feature_collection_path: schema.string({ defaultValue: 'data' }),
+      }),
+      attribution: schema.string(),
+      name: schema.string(),
+      fields: schema.arrayOf(
+        schema.object({
+          name: schema.string(),
+          description: schema.string(),
+        })
+      ),
+    }),
+    { defaultValue: [] }
+  ),
+});
+
+export type ConfigSchema = TypeOf<typeof configSchema>;
diff --git a/src/plugins/region_map/kibana.json b/src/plugins/region_map/kibana.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3a6f64e92bcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/kibana.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "id": "regionMap",
+  "version": "8.0.0",
+  "kibanaVersion": "kibana",
+  "configPath": ["map", "regionmap"],
+  "ui": true,
+  "server": true,
+  "requiredPlugins": [
+    "visualizations",
+    "expressions",
+    "mapsLegacy",
+    "data"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/package.json b/src/plugins/region_map/package.json
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/package.json
rename to src/plugins/region_map/package.json
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__snapshots__/region_map_fn.test.js.snap b/src/plugins/region_map/public/__snapshots__/region_map_fn.test.js.snap
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__snapshots__/region_map_fn.test.js.snap
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/__snapshots__/region_map_fn.test.js.snap
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/aftercolorchange.png b/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/aftercolorchange.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/aftercolorchange.png
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/aftercolorchange.png
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/afterdatachange.png b/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/afterdatachange.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/afterdatachange.png
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/afterdatachange.png
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/afterdatachangeandresize.png b/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/afterdatachangeandresize.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/afterdatachangeandresize.png
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/afterdatachangeandresize.png
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/afterresize.png b/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/afterresize.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/afterresize.png
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/afterresize.png
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/changestartup.png b/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/changestartup.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/changestartup.png
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/changestartup.png
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/initial.png b/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/initial.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/initial.png
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/initial.png
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/region_map_visualization.js b/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/region_map_visualization.js
similarity index 92%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/region_map_visualization.js
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/region_map_visualization.js
index 7271f39debb3..cefef98fae81 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/region_map_visualization.js
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/region_map_visualization.js
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@ import ChoroplethLayer from '../choropleth_layer';
 import { ImageComparator } from 'test_utils/image_comparator';
 import worldJson from './world.json';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @kbn/eslint/no-restricted-paths
-import EMS_CATALOGUE from '../../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public/__tests__/map/ems_mocks/sample_manifest.json';
+import EMS_CATALOGUE from '../../../maps_legacy/public/__tests__/map/ems_mocks/sample_manifest.json';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @kbn/eslint/no-restricted-paths
-import EMS_FILES from '../../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public/__tests__/map/ems_mocks/sample_files.json';
+import EMS_FILES from '../../../maps_legacy/public/__tests__/map/ems_mocks/sample_files.json';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @kbn/eslint/no-restricted-paths
-import EMS_TILES from '../../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public/__tests__/map/ems_mocks/sample_tiles.json';
+import EMS_TILES from '../../../maps_legacy/public/__tests__/map/ems_mocks/sample_tiles.json';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @kbn/eslint/no-restricted-paths
-import EMS_STYLE_ROAD_MAP_BRIGHT from '../../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public/__tests__/map/ems_mocks/sample_style_bright';
+import EMS_STYLE_ROAD_MAP_BRIGHT from '../../../maps_legacy/public/__tests__/map/ems_mocks/sample_style_bright';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @kbn/eslint/no-restricted-paths
-import EMS_STYLE_ROAD_MAP_DESATURATED from '../../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public/__tests__/map/ems_mocks/sample_style_desaturated';
+import EMS_STYLE_ROAD_MAP_DESATURATED from '../../../maps_legacy/public/__tests__/map/ems_mocks/sample_style_desaturated';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @kbn/eslint/no-restricted-paths
-import EMS_STYLE_DARK_MAP from '../../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public/__tests__/map/ems_mocks/sample_style_dark';
+import EMS_STYLE_DARK_MAP from '../../../maps_legacy/public/__tests__/map/ems_mocks/sample_style_dark';
 
