diff --git a/src/plugins/newsfeed/public/plugin.tsx b/src/plugins/newsfeed/public/plugin.tsx
index 2877c63435d4b..c4e042fe452f9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/newsfeed/public/plugin.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/newsfeed/public/plugin.tsx
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import { PluginInitializerContext, CoreSetup, CoreStart, Plugin } from 'src/core
 import { FetchResult, NewsfeedPluginInjectedConfig } from '../types';
 import { NewsfeedNavButton, NewsfeedApiFetchResult } from './components/newsfeed_header_nav_button';
 import { getApi } from './lib/api';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 export type Setup = void;
 export type Start = void;
@@ -54,16 +53,19 @@ export class NewsfeedPublicPlugin implements Plugin<Setup, Start> {
   }
 
   private fetchNewsfeed(core: CoreStart) {
-    // const { http, injectedMetadata } = core;
-    // const config = injectedMetadata.getInjectedVar(
-    //   'newsfeed'
-    // ) as NewsfeedPluginInjectedConfig['newsfeed'];
-    //
-    return new Observable<void | FetchResult | null>();
-    // return getApi(http, config, this.kibanaVersion).pipe(
-    //   takeUntil(this.stop$), // stop the interval when stop method is called
-    //   catchError(() => Rx.of(null)) // do not throw error
-    // );
+    const { http, injectedMetadata } = core;
+    const config = injectedMetadata.getInjectedVar('newsfeed') as
+      | NewsfeedPluginInjectedConfig['newsfeed']
+      | undefined;
+
+    if (!config) {
+      // running in new platform, injected metadata not available
+      return new Rx.Observable<void | FetchResult | null>();
+    }
+    return getApi(http, config, this.kibanaVersion).pipe(
+      takeUntil(this.stop$), // stop the interval when stop method is called
+      catchError(() => Rx.of(null)) // do not throw error
+    );
   }
 
   private mount(api$: NewsfeedApiFetchResult, targetDomElement: HTMLElement) {