diff --git a/config/serverless.es.yml b/config/serverless.es.yml
index 896251c0f7bcd..7e4e5547efb1f 100644
--- a/config/serverless.es.yml
+++ b/config/serverless.es.yml
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ no_data_page.analyticsNoDataPageFlavor: 'serverless_search'
 # Disable Dev tools
 xpack.grokdebugger.enabled: false
 xpack.painless_lab.enabled: false
+
+xpack.ml.ad.enabled: false
+xpack.ml.dfa.enabled: false
+xpack.ml.nlp.enabled: true
diff --git a/config/serverless.oblt.yml b/config/serverless.oblt.yml
index 419c8fd3fa8c0..d89f5c5e76cd7 100644
--- a/config/serverless.oblt.yml
+++ b/config/serverless.oblt.yml
@@ -48,3 +48,7 @@ xpack.apm.featureFlags.storageExplorerAvailable: false
 
 # Specify in telemetry the project type
 telemetry.labels.serverless: observability
+
+xpack.ml.ad.enabled: true
+xpack.ml.dfa.enabled: false
+xpack.ml.nlp.enabled: false
diff --git a/config/serverless.security.yml b/config/serverless.security.yml
index da6783de9796a..7a186ac9e70b1 100644
--- a/config/serverless.security.yml
+++ b/config/serverless.security.yml
@@ -35,3 +35,7 @@ xpack.fleet.internal.registry.spec.max: '3.0'
 # Serverless security specific options
 xpack.securitySolution.enableExperimental:
   - discoverInTimeline
+
+xpack.ml.ad.enabled: true
+xpack.ml.dfa.enabled: true
+xpack.ml.nlp.enabled: false
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/config_schema.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/config_schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..16db0505cc4e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/config_schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/*
+ * 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; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
+ * 2.0.
+ */
+import { schema, type TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
+
+const enabledSchema = schema.maybe(
+  schema.object({
+    enabled: schema.boolean(),
+  })
+);
+
+export const configSchema = schema.object({
+  ad: enabledSchema,
+  dfa: enabledSchema,
+  nlp: enabledSchema,
+});
+
+export type ConfigSchema = TypeOf<typeof configSchema>;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/index.ts
index 9f46005dd5068..53c5b81ec9591 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { PluginInitializerContext } from '@kbn/core/server';
+import type { PluginConfigDescriptor, PluginInitializerContext } from '@kbn/core/server';
 import { MlServerPlugin } from './plugin';
 export type { MlPluginSetup, MlPluginStart } from './plugin';
 export type {
@@ -26,5 +26,10 @@ export {
   InsufficientMLCapabilities,
   MLPrivilegesUninitialized,
 } from './shared';
+import { configSchema, type ConfigSchema } from './config_schema';
 
-export const plugin = (ctx: PluginInitializerContext) => new MlServerPlugin(ctx);
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigSchema> = {
+  schema: configSchema,
+};
+
+export const plugin = (ctx: PluginInitializerContext<ConfigSchema>) => new MlServerPlugin(ctx);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/alerting_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/alerting_service.ts
index 31794a901416f..18be37a187c44 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/alerting_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/alerting_service.ts
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 import Boom from '@hapi/boom';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import rison from '@kbn/rison';
-import { Duration } from 'moment/moment';
+import type { Duration } from 'moment/moment';
 import { memoize } from 'lodash';
 import {
   FIELD_FORMAT_IDS,
-  IFieldFormat,
-  SerializedFieldFormat,
+  type IFieldFormat,
+  type SerializedFieldFormat,
 } from '@kbn/field-formats-plugin/common';
 import { isDefined } from '@kbn/ml-is-defined';
 import {
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ import {
   ML_ANOMALY_RESULT_TYPE,
 } from '@kbn/ml-anomaly-utils';
 import { DEFAULT_SPACE_ID } from '@kbn/spaces-plugin/common';
-import { MlClient } from '../ml_client';
-import {
+import type { MlClient } from '../ml_client';
+import type {
   MlAnomalyDetectionAlertParams,
   MlAnomalyDetectionAlertPreviewRequest,
 } from '../../routes/schemas/alerting_schema';
-import {
+import type {
   AlertExecutionResult,
   InfluencerAnomalyAlertDoc,
   PreviewResponse,
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ import {
   RecordAnomalyAlertDoc,
   TopHitsResultsKeys,
 } from '../../../common/types/alerts';
-import { AnomalyDetectionAlertContext } from './register_anomaly_detection_alert_type';
+import type { AnomalyDetectionAlertContext } from './register_anomaly_detection_alert_type';
 import { resolveMaxTimeInterval } from '../../../common/util/job_utils';
 import { getTopNBuckets, resolveLookbackInterval } from '../../../common/util/alerts';
 import type { DatafeedsService } from '../../models/job_service/datafeeds';
-import { FieldFormatsRegistryProvider } from '../../../common/types/kibana';
+import type { FieldFormatsRegistryProvider } from '../../../common/types/kibana';
 import type { AwaitReturnType } from '../../../common/types/common';
 import { getTypicalAndActualValues } from '../../models/results_service/results_service';
 import type { GetDataViewsService } from '../data_views_utils';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/jobs_health_service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/jobs_health_service.ts
index a1ec1931485ac..0644cdc764f20 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/jobs_health_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/jobs_health_service.ts
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@
  */
 