 import initialPng from './initial.png';
 import toiso3Png from './toiso3.png';
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ import changestartupPng from './changestartup.png';
 import { createRegionMapVisualization } from '../region_map_visualization';
 import { createRegionMapTypeDefinition } from '../region_map_type';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @kbn/eslint/no-restricted-paths
-import { ExprVis } from '../../../../../plugins/visualizations/public/expressions/vis';
+import { ExprVis } from '../../../visualizations/public/expressions/vis';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @kbn/eslint/no-restricted-paths
-import { BaseVisType } from '../../../../../plugins/visualizations/public/vis_types/base_vis_type';
+import { BaseVisType } from '../../../visualizations/public/vis_types/base_vis_type';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @kbn/eslint/no-restricted-paths
-import { setInjectedVarFunc } from '../../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public/kibana_services';
+import { setInjectedVarFunc } from '../../../maps_legacy/public/kibana_services';
 // eslint-disable-next-line @kbn/eslint/no-restricted-paths
-import { ServiceSettings } from '../../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public/map/service_settings';
-import { getBaseMapsVis } from '../../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public';
+import { ServiceSettings } from '../../../maps_legacy/public/map/service_settings';
+import { getBaseMapsVis } from '../../../maps_legacy/public';
 
 const THRESHOLD = 0.45;
 const PIXEL_DIFF = 96;
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/toiso3.png b/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/toiso3.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/toiso3.png
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/toiso3.png
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/world.json b/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/world.json
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/world.json
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/world.json
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/choropleth_layer.js b/src/plugins/region_map/public/choropleth_layer.js
similarity index 98%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/choropleth_layer.js
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/choropleth_layer.js
index f8c48958a1b9..ddaf2db257fb 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/choropleth_layer.js
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/public/choropleth_layer.js
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import _ from 'lodash';
 import d3 from 'd3';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import * as topojson from 'topojson-client';
-import { toastNotifications } from 'ui/notify';
-import { colorUtil, KibanaMapLayer } from '../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public';
-import { truncatedColorMaps } from '../../../../plugins/charts/public';
+import { getNotifications } from './kibana_services';
+import { colorUtil, KibanaMapLayer } from '../../maps_legacy/public';
+import { truncatedColorMaps } from '../../charts/public';
 
 const EMPTY_STYLE = {
   weight: 1,
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ CORS configuration of the server permits requests from the Kibana application on
           );
         }
 
-        toastNotifications.addDanger({
+        getNotifications().toasts.addDanger({
           title: i18n.translate(
             'regionMap.choroplethLayer.downloadingVectorDataErrorMessageTitle',
             {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/components/region_map_options.tsx b/src/plugins/region_map/public/components/region_map_options.tsx
similarity index 95%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/components/region_map_options.tsx
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/components/region_map_options.tsx
index 5604067433f1..9a6987b98153 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/components/region_map_options.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/public/components/region_map_options.tsx
@@ -22,17 +22,9 @@ import { EuiIcon, EuiLink, EuiPanel, EuiSpacer, EuiText, EuiTitle } from '@elast
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import { VisOptionsProps } from 'src/plugins/vis_default_editor/public';
-import {
-  FileLayerField,
-  VectorLayer,
-  IServiceSettings,
-} from '../../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public';
-import {
-  NumberInputOption,
-  SelectOption,
-  SwitchOption,
-} from '../../../../../plugins/charts/public';
-import { RegionMapVisParams, WmsOptions } from '../../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public';
+import { FileLayerField, VectorLayer, IServiceSettings } from '../../../maps_legacy/public';
+import { NumberInputOption, SelectOption, SwitchOption } from '../../../charts/public';
+import { RegionMapVisParams, WmsOptions } from '../../../maps_legacy/public';
 
 const mapLayerForOption = ({ layerId, name }: VectorLayer) => ({
   text: name,
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/index.ts b/src/plugins/region_map/public/index.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/index.ts
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/index.ts
index a29f5aa24702..3f920ad16683 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/public/index.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,14 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { PluginInitializerContext } from '../../../../core/public';
+import { PluginInitializerContext } from 'kibana/public';
 import { RegionMapPlugin as Plugin } from './plugin';
 
