diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/common/model/kibana_application_privilege.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/common/model/kibana_application_privilege.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 54350ec2abcef0..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/common/model/kibana_application_privilege.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +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;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-
-import { KibanaPrivilege } from './kibana_privilege';
-
-export interface KibanaApplicationPrivilege {
-  name: KibanaPrivilege;
-}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/common/model/kibana_privilege.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security/common/model/kibana_privilege.ts
index 834e62570fe263..20cac65b4ca792 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/common/model/kibana_privilege.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/common/model/kibana_privilege.ts
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
  */
 
 export type KibanaPrivilege = 'none' | 'read' | 'all';
+
+export const KibanaAppPrivileges: KibanaPrivilege[] = ['read', 'all'];
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/security/index.js
index 6ee655f8b0426b..7262eadb999c63 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/index.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import { validateConfig } from './server/lib/validate_config';
 import { authenticateFactory } from './server/lib/auth_redirect';
 import { checkLicense } from './server/lib/check_license';
 import { initAuthenticator } from './server/lib/authentication/authenticator';
-import { initPrivilegesApi } from './server/routes/api/v1/privileges';
 import { SecurityAuditLogger } from './server/lib/audit_logger';
 import { AuditLogger } from '../../server/lib/audit_logger';
 import { createAuthorizationService, registerPrivilegesWithCluster } from './server/lib/authorization';
@@ -161,7 +160,6 @@ export const security = (kibana) => new kibana.Plugin({
     initUsersApi(server);
     initPublicRolesApi(server);
     initIndicesApi(server);
-    initPrivilegesApi(server);
     initLoginView(server, xpackMainPlugin);
     initLogoutView(server);
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/edit_role_page.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/edit_role_page.tsx
index d4497582a75119..74396481e27ba5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/edit_role_page.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/edit_role_page.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import React, { ChangeEvent, Component, HTMLProps } from 'react';
 import { toastNotifications } from 'ui/notify';
 import { Space } from '../../../../../../spaces/common/model/space';
 import { IndexPrivilege } from '../../../../../common/model/index_privilege';
-import { KibanaApplicationPrivilege } from '../../../../../common/model/kibana_application_privilege';
+import { KibanaPrivilege } from '../../../../../common/model/kibana_privilege';
 import { Role } from '../../../../../common/model/role';
 import { isReservedRole } from '../../../../lib/role';
 import { deleteRole, saveRole } from '../../../../objects';
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ interface Props {
   rbacEnabled: boolean;
   allowDocumentLevelSecurity: boolean;
   allowFieldLevelSecurity: boolean;
-  kibanaAppPrivileges: KibanaApplicationPrivilege[];
+  kibanaAppPrivileges: KibanaPrivilege[];
   notifier: any;
   spaces?: Space[];
   spacesEnabled: boolean;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/kibana_privileges.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/kibana_privileges.tsx
index d9a4ba73af9639..1ff7b62f715a7a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/kibana_privileges.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/kibana_privileges.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
 import { Space } from '../../../../../../../../spaces/common/model/space';
-import { KibanaApplicationPrivilege } from '../../../../../../../common/model/kibana_application_privilege';
+import { KibanaPrivilege } from '../../../../../../../common/model/kibana_privilege';
 import { Role } from '../../../../../../../common/model/role';
 import { RoleValidator } from '../../../lib/validate_role';
 import { CollapsiblePanel } from '../../collapsible_panel';
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ interface Props {
   spacesEnabled: boolean;
   spaces?: Space[];
   editable: boolean;
-  kibanaAppPrivileges: KibanaApplicationPrivilege[];
+  kibanaAppPrivileges: KibanaPrivilege[];
   onChange: (role: Role) => void;
   validator: RoleValidator;
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/simple_privilege_form.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/simple_privilege_form.test.tsx
index 018aed7df9bb18..d6ecbdb705b746 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/simple_privilege_form.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/simple_privilege_form.test.tsx
@@ -24,14 +24,7 @@ const buildProps = (customProps?: any) => {
       },
     },
     editable: true,
-    kibanaAppPrivileges: [
-      {
-        name: 'all',
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'read',
-      },
-    ],
+    kibanaAppPrivileges: ['all', 'read'],
     onChange: jest.fn(),
     ...customProps,
   };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/simple_privilege_form.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/simple_privilege_form.tsx
index 4d8892d88fce4d..71b881c4a85efe 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/simple_privilege_form.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/simple_privilege_form.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
   EuiFormRow,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 import React, { Component, Fragment } from 'react';
-import { KibanaApplicationPrivilege } from '../../../../../../../common/model/kibana_application_privilege';
 import { KibanaPrivilege } from '../../../../../../../common/model/kibana_privilege';
 import { Role } from '../../../../../../../common/model/role';
 import { isReservedRole } from '../../../../../../lib/role';
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ import { copyRole } from '../../../lib/copy_role';
 import { PrivilegeSelector } from './privilege_selector';
 
 interface Props {
-  kibanaAppPrivileges: KibanaApplicationPrivilege[];
+  kibanaAppPrivileges: KibanaPrivilege[];
   role: Role;
   onChange: (role: Role) => void;
   editable: boolean;
@@ -30,7 +29,6 @@ export class SimplePrivilegeForm extends Component<Props, {}> {
     const { kibanaAppPrivileges, role } = this.props;
 
     const assignedPrivileges = role.kibana;
-    const availablePrivileges = kibanaAppPrivileges.map(privilege => privilege.name);
 