 import { groupBy, keyBy, memoize, partition } from 'lodash';
-import { KibanaRequest, Logger, SavedObjectsClientContract } from '@kbn/core/server';
+import type { KibanaRequest, Logger, SavedObjectsClientContract } from '@kbn/core/server';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { MlJob } from '@elastic/elasticsearch/lib/api/typesWithBodyKey';
+import type { MlJob } from '@elastic/elasticsearch/lib/api/typesWithBodyKey';
 import { isDefined } from '@kbn/ml-is-defined';
-import { MlClient } from '../ml_client';
-import { JobSelection } from '../../routes/schemas/alerting_schema';
-import { datafeedsProvider, DatafeedsService } from '../../models/job_service/datafeeds';
+import type { MlClient } from '../ml_client';
+import type { JobSelection } from '../../routes/schemas/alerting_schema';
+import { datafeedsProvider, type DatafeedsService } from '../../models/job_service/datafeeds';
 import { ALL_JOBS_SELECTION, HEALTH_CHECK_NAMES } from '../../../common/constants/alerts';
-import { DatafeedStats } from '../../../common/types/anomaly_detection_jobs';
-import { GetGuards } from '../../shared_services/shared_services';
-import {
+import type { DatafeedStats } from '../../../common/types/anomaly_detection_jobs';
+import type { GetGuards } from '../../shared_services/shared_services';
+import type {
   AnomalyDetectionJobsHealthAlertContext,
   DelayedDataResponse,
   JobsErrorsResponse,
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ import {
   getResultJobsHealthRuleConfig,
   resolveLookbackInterval,
 } from '../../../common/util/alerts';
-import { AnnotationService } from '../../models/annotation_service/annotation';
+import type { AnnotationService } from '../../models/annotation_service/annotation';
 import { annotationServiceProvider } from '../../models/annotation_service';
 import { parseInterval } from '../../../common/util/parse_interval';
 import {
   jobAuditMessagesProvider,
-  JobAuditMessagesService,
+  type JobAuditMessagesService,
 } from '../../models/job_audit_messages/job_audit_messages';
 import type { FieldFormatsRegistryProvider } from '../../../common/types/kibana';
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/register_anomaly_detection_alert_type.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/register_anomaly_detection_alert_type.ts
index d68e40f44b4a6..2a1f19b48802e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/register_anomaly_detection_alert_type.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/register_anomaly_detection_alert_type.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { KibanaRequest } from '@kbn/core/server';
-import {
+import type { KibanaRequest } from '@kbn/core/server';
+import type {
   ActionGroup,
   AlertInstanceContext,
   AlertInstanceState,
@@ -17,11 +17,14 @@ import { ML_ALERT_TYPES } from '../../../common/constants/alerts';
 import { PLUGIN_ID } from '../../../common/constants/app';
 import { MINIMUM_FULL_LICENSE } from '../../../common/license';
 import {
-  MlAnomalyDetectionAlertParams,
+  type MlAnomalyDetectionAlertParams,
   mlAnomalyDetectionAlertParams,
 } from '../../routes/schemas/alerting_schema';
-import { RegisterAlertParams } from './register_ml_alerts';
-import { InfluencerAnomalyAlertDoc, RecordAnomalyAlertDoc } from '../../../common/types/alerts';
+import type { RegisterAlertParams } from './register_ml_alerts';
+import {
+  InfluencerAnomalyAlertDoc,
+  type RecordAnomalyAlertDoc,
+} from '../../../common/types/alerts';
 
