diff --git a/src/core/server/ui_settings/create_or_upgrade_saved_config/create_or_upgrade_saved_config.test.ts b/src/core/server/ui_settings/create_or_upgrade_saved_config/create_or_upgrade_saved_config.test.ts
index fc5a55da0091..eb23e78b1756 100644
--- a/src/core/server/ui_settings/create_or_upgrade_saved_config/create_or_upgrade_saved_config.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/ui_settings/create_or_upgrade_saved_config/create_or_upgrade_saved_config.test.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ describe('uiSettings/createOrUpgradeSavedConfig', function () {
         },
         {
           id: version,
-          workspaces: null,
         }
       );
     });
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ describe('uiSettings/createOrUpgradeSavedConfig', function () {
         },
         {
           id: version,
-          workspaces: null,
         }
       );
     });
diff --git a/src/core/server/ui_settings/create_or_upgrade_saved_config/create_or_upgrade_saved_config.ts b/src/core/server/ui_settings/create_or_upgrade_saved_config/create_or_upgrade_saved_config.ts
index 6ca3baeb7a9f..6649966d8952 100644
--- a/src/core/server/ui_settings/create_or_upgrade_saved_config/create_or_upgrade_saved_config.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/ui_settings/create_or_upgrade_saved_config/create_or_upgrade_saved_config.ts
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ export async function createOrUpgradeSavedConfig(
     // create the new SavedConfig
     await savedObjectsClient.create('config', attributes, {
       id: version,
-      // config is a global object that should not belong to any of the workspaces
-      // declare it as null to prevent it being created as a workspace object
-      workspaces: null,
     });
   } catch (error) {
     if (handleWriteErrors) {