+export interface RegionMapsConfigType {
+  includeElasticMapsService: boolean;
+  layers: any[];
+}
+
 export function plugin(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
   return new Plugin(initializerContext);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/region_map/public/kibana_services.ts b/src/plugins/region_map/public/kibana_services.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1ef58c69c5be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/public/kibana_services.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import { NotificationsStart } from 'kibana/public';
+import { createGetterSetter } from '../../kibana_utils/public';
+import { DataPublicPluginStart } from '../../data/public';
+
+export const [getFormatService, setFormatService] = createGetterSetter<
+  DataPublicPluginStart['fieldFormats']
+>('data.fieldFormats');
+
+export const [getNotifications, setNotifications] = createGetterSetter<NotificationsStart>(
+  'Notifications'
+);
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/region_map/public/plugin.ts
similarity index 56%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/plugin.ts
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/plugin.ts
index 08a73517dc13..09a13fbe9774 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/public/plugin.ts
@@ -22,18 +22,19 @@ import {
   Plugin,
   PluginInitializerContext,
   IUiSettingsClient,
-} from '../../../../core/public';
-import { Plugin as ExpressionsPublicPlugin } from '../../../../plugins/expressions/public';
-import { VisualizationsSetup } from '../../../../plugins/visualizations/public';
+  NotificationsStart,
+} from 'kibana/public';
+import { Plugin as ExpressionsPublicPlugin } from '../../expressions/public';
+import { VisualizationsSetup } from '../../visualizations/public';
 // @ts-ignore
 import { createRegionMapFn } from './region_map_fn';
 // @ts-ignore
 import { createRegionMapTypeDefinition } from './region_map_type';
-import {
-  getBaseMapsVis,
-  IServiceSettings,
-  MapsLegacyPluginSetup,
-} from '../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public';
+import { getBaseMapsVis, IServiceSettings, MapsLegacyPluginSetup } from '../../maps_legacy/public';
+import { setFormatService, setNotifications } from './kibana_services';
+import { DataPublicPluginStart } from '../../data/public';
+import { RegionMapsConfigType } from './index';
+import { ConfigSchema } from '../../maps_legacy/config';
 
 /** @private */
 interface RegionMapVisualizationDependencies {
@@ -50,27 +51,46 @@ export interface RegionMapPluginSetupDependencies {
   mapsLegacy: MapsLegacyPluginSetup;
 }
 
+/** @internal */
+export interface RegionMapPluginStartDependencies {
+  data: DataPublicPluginStart;
+  notifications: NotificationsStart;
+}
+
 /** @internal */
 export interface RegionMapsConfig {
   includeElasticMapsService: boolean;
   layers: any[];
 }
 
+export interface RegionMapPluginSetup {
+  config: any;
+}
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
+export interface RegionMapPluginStart {}
+
 /** @internal */
-export class RegionMapPlugin implements Plugin<Promise<void>, void> {
-  initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext;
+export class RegionMapPlugin implements Plugin<RegionMapPluginSetup, RegionMapPluginStart> {
+  readonly _initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext<ConfigSchema>;
 
   constructor(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
-    this.initializerContext = initializerContext;
+    this._initializerContext = initializerContext;
   }
 
   public async setup(
     core: CoreSetup,
     { expressions, visualizations, mapsLegacy }: RegionMapPluginSetupDependencies
   ) {
+    const config = {
+      ...this._initializerContext.config.get<RegionMapsConfigType>(),
+      // The maps legacy plugin updates the regionmap config directly in service_settings,
+      // future work on how configurations across the different plugins are organized would
+      // ideally constrain regionmap config updates to occur only from this plugin
+      ...mapsLegacy.config.regionmap,
+    };
     const visualizationDependencies: Readonly<RegionMapVisualizationDependencies> = {
       uiSettings: core.uiSettings,
-      regionmapsConfig: core.injectedMetadata.getInjectedVar('regionmap') as RegionMapsConfig,
+      regionmapsConfig: config as RegionMapsConfig,
       serviceSettings: mapsLegacy.serviceSettings,
       BaseMapsVisualization: getBaseMapsVis(core, mapsLegacy.serviceSettings),
     };
@@ -80,9 +100,15 @@ export class RegionMapPlugin implements Plugin<Promise<void>, void> {
     visualizations.createBaseVisualization(
       createRegionMapTypeDefinition(visualizationDependencies)
     );
+
+    return {
+      config,
+    };
   }
 