 /**
  * Base Anomaly detection alerting rule context.
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/register_jobs_monitoring_rule_type.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/register_jobs_monitoring_rule_type.ts
index 81a2a1462d720..e7c9c527439cd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/register_jobs_monitoring_rule_type.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/register_jobs_monitoring_rule_type.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
  */
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
-import { KibanaRequest } from '@kbn/core/server';
-import {
+import type { KibanaRequest } from '@kbn/core/server';
+import type {
   MlDatafeedState,
   MlJobState,
   MlJobStats,
 } from '@elastic/elasticsearch/lib/api/typesWithBodyKey';
-import {
+import type {
   ActionGroup,
   AlertInstanceContext,
   AlertInstanceState,
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import { PLUGIN_ID } from '../../../common/constants/app';
 import { MINIMUM_FULL_LICENSE } from '../../../common/license';
 import {
   anomalyDetectionJobsHealthRuleParams,
-  AnomalyDetectionJobsHealthRuleParams,
+  type AnomalyDetectionJobsHealthRuleParams,
 } from '../../routes/schemas/alerting_schema';
-import { RegisterAlertParams } from './register_ml_alerts';
+import type { RegisterAlertParams } from './register_ml_alerts';
 import type { JobMessage } from '../../../common/types/audit_message';
 
 type ModelSizeStats = MlJobStats['model_size_stats'];
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/register_ml_alerts.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/register_ml_alerts.ts
index 1095280ebdae9..582676b61928b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/register_ml_alerts.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/alerts/register_ml_alerts.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { Logger } from '@kbn/core/server';
-import { AlertingPlugin } from '@kbn/alerting-plugin/server';
+import type { Logger } from '@kbn/core/server';
+import type { AlertingPlugin } from '@kbn/alerting-plugin/server';
 import { registerAnomalyDetectionAlertType } from './register_anomaly_detection_alert_type';
-import { SharedServices } from '../../shared_services';
+import type { SharedServices } from '../../shared_services';
 import { registerJobsMonitoringRuleType } from './register_jobs_monitoring_rule_type';
-import { MlServicesProviders } from '../../shared_services/shared_services';
+import type { MlServicesProviders } from '../../shared_services/shared_services';
+import type { MlFeatures } from '../../types';
 
 export interface RegisterAlertParams {
   alerting: AlertingPlugin['setup'];
@@ -19,7 +20,9 @@ export interface RegisterAlertParams {
   mlServicesProviders: MlServicesProviders;
 }
 
-export function registerMlAlerts(alertParams: RegisterAlertParams) {
-  registerAnomalyDetectionAlertType(alertParams);
-  registerJobsMonitoringRuleType(alertParams);
+export function registerMlAlerts(alertParams: RegisterAlertParams, enabledFeatures: MlFeatures) {
+  if (enabledFeatures.ad === true) {
+    registerAnomalyDetectionAlertType(alertParams);
+    registerJobsMonitoringRuleType(alertParams);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/register_cases.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/register_cases.ts
index f916176a4d3f4..a9644638e11dc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/register_cases.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/register_cases.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@ import {
   CASE_ATTACHMENT_TYPE_ID_ANOMALY_EXPLORER_CHARTS,
   CASE_ATTACHMENT_TYPE_ID_ANOMALY_SWIMLANE,
 } from '../../common/constants/cases';
+import type { MlFeatures } from '../types';
 
-export function registerCasesPersistableState(cases: CasesSetup) {
-  cases.attachmentFramework.registerPersistableState({
-    id: CASE_ATTACHMENT_TYPE_ID_ANOMALY_SWIMLANE,
-  });
+export function registerCasesPersistableState(cases: CasesSetup, enabledFeatures: MlFeatures) {
+  if (enabledFeatures.ad === true) {
+    cases.attachmentFramework.registerPersistableState({
+      id: CASE_ATTACHMENT_TYPE_ID_ANOMALY_SWIMLANE,
+    });
 
