diff --git a/src/core/public/application/integration_tests/router.test.tsx b/src/core/public/application/integration_tests/router.test.tsx
index 0c5f5a138d58f..4d83ab67810af 100644
--- a/src/core/public/application/integration_tests/router.test.tsx
+++ b/src/core/public/application/integration_tests/router.test.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { createMemoryHistory, History, createHashHistory } from 'history';
 
 import { AppRouter, AppNotFound } from '../ui';
 import { EitherApp, MockedMounterMap, MockedMounterTuple } from '../test_types';
-import { createRenderer, createAppMounter, createLegacyAppMounter, getUnmounter } from './utils';
+import { createRenderer, createAppMounter, createLegacyAppMounter } from './utils';
 import { AppStatus } from '../types';
 
 describe('AppContainer', () => {
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ describe('AppContainer', () => {
     history.push(path);
     return update();
   };
+
   const mockMountersToMounters = () =>
     new Map([...mounters].map(([appId, { mounter }]) => [appId, mounter]));
   const setAppLeaveHandlerMock = () => undefined;
@@ -57,8 +58,7 @@ describe('AppContainer', () => {
       createLegacyAppMounter('legacyApp1', jest.fn()),
       createAppMounter('app2', '<div>App 2</div>'),
       createLegacyAppMounter('baseApp:legacyApp2', jest.fn()),
-      createAppMounter('app3', '<div>Chromeless A</div>', '/chromeless-a/path'),
-      createAppMounter('app4', '<div>Chromeless B</div>', '/chromeless-b/path'),
+      createAppMounter('app3', '<div>App 3</div>', '/custom/path'),
       createAppMounter('disabledApp', '<div>Disabled app</div>'),
       createLegacyAppMounter('disabledLegacyApp', jest.fn()),
     ] as Array<MockedMounterTuple<EitherApp>>);
@@ -75,24 +75,23 @@ describe('AppContainer', () => {
   });
 
   it('calls mount handler and returned unmount function when navigating between apps', async () => {
+    const dom1 = await navigate('/app/app1');
     const app1 = mounters.get('app1')!;
-    const app2 = mounters.get('app2')!;
-    let dom = await navigate('/app/app1');
 
     expect(app1.mounter.mount).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(dom?.html()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    expect(dom1?.html()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "<div><div>
       basename: /app/app1
       html: <span>App 1</span>
       </div></div>"
     `);
 
-    const app1Unmount = await getUnmounter(app1);
-    dom = await navigate('/app/app2');
+    const app1Unmount = await app1.mounter.mount.mock.results[0].value;
+    const dom2 = await navigate('/app/app2');
 
     expect(app1Unmount).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(app2.mounter.mount).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(dom?.html()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    expect(mounters.get('app2')!.mounter.mount).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(dom2?.html()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "<div><div>
       basename: /app/app2
       html: <div>App 2</div>
@@ -100,82 +99,6 @@ describe('AppContainer', () => {
     `);
   });
 
-  it('can navigate between standard application and one with custom appRoute', async () => {
-    const standardApp = mounters.get('app1')!;
-    const chromelessApp = mounters.get('app3')!;
-    let dom = await navigate('/app/app1');
-
-    expect(standardApp.mounter.mount).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(dom?.html()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "<div><div>
-      basename: /app/app1
-      html: <span>App 1</span>
-      </div></div>"
-    `);
-
-    const standardAppUnmount = await getUnmounter(standardApp);
-    dom = await navigate('/chromeless-a/path');
-
-    expect(standardAppUnmount).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(chromelessApp.mounter.mount).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(dom?.html()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "<div><div>
-      basename: /chromeless-a/path
-      html: <div>Chromeless A</div>
-      </div></div>"
-    `);
-
-    const chromelessAppUnmount = await getUnmounter(standardApp);
-    dom = await navigate('/app/app1');
-
-    expect(chromelessAppUnmount).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(standardApp.mounter.mount).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-    expect(dom?.html()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "<div><div>
-      basename: /app/app1
-      html: <span>App 1</span>
-      </div></div>"
-    `);
-  });
-
-  it('can navigate between two applications with custom appRoutes', async () => {
-    const chromelessAppA = mounters.get('app3')!;
-    const chromelessAppB = mounters.get('app4')!;
-    let dom = await navigate('/chromeless-a/path');
-
-    expect(chromelessAppA.mounter.mount).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(dom?.html()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "<div><div>
-      basename: /chromeless-a/path
-      html: <div>Chromeless A</div>
-      </div></div>"
-    `);
-
-    const chromelessAppAUnmount = await getUnmounter(chromelessAppA);
-    dom = await navigate('/chromeless-b/path');
-
-    expect(chromelessAppAUnmount).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(chromelessAppB.mounter.mount).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(dom?.html()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "<div><div>
-      basename: /chromeless-b/path
-      html: <div>Chromeless B</div>
-      </div></div>"
-    `);
-
-    const chromelessAppBUnmount = await getUnmounter(chromelessAppB);
-    dom = await navigate('/chromeless-a/path');
-
-    expect(chromelessAppBUnmount).toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(chromelessAppA.mounter.mount).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
-    expect(dom?.html()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      "<div><div>
-      basename: /chromeless-a/path
-      html: <div>Chromeless A</div>
-      </div></div>"
-    `);
-  });
-
   it('should not mount when partial route path matches', async () => {
     mounters.set(...createAppMounter('spaces', '<div>Custom Space</div>', '/spaces/fake-login'));
     mounters.set(...createAppMounter('login', '<div>Login Page</div>', '/fake-login'));
diff --git a/src/core/public/application/integration_tests/utils.tsx b/src/core/public/application/integration_tests/utils.tsx
index 4f34438fc822a..6367d1fa12697 100644
--- a/src/core/public/application/integration_tests/utils.tsx
+++ b/src/core/public/application/integration_tests/utils.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { mount } from 'enzyme';
 import { I18nProvider } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 
 import { App, LegacyApp, AppMountParameters } from '../types';
-import { EitherApp, MockedMounter, MockedMounterTuple, Mountable } from '../test_types';
+import { MockedMounter, MockedMounterTuple } from '../test_types';
 
