diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/alerts_client.ts b/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/alerts_client.ts
index 1f286b42c14491..eec60f924bf384 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/alerts_client.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/alerts/server/alerts_client.ts
@@ -613,10 +613,6 @@ export class AlertsClient {
       WriteOperations.Disable
     );
 
-    if (attributes.actions.length) {
-      await this.actionsAuthorization.ensureAuthorized('execute');
-    }
-
     if (attributes.enabled === true) {
       await this.unsecuredSavedObjectsClient.update(
         'alert',
diff --git a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/alerting/disable.ts b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/alerting/disable.ts
index 3a732424853a08..4e4f9053bd24f4 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/alerting/disable.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/alerting/disable.ts
@@ -90,15 +90,6 @@ export default function createDisableAlertTests({ getService }: FtrProviderConte
               await getScheduledTask(createdAlert.scheduledTaskId);
               break;
             case 'space_1_all_alerts_none_actions at space1':
-              expect(response.statusCode).to.eql(403);
-              expect(response.body).to.eql({
-                error: 'Forbidden',
-                message: `Unauthorized to execute actions`,
-                statusCode: 403,
-              });
-              // Ensure task still exists
-              await getScheduledTask(createdAlert.scheduledTaskId);
-              break;
             case 'superuser at space1':
             case 'space_1_all at space1':
             case 'space_1_all_with_restricted_fixture at space1':