diff --git a/src/core/public/core_system.ts b/src/core/public/core_system.ts
index 8d9a0ddce02..731cf461824 100644
--- a/src/core/public/core_system.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/core_system.ts
@@ -318,35 +318,4 @@ export class CoreSystem {
     this.workspaces.stop();
     this.rootDomElement.textContent = '';
   }
-
-  public async displayWarning(title: string, text: string) {
-    const i18n = await this.i18n.start();
-    const injectedMetadata = this.injectedMetadata.setup();
-      this.fatalErrorsSetup = this.fatalErrors.setup({
-        injectedMetadata,
-        i18n: this.i18n.getContext(),
-    });
-    await this.integrations.setup();
-    this.docLinks.setup();
-    const http = this.http.setup({ injectedMetadata, fatalErrors: this.fatalErrorsSetup });
-    const uiSettings = this.uiSettings.setup({ http, injectedMetadata });
-    const notificationsTargetDomElement = document.createElement('div');
-    const overlayTargetDomElement = document.createElement('div');
-    const overlays = this.overlay.start({
-      i18n,
-      targetDomElement: overlayTargetDomElement,
-      uiSettings,
-    });
-    if (this.notifications) {
-      const toasts = await this.notifications.start({
-        i18n,
-        overlays,
-        targetDomElement: notificationsTargetDomElement,
-      })?.toasts;
-
-      if (toasts) {
-        toasts.addWarning({ title, text });
-      }
-    }
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/core/public/osd_bootstrap.test.mocks.ts b/src/core/public/osd_bootstrap.test.mocks.ts
index 982eef04b38..87a6ab49973 100644
--- a/src/core/public/osd_bootstrap.test.mocks.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/osd_bootstrap.test.mocks.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ jest.doMock('@osd/i18n', () => ({
   },
 }));
 
-export const displayWarningMock = jest.fn();
 export const coreSystemMock = {
   setup: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
     fatalErrors: fatalErrorMock,
@@ -58,8 +57,9 @@ export const coreSystemMock = {
   start: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue({
     application: applicationServiceMock.createInternalStartContract(),
   }),
-  displayWarning: displayWarningMock,
 };
 jest.doMock('./core_system', () => ({
   CoreSystem: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => coreSystemMock),
 }));
+
+export const consoleWarnMock = jest.spyOn(console, 'warn').mockImplementation(() => {});
diff --git a/src/core/public/osd_bootstrap.test.ts b/src/core/public/osd_bootstrap.test.ts
index ec7559c3c31..7630b4441ab 100644
--- a/src/core/public/osd_bootstrap.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/osd_bootstrap.test.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {
   fatalErrorMock,
   i18nLoad,
   i18nSetLocale,
-  displayWarningMock,
+  consoleWarnMock,
 } from './osd_bootstrap.test.mocks';
 import { __osdBootstrap__ } from './';
 import { getLocaleInUrl } from './locale_helper';
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe('osd_bootstrap', () => {
 
     await __osdBootstrap__();
 
-    expect(displayWarningMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Locale Warning', 'Invalid locale');
+    expect(consoleWarnMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Locale Warning: Invalid locale');
     expect((window as any).__localeWarning).toBeUndefined();
   });
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ describe('osd_bootstrap', () => {
 
     await __osdBootstrap__();
 
-    expect(displayWarningMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('i18n Warning', 'Translation issue');
+    expect(consoleWarnMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('i18n Warning: Translation issue');
     expect((window as any).__i18nWarning).toBeUndefined();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/core/public/osd_bootstrap.ts b/src/core/public/osd_bootstrap.ts
index fc131b277af..b1f00d25ca1 100644
--- a/src/core/public/osd_bootstrap.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/osd_bootstrap.ts
@@ -98,14 +98,16 @@ export async function __osdBootstrap__() {
   // Display the i18n warning if it exists
   if ((window as any).__i18nWarning) {
     const warning = (window as any).__i18nWarning;
-    coreSystem.displayWarning(warning.title, warning.text);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.warn(`${warning.title}: ${warning.text}`);
     delete (window as any).__i18nWarning;
   }
 
   // Display the locale warning if it exists
   if ((window as any).__localeWarning) {
     const warning = (window as any).__localeWarning;
-    coreSystem.displayWarning(warning.title, warning.text);
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+    console.warn(`${warning.title}: ${warning.text}`);
     delete (window as any).__localeWarning;
   }
 }