 type Dom = ReturnType<typeof mount> | null;
 type Renderer = () => Dom | Promise<Dom>;
@@ -80,7 +80,3 @@ export const createLegacyAppMounter = (
     unmount: jest.fn(),
   },
 ];
-
-export function getUnmounter(app: Mountable<EitherApp>) {
-  return app.mounter.mount.mock.results[0].value;
-}
diff --git a/src/core/public/application/test_types.ts b/src/core/public/application/test_types.ts
index b822597e510cb..3d992cb950eb4 100644
--- a/src/core/public/application/test_types.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/application/test_types.ts
@@ -26,19 +26,18 @@ export type ApplicationServiceContract = PublicMethodsOf<ApplicationService>;
 export type EitherApp = App | LegacyApp;
 /** @internal */
 export type MockedUnmount = jest.Mocked<AppUnmount>;
-
-/** @internal */
-export interface Mountable<T extends EitherApp> {
-  mounter: MockedMounter<T>;
-  unmount: MockedUnmount;
-}
-
 /** @internal */
 export type MockedMounter<T extends EitherApp> = jest.Mocked<Mounter<jest.Mocked<T>>>;
 /** @internal */
-export type MockedMounterTuple<T extends EitherApp> = [string, Mountable<T>];
+export type MockedMounterTuple<T extends EitherApp> = [
+  string,
+  { mounter: MockedMounter<T>; unmount: MockedUnmount }
+];
 /** @internal */
-export type MockedMounterMap<T extends EitherApp> = Map<string, Mountable<T>>;
+export type MockedMounterMap<T extends EitherApp> = Map<
+  string,
+  { mounter: MockedMounter<T>; unmount: MockedUnmount }
+>;
 /** @internal */
 export type MockLifecycle<
   T extends keyof ApplicationService,
diff --git a/test/functional/services/browser.ts b/test/functional/services/browser.ts
index ae68be3ed7987..59498bd8413a7 100644
--- a/test/functional/services/browser.ts
+++ b/test/functional/services/browser.ts
@@ -311,23 +311,11 @@ export async function BrowserProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
     /**
      * Moves forwards in the browser history.
      * https://seleniumhq.github.io/selenium/docs/api/javascript/module/selenium-webdriver/lib/webdriver_exports_Navigation.html#forward
-     *
-     * @return {Promise<void>}
      */
     public async goForward() {
       await driver.navigate().forward();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Navigates to a URL via the browser history.
-     * https://seleniumhq.github.io/selenium/docs/api/javascript/module/selenium-webdriver/lib/webdriver_exports_Navigation.html#to
-     *
-     * @return {Promise<void>}
-     */
-    public async navigateTo(url: string) {
-      await driver.navigate().to(url);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Sends a sequance of keyboard keys. For each key, this will record a pair of keyDown and keyUp actions
      * https://seleniumhq.github.io/selenium/docs/api/javascript/module/selenium-webdriver/lib/input_exports_Actions.html#sendKeys
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/config.js b/test/plugin_functional/config.js
index bed9a2cf8c847..e63054f1b6912 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/config.js
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/config.js
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ export default async function({ readConfigFile }) {
 
