diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/import_saved_objects.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/import_saved_objects.ts
index 0ad51fe47cfb..46db9dc3a9ce 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/import_saved_objects.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/import_saved_objects.ts
@@ -86,17 +86,6 @@ export async function importSavedObjectsFromStream({
     // randomly generated id
     importIdMap = regenerateIds(collectSavedObjectsResult.collectedObjects, dataSourceId);
   } else {
-    // in check conclict and override mode
-
-    if (workspaces) {
-      importIdMap = await regenerateIdsWithReference({
-        savedObjects: collectSavedObjectsResult.collectedObjects,
-        savedObjectsClient,
-        workspaces,
-        objectLimit,
-        importIdMap,
-      });
-    }
     // Check single-namespace objects for conflicts in this namespace, and check multi-namespace objects for conflicts across all namespaces
     const checkConflictsParams = {
       objects: collectSavedObjectsResult.collectedObjects,
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/regenerate_ids.test.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/regenerate_ids.test.ts
index 895b90a89324..c7dbfb8b50bc 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/regenerate_ids.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/import/regenerate_ids.test.ts
@@ -29,10 +29,8 @@
  */
 
 import { mockUuidv4 } from './__mocks__';
-import { regenerateIds, regenerateIdsWithReference } from './regenerate_ids';
+import { regenerateIds } from './regenerate_ids';
 import { SavedObject } from '../types';
-import { savedObjectsClientMock } from '../service/saved_objects_client.mock';
-import { SavedObjectsBulkResponse } from '../service';
 
 describe('#regenerateIds', () => {
   const objects = ([
@@ -70,70 +68,3 @@ describe('#regenerateIds', () => {
     `);
   });
 });
-
-describe('#regenerateIdsWithReference', () => {
-  const objects = ([
-    { type: 'foo', id: '1' },
-    { type: 'bar', id: '2' },
-    { type: 'baz', id: '3' },
-  ] as any) as SavedObject[];
-
-  test('returns expected values', async () => {
-    const mockedSavedObjectsClient = savedObjectsClientMock.create();
-    mockUuidv4.mockReturnValueOnce('uuidv4 #1');
-    const result: SavedObjectsBulkResponse<unknown> = {
-      saved_objects: [
-        {
-          error: {
-            statusCode: 404,
-            error: '',
-            message: '',
-          },
-          id: '1',
-          type: 'foo',
-          attributes: {},
-          references: [],
-        },
-        {
-          id: '2',
-          type: 'bar',
-          attributes: {},
-          references: [],
-          workspaces: ['bar'],
-        },
-        {
-          id: '3',
-          type: 'baz',
-          attributes: {},
-          references: [],
-          workspaces: ['foo'],
-        },
-      ],
-    };
-    mockedSavedObjectsClient.bulkGet.mockResolvedValue(result);
-    expect(
-      await regenerateIdsWithReference({
-        savedObjects: objects,
-        savedObjectsClient: mockedSavedObjectsClient,
-        workspaces: ['bar'],
-        objectLimit: 1000,
-        importIdMap: new Map(),
-      })
-    ).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
-      Map {
-        "foo:1" => Object {
-          "id": "1",
-          "omitOriginId": true,
-        },
-        "bar:2" => Object {
-          "id": "2",
-          "omitOriginId": false,
-        },
-        "baz:3" => Object {
-          "id": "uuidv4 #1",
-          "omitOriginId": true,
-        },
-      }
-    `);
-  });
-});