     const kibanaPrivilege: KibanaPrivilege =
       assignedPrivileges.global.length > 0
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ export class SimplePrivilegeForm extends Component<Props, {}> {
           <EuiFormRow hasEmptyLabelSpace>
             <PrivilegeSelector
               data-test-subj={'kibanaPrivilege'}
-              availablePrivileges={availablePrivileges}
+              availablePrivileges={kibanaAppPrivileges}
               value={kibanaPrivilege}
               disabled={isReservedRole(role)}
               allowNone={true}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/space_aware_privilege_form.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/space_aware_privilege_form.test.tsx
index 5279f178709323..bcc59637436100 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/space_aware_privilege_form.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/space_aware_privilege_form.test.tsx
@@ -38,14 +38,7 @@ const buildProps = (customProps: any = {}) => {
       },
     ],
     editable: true,
-    kibanaAppPrivileges: [
-      {
-        name: 'all',
-      },
-      {
-        name: 'read',
-      },
-    ],
+    kibanaAppPrivileges: ['all', 'read'],
     onChange: jest.fn(),
     validator: new RoleValidator(),
     ...customProps,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/space_aware_privilege_form.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/space_aware_privilege_form.tsx
index af76691b060f59..c48aa6d2047797 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/space_aware_privilege_form.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/components/privileges/kibana/space_aware_privilege_form.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import {
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 import React, { Component, Fragment } from 'react';
 import { Space } from '../../../../../../../../spaces/common/model/space';
-import { KibanaApplicationPrivilege } from '../../../../../../../common/model/kibana_application_privilege';
 import { KibanaPrivilege } from '../../../../../../../common/model/kibana_privilege';
 import { Role } from '../../../../../../../common/model/role';
 import { isReservedRole } from '../../../../../../lib/role';
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ import { PrivilegeSpaceForm } from './privilege_space_form';
 import { PrivilegeSpaceTable } from './privilege_space_table';
 
 interface Props {
-  kibanaAppPrivileges: KibanaApplicationPrivilege[];
+  kibanaAppPrivileges: KibanaPrivilege[];
   role: Role;
   spaces: Space[];
   onChange: (role: Role) => void;
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ export class SpaceAwarePrivilegeForm extends Component<Props, State> {
     const { kibanaAppPrivileges, role } = this.props;
 
     const assignedPrivileges = role.kibana;
-    const availablePrivileges = kibanaAppPrivileges.map(privilege => privilege.name);
 
     const basePrivilege =
       assignedPrivileges.global.length > 0 ? assignedPrivileges.global[0] : NO_PRIVILEGE_VALUE;
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@ export class SpaceAwarePrivilegeForm extends Component<Props, State> {
           <EuiFormRow hasEmptyLabelSpace helpText={helptext}>
             <PrivilegeSelector
               data-test-subj={'kibanaMinimumPrivilege'}
-              availablePrivileges={availablePrivileges}
+              availablePrivileges={kibanaAppPrivileges}
               value={basePrivilege}
               disabled={isReservedRole(role)}
               allowNone={true}
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ export class SpaceAwarePrivilegeForm extends Component<Props, State> {
 
         <EuiSpacer />
 
-        {this.renderSpacePrivileges(basePrivilege, availablePrivileges)}
+        {this.renderSpacePrivileges(basePrivilege, kibanaAppPrivileges)}
       </Fragment>
     );
   }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/index.js
index 4fa4aaba4e2b08..5c744c908824cd 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/views/management/edit_role/index.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { EditRolePage } from './components';
 
 import React from 'react';
 import { render, unmountComponentAtNode } from 'react-dom';
+import { KibanaAppPrivileges } from '../../../../common/model/kibana_privilege';
 
 routes.when(`${EDIT_ROLES_PATH}/:name?`, {
   template,
@@ -120,16 +121,13 @@ routes.when(`${EDIT_ROLES_PATH}/:name?`, {
       spaces,
     } = $route.current.locals;
 
-    // todo: don't hard-code this...
-    const kibanaApplicationPrivilege = [{ name: 'all' }, { name: 'read' } ];
-
     $scope.$$postDigest(() => {
       const domNode = document.getElementById('editRoleReactRoot');
 
       render(<EditRolePage
         runAsUsers={users}
         role={role}
-        kibanaAppPrivileges={kibanaApplicationPrivilege}
+        kibanaAppPrivileges={KibanaAppPrivileges}
         indexPatterns={indexPatterns}
         rbacEnabled={true}
         rbacApplication={rbacApplication}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/routes/api/v1/privileges.js b/x-pack/plugins/security/server/routes/api/v1/privileges.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 37dd160ec1311d..00000000000000
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/server/routes/api/v1/privileges.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +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;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-
-import { buildPrivilegeMap } from '../../../lib/authorization';
-
-export function initPrivilegesApi(server) {
-  const { authorization } = server.plugins.security;
-  const savedObjectTypes = server.savedObjects.types;
-
-  server.route({
-    method: 'GET',
-    path: '/api/security/v1/privileges',
-    handler(request, reply) {
-      // we're returning our representation of the privileges, as opposed to the ones that are stored
-      // in Elasticsearch because our current thinking is that we'll associate additional structure/metadata
-      // with our view of them to allow users to more efficiently edit privileges for roles, and serialize it
-      // into a different structure for enforcement within Elasticsearch
-      const privileges = buildPrivilegeMap(savedObjectTypes, authorization.actions);
-      reply(privileges);
-    }
-  });
-}