diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/legacy_visualizations/is_legacy_map.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/legacy_visualizations/is_legacy_map.ts
index 9f13091e7b7ef..46f7b9cf27be5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/legacy_visualizations/is_legacy_map.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/legacy_visualizations/is_legacy_map.ts
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import type { HasType } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import { Embeddable } from '@kbn/embeddable-plugin/public';
 import type { HasVisualizeConfig, VisualizeEmbeddable } from '@kbn/visualizations-plugin/public';
-import { apiHasVisualizeConfig } from '@kbn/visualizations-plugin/public';
 
 export function isLegacyMap(embeddable: Embeddable) {
   return (
@@ -18,11 +16,6 @@ export function isLegacyMap(embeddable: Embeddable) {
   );
 }
 
-type LegacyMapApi = HasType & Partial<HasVisualizeConfig>;
-
-export function isLegacyMapApi(api: LegacyMapApi) {
-  if (!apiHasVisualizeConfig(api)) {
-    return false;
-  }
+export function isLegacyMapApi(api: HasVisualizeConfig) {
   return ['region_map', 'tile_map'].includes(api.getVis().type?.name);
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/trigger_actions/filter_by_map_extent/action.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/trigger_actions/filter_by_map_extent/action.ts
index b45d999f4c53a..a368dc65b26fe 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/trigger_actions/filter_by_map_extent/action.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/trigger_actions/filter_by_map_extent/action.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { type EmbeddableApiContext, apiHasType, apiIsOfType } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import { createAction } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
+import { apiHasVisualizeConfig } from '@kbn/visualizations-plugin/public';
 import { type FilterByMapExtentActionApi } from './types';
 import { MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE } from '../../../common/constants';
 import { isLegacyMapApi } from '../../legacy_visualizations/is_legacy_map';
@@ -52,10 +53,11 @@ export const filterByMapExtentAction = createAction<EmbeddableApiContext>({
     return 'filter';
   },
   isCompatible: async ({ embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext) => {
-    if (!isApiCompatible(embeddable)) return false;
-    return embeddable.disableTriggers
-      ? false
-      : apiIsOfType(embeddable, MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE) || isLegacyMapApi(embeddable);
+    if (!isApiCompatible(embeddable) || embeddable.disableTriggers) return false;
+    return (
+      apiIsOfType(embeddable, MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE) ||
+      (apiHasVisualizeConfig(embeddable) && isLegacyMapApi(embeddable))
+    );
   },
   execute: async ({ embeddable }: EmbeddableApiContext) => {
     const { openModal } = await import('./modal');
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/trigger_actions/synchronize_movement/is_compatible.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/trigger_actions/synchronize_movement/is_compatible.ts
index b8adf9d8c13e6..bd31feb04f00e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/trigger_actions/synchronize_movement/is_compatible.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/trigger_actions/synchronize_movement/is_compatible.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
  */
 
 import { apiIsOfType } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
-import { type HasLensConfig, apiHasLensConfig } from '@kbn/lens-plugin/public';
+import { apiHasVisualizeConfig } from '@kbn/visualizations-plugin/public';
+import { apiHasLensConfig } from '@kbn/lens-plugin/public';
 import { MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE } from '../../../common/constants';
 import { isLegacyMapApi } from '../../legacy_visualizations/is_legacy_map';
 import { mapEmbeddablesSingleton } from '../../embeddable/map_embeddables_singleton';
@@ -16,14 +17,9 @@ export function isCompatible(api: SynchronizeMovementActionApi) {
   if (!mapEmbeddablesSingleton.hasMultipleMaps()) {
     return false;
   }
-
-  if (apiHasLensConfig(api) && (api as HasLensConfig).getSavedVis()?.visualizationType === 'lnsChoropleth') {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  if (isLegacyMapApi(api)) {
-    return true;
-  }
-
-  return apiIsOfType(api, MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE);
+  return (
+    apiIsOfType(api, MAP_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE) ||
+    (apiHasLensConfig(api) && api.getSavedVis()?.visualizationType === 'lnsChoropleth') ||
+    (apiHasVisualizeConfig(api) && isLegacyMapApi(api))
+  );
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/trigger_actions/synchronize_movement/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/trigger_actions/synchronize_movement/types.ts
index 2e3ea9862c735..4b9e48e19c2d0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/trigger_actions/synchronize_movement/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/trigger_actions/synchronize_movement/types.ts
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ import type { HasType } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import type { HasLensConfig } from '@kbn/lens-plugin/public';
 import type { HasVisualizeConfig } from '@kbn/visualizations-plugin/public';
 
-export type SynchronizeMovementActionApi = HasType<'lens' | 'visualization' | 'map'> &
-  Partial<HasLensConfig & HasVisualizeConfig>;
+export type SynchronizeMovementActionApi =
+  | HasType<'map' | 'visualization' | 'lens'>
+  | Partial<HasLensConfig | HasVisualizeConfig>;