diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/data_plugin/index_patterns.ts b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/data_plugin/index_patterns.ts
index ba12e2df16d411..0cd53a5e1b7647 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/data_plugin/index_patterns.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/data_plugin/index_patterns.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ import '../../plugins/core_provider_plugin/types';
 
 export default function ({ getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
   const supertest = getService('supertest');
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
 
   describe('index patterns', function () {
+    before(async () => {
+      await esArchiver.emptyKibanaIndex();
+    });
     let indexPatternId = '';
 
     it('can create an index pattern', async () => {
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/import_warnings.ts b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/import_warnings.ts
index 71663b19b35cb7..b60e4b4a1d8b7f 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/import_warnings.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/import_warnings.ts
@@ -10,10 +10,15 @@ import path from 'path';
 import expect from '@kbn/expect';
 import { PluginFunctionalProviderContext } from '../../services';
 
-export default function ({ getPageObjects }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
+export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'settings', 'header', 'savedObjects']);
+  const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
 
   describe('import warnings', () => {
+    before(async () => {
+      await esArchiver.emptyKibanaIndex();
+    });
+
     beforeEach(async () => {
       await PageObjects.settings.navigateTo();
       await PageObjects.settings.clickKibanaSavedObjects();