-  cases.attachmentFramework.registerPersistableState({
-    id: CASE_ATTACHMENT_TYPE_ID_ANOMALY_EXPLORER_CHARTS,
-  });
+    cases.attachmentFramework.registerPersistableState({
+      id: CASE_ATTACHMENT_TYPE_ID_ANOMALY_EXPLORER_CHARTS,
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/register_sameple_data_set_links.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/register_sample_data_set_links.ts
similarity index 96%
rename from x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/register_sameple_data_set_links.ts
rename to x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/register_sample_data_set_links.ts
index 6e7a0946d0369..b4aa199a55a0a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/register_sameple_data_set_links.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/lib/register_sample_data_set_links.ts
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import type { HomeServerPluginSetup } from '@kbn/home-plugin/server';
 import type { MlFeatures } from '../types';
 
 export function registerSampleDataSetLinks(
-  enabledFeatures: MlFeatures,
-  home: HomeServerPluginSetup
+  home: HomeServerPluginSetup,
+  enabledFeatures: MlFeatures
 ) {
   if (enabledFeatures.ad === true) {
     const sampleDataLinkLabel = i18n.translate('xpack.ml.sampleDataLinkLabel', {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/plugin.ts
index 0a0d3dfcaf7ee..342350fac998a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/plugin.ts
@@ -18,17 +18,19 @@ import type {
   SavedObjectsServiceStart,
   UiSettingsServiceStart,
 } from '@kbn/core/server';
-import type { SecurityPluginSetup } from '@kbn/security-plugin/server';
 import { DEFAULT_APP_CATEGORIES } from '@kbn/core/server';
+import type { SecurityPluginSetup } from '@kbn/security-plugin/server';
 import type { PluginStart as DataViewsPluginStart } from '@kbn/data-views-plugin/server';
 import type { SpacesPluginSetup } from '@kbn/spaces-plugin/server';
-import { FieldFormatsStart } from '@kbn/field-formats-plugin/server';
+import type { FieldFormatsStart } from '@kbn/field-formats-plugin/server';
 import type { HomeServerPluginSetup } from '@kbn/home-plugin/server';
+import type { CasesSetup } from '@kbn/cases-plugin/server';
+import type { MlFeatures, PluginsSetup, PluginsStart, RouteInitialization } from './types';
+import type { MlCapabilities } from '../common/types/capabilities';
+import type { ConfigSchema } from './config_schema';
 import { jsonSchemaRoutes } from './routes/json_schema';
 import { notificationsRoutes } from './routes/notifications';
-import type { MlFeatures, PluginsSetup, PluginsStart, RouteInitialization } from './types';
 import { PLUGIN_ID } from '../common/constants/app';
-import type { MlCapabilities } from '../common/types/capabilities';
 import { initMlServerLog } from './lib/log';
 import { annotationRoutes } from './routes/annotations';
 import { calendars } from './routes/calendars';
@@ -66,15 +68,9 @@ import { alertingRoutes } from './routes/alerting';
 import { registerCollector } from './usage';
 import { SavedObjectsSyncService } from './saved_objects/sync_task';
 import { registerCasesPersistableState } from './lib/register_cases';
-import { registerSampleDataSetLinks } from './lib/register_sameple_data_set_links';
-
-type SetFeaturesEnabled = (features: MlFeatures) => void;
-
-interface MlSetup {
-  setFeaturesEnabled: SetFeaturesEnabled;
-}
+import { registerSampleDataSetLinks } from './lib/register_sample_data_set_links';
 
-export type MlPluginSetup = SharedServices & MlSetup;
+export type MlPluginSetup = SharedServices;
 export type MlPluginStart = void;
 
 export class MlServerPlugin
@@ -90,6 +86,7 @@ export class MlServerPlugin
   private spacesPlugin: SpacesPluginSetup | undefined;
   private security: SecurityPluginSetup | undefined;
   private home: HomeServerPluginSetup | null = null;
+  private cases: CasesSetup | null | undefined = null;
   private dataViews: DataViewsPluginStart | null = null;
   private isMlReady: Promise<void>;
   private setMlReady: () => void = () => {};
@@ -99,22 +96,20 @@ export class MlServerPlugin
     dfa: true,
     nlp: true,
   };
-  private isServerless: boolean = false;
-  private registerCases: () => void = () => {};
-  private registerSampleDatasetsIntegration: () => void = () => {};
 