-  public start(core: CoreStart) {
-    // nothing to do here yet
+  // @ts-ignore
+  public start(core: CoreStart, { data }: RegionMapPluginStartDependencies) {
+    setFormatService(data.fieldFormats);
+    setNotifications(core.notifications);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/region_map_fn.js b/src/plugins/region_map/public/region_map_fn.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/region_map_fn.js
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/region_map_fn.js
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/region_map_fn.test.js b/src/plugins/region_map/public/region_map_fn.test.js
similarity index 92%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/region_map_fn.test.js
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/region_map_fn.test.js
index 07b4e33b85e2..684cc5e897df 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/region_map_fn.test.js
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/public/region_map_fn.test.js
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@
  */
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line
-import { functionWrapper } from '../../../../plugins/expressions/common/expression_functions/specs/tests/utils';
+import { functionWrapper } from '../../expressions/common/expression_functions/specs/tests/utils';
 import { createRegionMapFn } from './region_map_fn';
 
-jest.mock('ui/new_platform');
-
 describe('interpreter/functions#regionmap', () => {
   const fn = functionWrapper(createRegionMapFn());
   const context = {
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/region_map_type.js b/src/plugins/region_map/public/region_map_type.js
similarity index 95%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/region_map_type.js
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/region_map_type.js
index b7ed14ed3706..d29360a9589a 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/region_map_type.js
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/public/region_map_type.js
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { mapToLayerWithId } from './util';
 import { createRegionMapVisualization } from './region_map_visualization';
 import { RegionMapOptions } from './components/region_map_options';
-import { truncatedColorSchemas } from '../../../../plugins/charts/public';
-import { Schemas } from '../../../../plugins/vis_default_editor/public';
-import { ORIGIN } from '../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public';
+import { truncatedColorSchemas } from '../../charts/public';
+import { Schemas } from '../../vis_default_editor/public';
+import { ORIGIN } from '../../maps_legacy/public';
 
 export function createRegionMapTypeDefinition(dependencies) {
   const { uiSettings, regionmapsConfig, serviceSettings } = dependencies;
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/region_map_visualization.js b/src/plugins/region_map/public/region_map_visualization.js
similarity index 93%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/region_map_visualization.js
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/region_map_visualization.js
index 5dbc1ecad277..ed6a3ed2c10c 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/region_map_visualization.js
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/public/region_map_visualization.js
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import ChoroplethLayer from './choropleth_layer';
-import { getFormat } from 'ui/visualize/loader/pipeline_helpers/utilities';
-import { toastNotifications } from 'ui/notify';
-import { truncatedColorMaps } from '../../../../plugins/charts/public';
+import { getFormatService, getNotifications } from './kibana_services';
+import { truncatedColorMaps } from '../../charts/public';
 import { tooltipFormatter } from './tooltip_formatter';
-import { mapTooltipProvider } from '../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public';
+import { mapTooltipProvider } from '../../maps_legacy/public';
 
 export function createRegionMapVisualization({
   serviceSettings,
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ export function createRegionMapVisualization({
         results
       );
 
-      const metricFieldFormatter = getFormat(this._params.metric.format);
+      const metricFieldFormatter = getFormatService().deserialize(this._params.metric.format);
 
       this._choroplethLayer.setMetrics(results, metricFieldFormatter, valueColumn.name);
       if (termColumn && valueColumn) {
@@ -108,7 +107,7 @@ export function createRegionMapVisualization({
         this._params.showAllShapes
       );
 
