diff --git a/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/map/service_settings.js b/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/map/service_settings.js
index ae40b2c92d40e2..833304378402a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/map/service_settings.js
+++ b/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/map/service_settings.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export class ServiceSettings {
   constructor(mapConfig, tilemapsConfig) {
     this._mapConfig = mapConfig;
     this._tilemapsConfig = tilemapsConfig;
+    this._hasTmsConfigured = typeof tilemapsConfig.url === 'string' && tilemapsConfig.url !== '';
 
     this._showZoomMessage = true;
     this._emsClient = new EMSClient({
@@ -53,13 +54,10 @@ export class ServiceSettings {
       linkify: true,
     });
 
-    // TMS attribution
-    const attributionFromConfig = _.escape(
-      markdownIt.render(this._tilemapsConfig.deprecated.config.options.attribution || '')
-    );
     // TMS Options
-    this.tmsOptionsFromConfig = _.assign({}, this._tilemapsConfig.deprecated.config.options, {
-      attribution: attributionFromConfig,
+    this.tmsOptionsFromConfig = _.assign({}, this._tilemapsConfig.options, {
+      attribution: _.escape(markdownIt.render(this._tilemapsConfig.options.attribution || '')),
+      url: this._tilemapsConfig.url,
     });
   }
 
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@ export class ServiceSettings {
    */
   async getTMSServices() {
     let allServices = [];
-    if (this._tilemapsConfig.deprecated.isOverridden) {
+    if (this._hasTmsConfigured) {
       //use tilemap.* settings from yml
       const tmsService = _.cloneDeep(this.tmsOptionsFromConfig);
       tmsService.id = TMS_IN_YML_ID;
@@ -210,14 +208,12 @@ export class ServiceSettings {
     if (tmsServiceConfig.origin === ORIGIN.EMS) {
       return this._getAttributesForEMSTMSLayer(isDesaturated, isDarkMode);
     } else if (tmsServiceConfig.origin === ORIGIN.KIBANA_YML) {
-      const config = this._tilemapsConfig.deprecated.config;
-      const attrs = _.pick(config, ['url', 'minzoom', 'maxzoom', 'attribution']);
+      const attrs = _.pick(this._tilemapsConfig, ['url', 'minzoom', 'maxzoom', 'attribution']);
       return { ...attrs, ...{ origin: ORIGIN.KIBANA_YML } };
     } else {
       //this is an older config. need to resolve this dynamically.
       if (tmsServiceConfig.id === TMS_IN_YML_ID) {
-        const config = this._tilemapsConfig.deprecated.config;
-        const attrs = _.pick(config, ['url', 'minzoom', 'maxzoom', 'attribution']);
+        const attrs = _.pick(this._tilemapsConfig, ['url', 'minzoom', 'maxzoom', 'attribution']);
         return { ...attrs, ...{ origin: ORIGIN.KIBANA_YML } };
       } else {
         //assume ems
diff --git a/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/map/service_settings.test.js b/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/map/service_settings.test.js
index 6e416f7fd5c845..b924c3bb530563 100644
--- a/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/map/service_settings.test.js
+++ b/src/plugins/maps_legacy/public/map/service_settings.test.js
@@ -49,11 +49,7 @@ describe('service_settings (FKA tile_map test)', function () {
   };
 
   const defaultTilemapConfig = {
-    deprecated: {
-      config: {
-        options: {},
-      },
-    },
+    options: {},
   };
 
   function makeServiceSettings(mapConfigOptions = {}, tilemapOptions = {}) {
@@ -160,13 +156,8 @@ describe('service_settings (FKA tile_map test)', function () {
         serviceSettings = makeServiceSettings(
           {},
           {
-            deprecated: {
-              isOverridden: true,
-              config: {
-                url: 'https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
-                options: { minZoom: 0, maxZoom: 20 },
-              },
-            },
+            url: 'https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
+            options: { minZoom: 0, maxZoom: 20 },
           }
         );
 
@@ -251,13 +242,8 @@ describe('service_settings (FKA tile_map test)', function () {
             includeElasticMapsService: false,
           },
           {
-            deprecated: {
-              isOverridden: true,
-              config: {
-                url: 'https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
-                options: { minZoom: 0, maxZoom: 20 },
-              },
-            },
+            url: 'https://a.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png',
+            options: { minZoom: 0, maxZoom: 20 },
           }
         );
         const tilemapServices = await serviceSettings.getTMSServices();
diff --git a/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/region_map_visualization.js b/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/region_map_visualization.js
index 0a2a18c7cef4f4..648193e8e2490d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/region_map_visualization.js
+++ b/src/plugins/region_map/public/__tests__/region_map_visualization.js
@@ -111,12 +111,8 @@ describe('RegionMapsVisualizationTests', function () {
         emsLandingPageUrl: '',
       };
       const tilemapsConfig = {
-        deprecated: {
-          config: {
-            options: {
-              attribution: '123',
-            },
-          },
+        options: {
+          attribution: '123',
         },
       };
       const serviceSettings = new ServiceSettings(mapConfig, tilemapsConfig);
diff --git a/src/plugins/tile_map/config.ts b/src/plugins/tile_map/config.ts
index 435e52103d156d..e754c842911165 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tile_map/config.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/tile_map/config.ts
@@ -21,15 +21,6 @@ import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 
 export const configSchema = schema.object({
   url: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
-  deprecated: schema.any({
-    defaultValue: {
-      config: {
-        options: {
-          attribution: '',
-        },
-      },
-    },
-  }),
   options: schema.object({
     attribution: schema.string({ defaultValue: '' }),
     minZoom: schema.number({ defaultValue: 0, min: 0 }),
diff --git a/src/plugins/tile_map/public/__tests__/coordinate_maps_visualization.js b/src/plugins/tile_map/public/__tests__/coordinate_maps_visualization.js
index 9ff25ce674d3da..f2830e58e0eead 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tile_map/public/__tests__/coordinate_maps_visualization.js
+++ b/src/plugins/tile_map/public/__tests__/coordinate_maps_visualization.js
@@ -98,12 +98,8 @@ describe('CoordinateMapsVisualizationTest', function () {
         emsLandingPageUrl: '',
       };
       const tilemapsConfig = {
-        deprecated: {
-          config: {
-            options: {
-              attribution: '123',
-            },
-          },
+        options: {
+          attribution: '123',
         },
       };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/tile_map/server/index.ts b/src/plugins/tile_map/server/index.ts
index 3381553fe93644..4bf8c98c99d2ca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/tile_map/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/tile_map/server/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import { configSchema, ConfigSchema } from '../config';
 export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigSchema> = {
   exposeToBrowser: {
     url: true,
-    deprecated: true,
     options: true,
   },
   schema: configSchema,