-  constructor(ctx: PluginInitializerContext) {
+  constructor(ctx: PluginInitializerContext<ConfigSchema>) {
     this.log = ctx.logger.get();
     this.mlLicense = new MlLicense();
     this.isMlReady = new Promise((resolve) => (this.setMlReady = resolve));
     this.savedObjectsSyncService = new SavedObjectsSyncService(this.log);
-    this.isServerless = ctx.env.packageInfo.buildFlavor === 'serverless';
+    this.initEnabledFeatures(ctx.config.get());
   }
 
   public setup(coreSetup: CoreSetup<PluginsStart>, plugins: PluginsSetup): MlPluginSetup {
     this.spacesPlugin = plugins.spaces;
     this.security = plugins.security;
     this.home = plugins.home;
+    this.cases = plugins.cases;
     const { admin, user, apmUser } = getPluginPrivileges();
 
     plugins.features.registerKibanaFeature({
@@ -222,25 +217,38 @@ export class MlServerPlugin
       ),
       mlLicense: this.mlLicense,
       getEnabledFeatures: () => Object.assign({}, this.enabledFeatures),
-      isServerless: this.isServerless,
     };
 
-    annotationRoutes(routeInit, plugins.security);
-    calendars(routeInit);
-    dataFeedRoutes(routeInit);
-    dataFrameAnalyticsRoutes(routeInit);
-    dataRecognizer(routeInit);
+    // Register Anomaly Detection routes
+    if (this.enabledFeatures.ad) {
+      annotationRoutes(routeInit, plugins.security);
+      calendars(routeInit);
+      dataFeedRoutes(routeInit);
+      dataRecognizer(routeInit);
+      filtersRoutes(routeInit);
+      jobAuditMessagesRoutes(routeInit);
+      jobRoutes(routeInit);
+      jobServiceRoutes(routeInit);
+      resultsServiceRoutes(routeInit);
+      jobValidationRoutes(routeInit);
+    }
+
+    // Register Data Frame Analytics routes
+    if (this.enabledFeatures.dfa) {
+      dataFrameAnalyticsRoutes(routeInit);
+    }
+
+    // Register Trained Model Management routes
+    if (this.enabledFeatures.dfa || this.enabledFeatures.nlp) {
+      modelManagementRoutes(routeInit);
+      trainedModelsRoutes(routeInit);
+    }
+
+    // Register Miscellaneous routes
     dataVisualizerRoutes(routeInit);
     fieldsService(routeInit);
-    filtersRoutes(routeInit);
     indicesRoutes(routeInit);
-    jobAuditMessagesRoutes(routeInit);
-    jobRoutes(routeInit);
-    jobServiceRoutes(routeInit);
     managementRoutes(routeInit);
-    modelManagementRoutes(routeInit);
-    resultsServiceRoutes(routeInit);
-    jobValidationRoutes(routeInit);
     savedObjectsRoutes(routeInit, {
       getSpaces,
       resolveMlCapabilities,
@@ -250,7 +258,6 @@ export class MlServerPlugin
       cloud: plugins.cloud,
       resolveMlCapabilities,
     });
-    trainedModelsRoutes(routeInit);
     notificationsRoutes(routeInit);
     jsonSchemaRoutes(routeInit);
     alertingRoutes(routeInit, sharedServicesProviders);
@@ -258,27 +265,17 @@ export class MlServerPlugin
     initMlServerLog({ log: this.log });
 
     if (plugins.alerting) {
-      registerMlAlerts({
-        alerting: plugins.alerting,
-        logger: this.log,
-        mlSharedServices: sharedServicesProviders,
-        mlServicesProviders: internalServicesProviders,
-      });
+      registerMlAlerts(
+        {
+          alerting: plugins.alerting,
+          logger: this.log,
+          mlSharedServices: sharedServicesProviders,
+          mlServicesProviders: internalServicesProviders,
+        },
+        this.enabledFeatures
+      );
     }
 
