diff --git a/src/ui/public/capabilities/ui_capabilities.test.ts b/src/ui/public/capabilities/ui_capabilities.test.ts
index 1508907b5eaa66..a9276429abfacb 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/capabilities/ui_capabilities.test.ts
+++ b/src/ui/public/capabilities/ui_capabilities.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jest.mock(
   () => ({
     getInjected: (key: string) => {
       if (key !== 'uiCapabilities') {
-        throw new Error(`Unxpected key for test: ${key}`);
+        throw new Error(`Unexpected key for test: ${key}`);
       }
 
       return {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/index.ts
index 7c04b46eca689c..69cf3dd58fef77 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/index.ts
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ export const spaces = (kibana: any) =>
         if (vars.activeSpace.space) {
           vars.uiCapabilities = await toggleUiCapabilities(
             vars.uiCapabilities,
-            vars.activeSpace.space,
-            spacesClient
+            vars.activeSpace.space
           );
         }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/lib/toggle_ui_capabilities.ts b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/lib/toggle_ui_capabilities.ts
index 1ecff814530e3e..67eb48f4030d8c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/lib/toggle_ui_capabilities.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/spaces/server/lib/toggle_ui_capabilities.ts
@@ -6,41 +6,13 @@
 
 import { UICapabilities } from 'ui/capabilities';
 import { Space } from '../../common/model/space';
-import { SpacesClient } from './spaces_client';
 
-export async function toggleUiCapabilities(
-  uiCapabilities: UICapabilities,
-  activeSpace: Space,
-  spacesClient: SpacesClient
-) {
-  // 1) Determine if user can manage spaces
-  await toggleManageSpacesCapability(uiCapabilities, spacesClient);
-
-  // 2) Turn off capabilities that are disabled within this space
+export async function toggleUiCapabilities(uiCapabilities: UICapabilities, activeSpace: Space) {
   toggleDisabledFeatures(uiCapabilities, activeSpace);
 
   return uiCapabilities;
 }
 
-async function toggleManageSpacesCapability(
-  uiCapabilities: UICapabilities,
-  spacesClient: SpacesClient
-) {
-  // Spaces special case
-  // Security is normally responsible for toggling such features, but since Spaces themselves are part of a security construct,
-  // the Spaces plugin is responsible for determining this specific capability.
-  try {
-    const canManageSpaces = await spacesClient.canEnumerateSpaces();
-    if (!canManageSpaces) {
-      uiCapabilities.spaces.manage = false;
-    }
-  } catch (error) {
-    // TODO: Log
-    // Fail closed.
-    uiCapabilities.spaces.manage = false;
-  }
-}
-
 function toggleDisabledFeatures(uiCapabilities: UICapabilities, activeSpace: Space) {
   // TODO: get disabled features from active space
   // @ts-ignore