diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/kibana.json b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/kibana.json
index 58c50d0dac7bd..fc9db4a8b6b22 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/kibana.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "configPath": ["xpack", "uptime"],
   "id": "uptime",
   "kibanaVersion": "kibana",
-  "optionalPlugins": ["capabilities", "data", "home", "observability", "ml"],
+  "optionalPlugins": ["data", "home", "observability", "ml"],
   "requiredPlugins": [
     "alerts",
     "embeddable",