-      const metricFieldFormatter = getFormat(this._params.metric.format);
+      const metricFieldFormatter = getFormatService().deserialize(this._params.metric.format);
 
       this._choroplethLayer.setJoinField(visParams.selectedJoinField.name);
       this._choroplethLayer.setColorRamp(truncatedColorMaps[visParams.colorSchema].value);
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ export function createRegionMapVisualization({
         const shouldShowWarning =
           this._params.isDisplayWarning && uiSettings.get('visualization:regionmap:showWarnings');
         if (event.mismatches.length > 0 && shouldShowWarning) {
-          toastNotifications.addWarning({
+          getNotifications().toasts.addWarning({
             title: i18n.translate('regionMap.visualization.unableToShowMismatchesWarningTitle', {
               defaultMessage:
                 'Unable to show {mismatchesLength} {oneMismatch, plural, one {result} other {results}} on map',
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/tooltip_formatter.js b/src/plugins/region_map/public/tooltip_formatter.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/tooltip_formatter.js
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/tooltip_formatter.js
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/util.ts b/src/plugins/region_map/public/util.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/util.ts
rename to src/plugins/region_map/public/util.ts
index b4e0dcd5f351..0160a32e8152 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/util.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/public/util.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { FileLayer, VectorLayer } from '../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public';
-import { ORIGIN } from '../../../../plugins/maps_legacy/public';
+import { FileLayer, VectorLayer } from '../../maps_legacy/public';
+import { ORIGIN } from '../../maps_legacy/public';
 
 export const mapToLayerWithId = (prefix: string, layer: FileLayer): VectorLayer => ({
   ...layer,
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/legacy.ts b/src/plugins/region_map/server/index.ts
similarity index 57%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/legacy.ts
rename to src/plugins/region_map/server/index.ts
index 4bbd839331e5..e2c544d2d0ba 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/region_map/public/legacy.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/server/index.ts
@@ -17,19 +17,18 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { PluginInitializerContext } from 'kibana/public';
-import { npSetup, npStart } from 'ui/new_platform';
+import { PluginConfigDescriptor } from 'kibana/server';
+import { configSchema, ConfigSchema } from '../config';
 
-import { RegionMapPluginSetupDependencies } from './plugin';
-import { plugin } from '.';
-
-const plugins: Readonly<RegionMapPluginSetupDependencies> = {
-  expressions: npSetup.plugins.expressions,
-  visualizations: npSetup.plugins.visualizations,
-  mapsLegacy: npSetup.plugins.mapsLegacy,
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigSchema> = {
+  exposeToBrowser: {
+    includeElasticMapsService: true,
+    layers: true,
+  },
+  schema: configSchema,
 };
 
-const pluginInstance = plugin({} as PluginInitializerContext);
-
-export const setup = pluginInstance.setup(npSetup.core, plugins);
-export const start = pluginInstance.start(npStart.core);
+export const plugin = () => ({
+  setup() {},
+  start() {},
+});
diff --git a/test/interpreter_functional/test_suites/run_pipeline/basic.ts b/test/interpreter_functional/test_suites/run_pipeline/basic.ts
index 51ad789143c5..a2172dd2da1b 100644
--- a/test/interpreter_functional/test_suites/run_pipeline/basic.ts
+++ b/test/interpreter_functional/test_suites/run_pipeline/basic.ts
@@ -113,11 +113,10 @@ export default function({
           await expectExpression('partial_test_2', metricExpr, context).toMatchSnapshot()
         ).toMatchScreenshot();
 
-        // TODO: should be uncommented when the region map is migrated to the new platform
-        // const regionMapExpr = `regionmap visConfig='{"metric":{"accessor":1,"format":{"id":"number"}},"bucket":{"accessor":0}}'`;
-        // await (
-        //   await expectExpression('partial_test_3', regionMapExpr, context).toMatchSnapshot()
-        // ).toMatchScreenshot();
+        const regionMapExpr = `regionmap visConfig='{"metric":{"accessor":1,"format":{"id":"number"}},"bucket":{"accessor":0}}'`;
+        await (
+          await expectExpression('partial_test_3', regionMapExpr, context).toMatchSnapshot()
+        ).toMatchScreenshot();
       });
     });
   });