-    this.registerCases = () => {
-      if (plugins.cases) {
-        registerCasesPersistableState(plugins.cases);
-      }
-    };
-
-    this.registerSampleDatasetsIntegration = () => {
-      // called in start once enabledFeatures is available
-      if (this.home) {
-        registerSampleDataSetLinks(this.enabledFeatures, this.home);
-      }
-    };
-
     registerKibanaSettings(coreSetup);
 
     if (plugins.usageCollection) {
@@ -289,19 +286,7 @@ export class MlServerPlugin
       registerCollector(plugins.usageCollection, getIndexForType);
     }
 
-    const setFeaturesEnabled = (features: MlFeatures) => {
-      if (features.ad !== undefined) {
-        this.enabledFeatures.ad = features.ad;
-      }
-      if (features.dfa !== undefined) {
-        this.enabledFeatures.dfa = features.dfa;
-      }
-      if (features.nlp !== undefined) {
-        this.enabledFeatures.nlp = features.nlp;
-      }
-    };
-
-    return { ...sharedServicesProviders, setFeaturesEnabled };
+    return { ...sharedServicesProviders };
   }
 
   public start(coreStart: CoreStart, plugins: PluginsStart): MlPluginStart {
@@ -323,8 +308,12 @@ export class MlServerPlugin
       }
 
       if (mlLicense.isMlEnabled() && mlLicense.isFullLicense()) {
-        this.registerCases();
-        this.registerSampleDatasetsIntegration();
+        if (this.cases) {
+          registerCasesPersistableState(this.cases, this.enabledFeatures);
+        }
+        if (this.home) {
+          registerSampleDataSetLinks(this.home, this.enabledFeatures);
+        }
       }
       // check whether the job saved objects exist
       // and create them if needed.
@@ -343,4 +332,16 @@ export class MlServerPlugin
   public stop() {
     this.mlLicense.unsubscribe();
   }
+
+  private initEnabledFeatures(config: ConfigSchema) {
+    if (config.ad?.enabled !== undefined) {
+      this.enabledFeatures.ad = config.ad.enabled;
+    }
+    if (config.dfa?.enabled !== undefined) {
+      this.enabledFeatures.dfa = config.dfa.enabled;
+    }
+    if (config.nlp?.enabled !== undefined) {
+      this.enabledFeatures.nlp = config.nlp.enabled;
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/types.ts
index 4024e13420e7c..302df71df5f38 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/types.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ export interface RouteInitialization {
   mlLicense: MlLicense;
   routeGuard: RouteGuard;
   getEnabledFeatures: () => MlFeatures;
-  isServerless: boolean;
 }
 
 export type MlFeatures = Record<'ad' | 'dfa' | 'nlp', boolean>;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/kibana.jsonc
index 3f9080adc5173..3756c1114c009 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/kibana.jsonc
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
     "requiredPlugins": [
       "kibanaReact",
       "management",
-      "ml",
       "security",
       "securitySolution",
       "serverless",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/server/plugin.ts
index 243dbf0bc61bc..e960d6743942c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/server/plugin.ts
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ export class SecuritySolutionServerlessPlugin
       pluginsSetup.securitySolution.setAppFeaturesConfigurator(appFeaturesConfigurator);
     }
 
-    pluginsSetup.ml.setFeaturesEnabled({ ad: true, dfa: true, nlp: false });
-
     this.cloudSecurityUsageReportingTask = new SecurityUsageReportingTask({
       core: coreSetup,
       logFactory: this.initializerContext.logger,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/server/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/server/types.ts
index 5d51aa6e85730..6f9c87dd92b18 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/server/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/server/types.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import type {
 } from '@kbn/task-manager-plugin/server';
 import type { CloudSetup } from '@kbn/cloud-plugin/server';
 import type { SecuritySolutionEssPluginSetup } from '@kbn/security-solution-ess/server';
-import type { MlPluginSetup } from '@kbn/ml-plugin/server';
 import type { FleetStartContract } from '@kbn/fleet-plugin/server';
 