   return {
     testFiles: [
-      // require.resolve('./test_suites/app_plugins'),
-      // require.resolve('./test_suites/custom_visualizations'),
-      // require.resolve('./test_suites/panel_actions'),
-      // require.resolve('./test_suites/embeddable_explorer'),
+      require.resolve('./test_suites/app_plugins'),
+      require.resolve('./test_suites/custom_visualizations'),
+      require.resolve('./test_suites/panel_actions'),
+      require.resolve('./test_suites/embeddable_explorer'),
       require.resolve('./test_suites/core_plugins'),
-      // require.resolve('./test_suites/management'),
-      // require.resolve('./test_suites/bfetch_explorer'),
+      require.resolve('./test_suites/management'),
+      require.resolve('./test_suites/bfetch_explorer'),
     ],
     services: {
       ...functionalConfig.get('services'),
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/plugins/core_plugin_chromeless/public/plugin.tsx b/test/plugin_functional/plugins/core_plugin_chromeless/public/plugin.tsx
index 7ce348fa2111e..03870410fb334 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/plugins/core_plugin_chromeless/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/plugins/core_plugin_chromeless/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ export class CorePluginChromelessPlugin
         return renderApp(context, params);
       },
     });
+
+    return {
+      getGreeting() {
+        return 'Hello from Plugin Chromeless!';
+      },
+    };
   }
 
   public start() {}
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/plugins/rendering_plugin/public/plugin.tsx b/test/plugin_functional/plugins/rendering_plugin/public/plugin.tsx
index a4925cdb8f8df..6e80b56953ca0 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/plugins/rendering_plugin/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/plugins/rendering_plugin/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -26,24 +26,13 @@ export class RenderingPlugin implements Plugin {
     core.application.register({
       id: 'rendering',
       title: 'Rendering',
-      appRoute: '/render/core',
+      appRoute: '/render',
       async mount(context, { element }) {
         render(<h1 data-test-subj="renderingHeader">rendering service</h1>, element);
 
         return () => unmountComponentAtNode(element);
       },
     });
-
-    core.application.register({
-      id: 'custom-app-route',
-      title: 'Custom App Route',
-      appRoute: '/custom/appRoute',
-      async mount(context, { element }) {
-        render(<h1 data-test-subj="customAppRouteHeader">Custom App Route</h1>, element);
-
-        return () => unmountComponentAtNode(element);
-      },
-    });
   }
 
   public start() {}
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/core_plugins/rendering.ts b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/core_plugins/rendering.ts
index d85c3d4896b79..d0025c82a7ba5 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/core_plugins/rendering.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/core_plugins/rendering.ts
@@ -22,60 +22,43 @@ import expect from '@kbn/expect';
 import '../../plugins/core_provider_plugin/types';
 import { PluginFunctionalProviderContext } from '../../services';
 
-declare global {
-  interface Window {
-    /**
-     * We use this global variable to track page history changes to ensure that
-     * navigation is done without causing a full page reload.
-     */
-    __RENDERING_SESSION__: string[];
-  }
-}
-
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
 export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common']);
-  const appsMenu = getService('appsMenu');
   const browser = getService('browser');
   const find = getService('find');
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
 
-  const navigateTo = (path: string) =>
-    browser.navigateTo(`${PageObjects.common.getHostPort()}${path}`);
-  const navigateToApp = async (title: string) => {
-    await appsMenu.clickLink(title);
-    return browser.execute(() => {
-      if (!('__RENDERING_SESSION__' in window)) {
-        window.__RENDERING_SESSION__ = [];
-      }
+  function navigate(path: string) {
+    return browser.get(`${PageObjects.common.getHostPort()}${path}`);
+  }
 
-      window.__RENDERING_SESSION__.push(window.location.pathname);
-    });
-  };
-  const getLegacyMode = () =>
-    browser.execute(() => {
+  function getLegacyMode() {
+    return browser.execute(() => {
       return JSON.parse(document.querySelector('kbn-injected-metadata')!.getAttribute('data')!)
         .legacyMode;
     });
-  const getUserSettings = () =>
-    browser.execute(() => {
+  }
+
+  function getUserSettings() {
+    return browser.execute(() => {
       return JSON.parse(document.querySelector('kbn-injected-metadata')!.getAttribute('data')!)
         .legacyMetadata.uiSettings.user;
     });
-  const exists = (selector: string) => testSubjects.exists(selector, { timeout: 5000 });
-  const findLoadingMessage = () => testSubjects.find('kbnLoadingMessage', 5000);
-  const getRenderingSession = () =>
-    browser.execute(() => {
-      return window.__RENDERING_SESSION__;
-    });
+  }
+
+  async function init() {
+    const loading = await testSubjects.find('kbnLoadingMessage', 5000);
+
+    return () => find.waitForElementStale(loading);
+  }
 
-  // eslint-disable-next-line ban/ban
-  describe.only('rendering service', () => {
+  describe('rendering service', () => {
     it('renders "core" application', async () => {
-      await navigateTo('/render/core');
+      await navigate('/render/core');
 
