diff --git a/x-pack/examples/ui_actions_enhanced_examples/kibana.json b/x-pack/examples/ui_actions_enhanced_examples/kibana.json
index 622f45b016bb3..f75852edced5c 100644
--- a/x-pack/examples/ui_actions_enhanced_examples/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/examples/ui_actions_enhanced_examples/kibana.json
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
   "configPath": ["ui_actions_enhanced_examples"],
   "server": false,
   "ui": true,
-  "requiredPlugins": ["uiActions", "drilldowns", "data"],
+  "requiredPlugins": ["uiActions", "data"],
   "optionalPlugins": []
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/examples/ui_actions_enhanced_examples/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/examples/ui_actions_enhanced_examples/public/plugin.ts
index 9f9f603676394..4d3cad988657e 100644
--- a/x-pack/examples/ui_actions_enhanced_examples/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/examples/ui_actions_enhanced_examples/public/plugin.ts
@@ -7,17 +7,14 @@
 import { Plugin, CoreSetup, CoreStart } from '../../../../src/core/public';
 import { UiActionsSetup, UiActionsStart } from '../../../../src/plugins/ui_actions/public';
 import { DataPublicPluginSetup, DataPublicPluginStart } from '../../../../src/plugins/data/public';
-import { DrilldownsSetup, DrilldownsStart } from '../../../../x-pack/plugins/drilldowns/public';
 
 export interface SetupDependencies {
   data: DataPublicPluginSetup;
-  drilldowns: DrilldownsSetup;
   uiActions: UiActionsSetup;
 }
 
 export interface StartDependencies {
   data: DataPublicPluginStart;
-  drilldowns: DrilldownsStart;
   uiActions: UiActionsStart;
 }