 import type { ServerlessPluginSetup } from '@kbn/serverless/server';
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ export interface SecuritySolutionServerlessPluginSetupDeps {
   securitySolutionEss: SecuritySolutionEssPluginSetup;
   serverless: ServerlessPluginSetup;
   features: PluginSetupContract;
-  ml: MlPluginSetup;
   taskManager: TaskManagerSetupContract;
   cloud: CloudSetup;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/tsconfig.json
index 00829caa2ffd4..2aa2b979180f5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/tsconfig.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution_serverless/tsconfig.json
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     "@kbn/i18n",
     "@kbn/shared-ux-page-kibana-template",
     "@kbn/features-plugin",
-    "@kbn/ml-plugin",
     "@kbn/kibana-utils-plugin",
     "@kbn/task-manager-plugin",
     "@kbn/cloud-plugin",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/kibana.jsonc
index d4c0169ed46ac..0c68668e473ea 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/kibana.jsonc
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
       "observabilityShared",
       "kibanaReact",
       "management",
-      "ml",
       "cloud"
     ],
     "optionalPlugins": [],
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/server/plugin.ts
index c6e502f61ca8c..973bfde638e8c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/server/plugin.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ export class ServerlessObservabilityPlugin
   constructor(_initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {}
 
   public setup(_coreSetup: CoreSetup, pluginsSetup: SetupDependencies) {
-    pluginsSetup.ml.setFeaturesEnabled({ ad: true, dfa: false, nlp: false });
-
     pluginsSetup.serverless.setupProjectSettings(OBSERVABILITY_PROJECT_SETTINGS);
     return {};
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/server/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/server/types.ts
index d899efedb1617..347415d17c454 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/server/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/server/types.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import type { MlPluginSetup } from '@kbn/ml-plugin/server';
 import { ServerlessPluginSetup } from '@kbn/serverless/server';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
@@ -17,6 +16,5 @@ export interface ServerlessObservabilityPluginStart {}
 export interface StartDependencies {}
 
 export interface SetupDependencies {
-  ml: MlPluginSetup;
   serverless: ServerlessPluginSetup;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/tsconfig.json
index 8e88263a527bb..c0894de19697e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/tsconfig.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_observability/tsconfig.json
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     "@kbn/observability-shared-plugin",
     "@kbn/kibana-react-plugin",
     "@kbn/shared-ux-chrome-navigation",
-    "@kbn/ml-plugin",
     "@kbn/i18n",
     "@kbn/management-cards-navigation",
     "@kbn/cloud-plugin",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/kibana.jsonc b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/kibana.jsonc
index f50f595bbf48d..2ae8f0dbff987 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/kibana.jsonc
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/kibana.jsonc
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
       "devTools",
       "discover",
       "management",
-      "ml",
       "searchprofiler",
       "security",
       "serverless",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/server/plugin.ts
index a77ff8dfd9cc3..2651d6a2f38da 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/server/plugin.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ export class ServerlessSearchPlugin
       registerIndicesRoutes(dependencies);
     });
 
-    pluginsSetup.ml.setFeaturesEnabled({ ad: false, dfa: false, nlp: true });
     pluginsSetup.serverless.setupProjectSettings(SEARCH_PROJECT_SETTINGS);
     return {};
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/server/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/server/types.ts
index fe063c1a2aa5c..c2eee3d0078a7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/server/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/server/types.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 import type { SecurityPluginStart } from '@kbn/security-plugin/server';
-import type { MlPluginSetup } from '@kbn/ml-plugin/server';
 import type { ServerlessPluginSetup } from '@kbn/serverless/server';
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
@@ -18,6 +17,5 @@ export interface StartDependencies {
   security: SecurityPluginStart;
 }
 export interface SetupDependencies {
-  ml: MlPluginSetup;
   serverless: ServerlessPluginSetup;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/tsconfig.json b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/tsconfig.json
index 4e24925e4b3d9..925b1536baaae 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/tsconfig.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/serverless_search/tsconfig.json
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
     "@kbn/security-plugin",
     "@kbn/cloud-plugin",
     "@kbn/share-plugin",
-    "@kbn/ml-plugin",
     "@kbn/management-cards-navigation",
     "@kbn/core-elasticsearch-server",
     "@kbn/search-api-panels",