diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/network/NetworkModule.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/network/NetworkModule.java
index 2b94f224b9c..b65f568af8a 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/network/NetworkModule.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/network/NetworkModule.java
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.command.CancelAllocationComm
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.command.MoveAllocationCommand;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.ParseField;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.AbstractModule;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.util.Providers;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.NamedWriteableRegistry;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.Writeable;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Setting;
@@ -166,6 +167,8 @@ public class NetworkModule extends AbstractModule {
             if (HTTP_ENABLED.get(settings)) {
                 bind(HttpServer.class).asEagerSingleton();
                 httpTransportTypes.bindType(binder(), settings, HTTP_TYPE_SETTING.getKey(), NETTY_TRANSPORT);
+            } else {
+                bind(HttpServer.class).toProvider(Providers.of(null));
             }
             // Bind the AllocationCommandRegistry so RestClusterRerouteAction can get it.
             bind(AllocationCommandRegistry.class).toInstance(allocationCommandRegistry);
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/service/NodeService.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/service/NodeService.java
index f3743a46d1e..8f938bcb22d 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/service/NodeService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/node/service/NodeService.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.node.info.NodeInfo;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.node.stats.NodeStats;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.stats.CommonStatsFlags;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.ClusterService;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.Nullable;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.component.AbstractComponent;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.inject.Inject;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
@@ -58,14 +59,16 @@ public class NodeService extends AbstractComponent implements Closeable {
     private final SettingsFilter settingsFilter;
     private ClusterService clusterService;
     private ScriptService scriptService;
-    private final HttpServer httpServer;
+
+    @Nullable
+    private HttpServer httpServer;
 
     private final Discovery discovery;
 
     @Inject
     public NodeService(Settings settings, ThreadPool threadPool, MonitorService monitorService,
                        Discovery discovery, TransportService transportService, IndicesService indicesService,
-                       PluginsService pluginService, CircuitBreakerService circuitBreakerService, HttpServer httpServer,
+                       PluginsService pluginService, CircuitBreakerService circuitBreakerService, @Nullable HttpServer httpServer,
                        ProcessorsRegistry.Builder processorsRegistryBuilder, ClusterService clusterService, SettingsFilter settingsFilter) {
         super(settings);
         this.threadPool = threadPool;
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ public class NodeService extends AbstractComponent implements Closeable {
                 monitorService.jvmService().info(),
                 threadPool.info(),
                 transportService.info(),
-                httpServer.info(),
+                httpServer == null ? null : httpServer.info(),
                 pluginService == null ? null : pluginService.info(),
                 ingestService == null ? null : ingestService.info(),
                 indicesService.getTotalIndexingBufferBytes()
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ public class NodeService extends AbstractComponent implements Closeable {
                 jvm ? monitorService.jvmService().info() : null,
                 threadPool ? this.threadPool.info() : null,
                 transport ? transportService.info() : null,
-                http ? httpServer.info() : null,
+                http ? (httpServer == null ? null : httpServer.info()) : null,
                 plugin ? (pluginService == null ? null : pluginService.info()) : null,
                 ingest ? (ingestService == null ? null : ingestService.info()) : null,
                 indices ? indicesService.getTotalIndexingBufferBytes() : null
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ public class NodeService extends AbstractComponent implements Closeable {
                 threadPool.stats(),
                 monitorService.fsService().stats(),
                 transportService.stats(),
-                httpServer.stats(),
+                httpServer == null ? null : httpServer.stats(),
                 circuitBreakerService.stats(),
                 scriptService.stats(),
                 discovery.stats(),