-      const [loadingMessage, legacyMode, userSettings] = await Promise.all([
-        findLoadingMessage(),
+      const [loaded, legacyMode, userSettings] = await Promise.all([
+        init(),
         getLegacyMode(),
         getUserSettings(),
       ]);
@@ -83,16 +66,16 @@ export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }: PluginFunctionalProvider
       expect(legacyMode).to.be(false);
       expect(userSettings).to.not.be.empty();
 
-      await find.waitForElementStale(loadingMessage);
+      await loaded();
 
-      expect(await exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(true);
+      expect(await testSubjects.exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(true);
     });
 
     it('renders "core" application without user settings', async () => {
-      await navigateTo('/render/core?includeUserSettings=false');
+      await navigate('/render/core?includeUserSettings=false');
 
-      const [loadingMessage, legacyMode, userSettings] = await Promise.all([
-        findLoadingMessage(),
+      const [loaded, legacyMode, userSettings] = await Promise.all([
+        init(),
         getLegacyMode(),
         getUserSettings(),
       ]);
@@ -100,16 +83,16 @@ export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }: PluginFunctionalProvider
       expect(legacyMode).to.be(false);
       expect(userSettings).to.be.empty();
 
-      await find.waitForElementStale(loadingMessage);
+      await loaded();
 
-      expect(await exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(true);
+      expect(await testSubjects.exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(true);
     });
 
     it('renders "legacy" application', async () => {
-      await navigateTo('/render/core_plugin_legacy');
+      await navigate('/render/core_plugin_legacy');
 
-      const [loadingMessage, legacyMode, userSettings] = await Promise.all([
-        findLoadingMessage(),
+      const [loaded, legacyMode, userSettings] = await Promise.all([
+        init(),
         getLegacyMode(),
         getUserSettings(),
       ]);
@@ -117,17 +100,17 @@ export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }: PluginFunctionalProvider
       expect(legacyMode).to.be(true);
       expect(userSettings).to.not.be.empty();
 
-      await find.waitForElementStale(loadingMessage);
+      await loaded();
 
-      expect(await exists('coreLegacyCompatH1')).to.be(true);
-      expect(await exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(false);
+      expect(await testSubjects.exists('coreLegacyCompatH1')).to.be(true);
+      expect(await testSubjects.exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(false);
     });
 
     it('renders "legacy" application without user settings', async () => {
-      await navigateTo('/render/core_plugin_legacy?includeUserSettings=false');
+      await navigate('/render/core_plugin_legacy?includeUserSettings=false');
 
-      const [loadingMessage, legacyMode, userSettings] = await Promise.all([
-        findLoadingMessage(),
+      const [loaded, legacyMode, userSettings] = await Promise.all([
+        init(),
         getLegacyMode(),
         getUserSettings(),
       ]);
@@ -135,56 +118,10 @@ export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }: PluginFunctionalProvider
       expect(legacyMode).to.be(true);
       expect(userSettings).to.be.empty();
 
-      await find.waitForElementStale(loadingMessage);
+      await loaded();
 
-      expect(await exists('coreLegacyCompatH1')).to.be(true);
-      expect(await exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(false);
-    });
-
-    it('navigates between standard application and one with custom appRoute', async () => {
-      await navigateTo('/');
-      await find.waitForElementStale(await findLoadingMessage());
-
-      await navigateToApp('App Status');
-      expect(await exists('appStatusApp')).to.be(true);
-      expect(await exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(false);
-
-      await navigateToApp('Rendering');
-      expect(await exists('appStatusApp')).to.be(false);
-      expect(await exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(true);
-
-      await navigateToApp('App Status');
-      expect(await exists('appStatusApp')).to.be(true);
-      expect(await exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(false);
-
-      expect(await getRenderingSession()).to.eql([
-        '/app/app_status',
-        '/render/core',
-        '/app/app_status',
-      ]);
-    });
-
-    it('navigates between applications with custom appRoutes', async () => {
-      await navigateTo('/');
-      await find.waitForElementStale(await findLoadingMessage());
-
-      await navigateToApp('Rendering');
-      expect(await exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(true);
-      expect(await exists('customAppRouteHeader')).to.be(false);
-
-      await navigateToApp('Custom App Route');
-      expect(await exists('customAppRouteHeader')).to.be(true);
-      expect(await exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(false);
-
-      await navigateToApp('Rendering');
-      expect(await exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(true);
-      expect(await exists('customAppRouteHeader')).to.be(false);
-
-      expect(await getRenderingSession()).to.eql([
-        '/render/core',
-        '/custom/appRoute',
-        '/render/core',
-      ]);
+      expect(await testSubjects.exists('coreLegacyCompatH1')).to.be(true);
+      expect(await testSubjects.exists('renderingHeader')).to.be(false);
     });
   });
 }