diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/privilege_type.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/privilege_type.ts
index e5a67d2a807f0..161225da68480 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/privilege_type.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/privilege_type.ts
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@
 import * as t from 'io-ts';
 
 export const enum PrivilegeType {
-  SOURCEMAP = 'sourcemap:write',
   EVENT = 'event:write',
   AGENT_CONFIG = 'config_agent:read',
 }
 
 export const privilegesTypeRt = t.array(
   t.union([
-    t.literal(PrivilegeType.SOURCEMAP),
     t.literal(PrivilegeType.EVENT),
     t.literal(PrivilegeType.AGENT_CONFIG),
   ])
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/settings/agent_keys/create_agent_key.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/settings/agent_keys/create_agent_key.tsx
index 1634706d330e2..684a7386f35e6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/settings/agent_keys/create_agent_key.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/settings/agent_keys/create_agent_key.tsx
@@ -43,12 +43,11 @@ export function CreateAgentKeyFlyout({ onCancel, onSuccess, onError }: Props) {
 
   const [agentKeyBody, setAgentKeyBody] = useState({
     name: '',
-    sourcemap: true,
     event: true,
     agentConfig: true,
   });
 
-  const { name, sourcemap, event, agentConfig } = agentKeyBody;
+  const { name, event, agentConfig } = agentKeyBody;
 
   const currentUser = useCurrentUser();
 
@@ -73,10 +72,6 @@ export function CreateAgentKeyFlyout({ onCancel, onSuccess, onError }: Props) {
 
     try {
       const privileges: PrivilegeType[] = [];
-      if (sourcemap) {
-        privileges.push(PrivilegeType.SOURCEMAP);
-      }
-
       if (event) {
         privileges.push(PrivilegeType.EVENT);
       }
@@ -206,27 +201,6 @@ export function CreateAgentKeyFlyout({ onCancel, onSuccess, onError }: Props) {
               />
             </EuiFormRow>
             <EuiSpacer size="s" />
-            <EuiFormRow
-              helpText={i18n.translate(
-                'xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.sourcemaps',
-                {
-                  defaultMessage: 'Required for uploading sourcemaps.',
-                }
-              )}
-            >
-              <EuiCheckbox
-                id={htmlIdGenerator()()}
-                label="sourcemap:write"
-                checked={sourcemap}
-                onChange={() =>
-                  setAgentKeyBody((state) => ({
-                    ...state,
-                    sourcemap: !state.sourcemap,
-                  }))
-                }
-              />
-            </EuiFormRow>
-            <EuiSpacer size="s" />
           </EuiFormFieldset>
         </EuiForm>
       </EuiFlyoutBody>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
index 6558334913435..a1db17454109d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/fr-FR.json
@@ -7374,7 +7374,6 @@
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.namePlaceholder": "Par exemple, apm-key",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.nameTitle": "Nom",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.privilegesFieldset": "Attribuer des privilèges",
-    "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.sourcemaps": "Requis pour le téléchargement des cartes sources.",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.userTitle": "Utilisateur",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.deleteConfirmModal.cancel": "Annuler",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.deleteConfirmModal.delete": "Supprimer",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index 5a6e17d82c29c..9ec2c5ba026da 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -7363,7 +7363,6 @@
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.namePlaceholder": "例：apm-key",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.nameTitle": "名前",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.privilegesFieldset": "権限を割り当て",
-    "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.sourcemaps": "ソースマップのアップロードに必要です。",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.userTitle": "ユーザー",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.deleteConfirmModal.cancel": "キャンセル",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.deleteConfirmModal.delete": "削除",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index 107dcec2ce65b..915e40765e5aa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -7377,7 +7377,6 @@
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.namePlaceholder": "例如，apm-key",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.nameTitle": "名称",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.privilegesFieldset": "分配权限",
-    "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.sourcemaps": "上传源地图所必需。",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.createKeyFlyout.userTitle": "用户",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.deleteConfirmModal.cancel": "取消",
     "xpack.apm.settings.agentKeys.deleteConfirmModal.delete": "删除",
diff --git a/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/common/authentication.ts b/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/common/authentication.ts
index 28dffac7f80ca..e975f6e147442 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/common/authentication.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/common/authentication.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ const customRoles = {
     applications: [
       {
         application: 'apm',
-        privileges: [PrivilegeType.AGENT_CONFIG, PrivilegeType.EVENT, PrivilegeType.SOURCEMAP],
+        privileges: [PrivilegeType.AGENT_CONFIG, PrivilegeType.EVENT],
         resources: ['*'],
       },
     ],
diff --git a/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/tests/settings/agent_keys/agent_keys.spec.ts b/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/tests/settings/agent_keys/agent_keys.spec.ts
index 2f607cecb75bb..c0d6500fd298c 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/tests/settings/agent_keys/agent_keys.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/tests/settings/agent_keys/agent_keys.spec.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ export default function ApiTest({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const esClient = getService('es');
 
   const agentKeyName = 'test';
-  const allApplicationPrivileges = [
-    PrivilegeType.AGENT_CONFIG,
-    PrivilegeType.EVENT,
-    PrivilegeType.SOURCEMAP,
-  ];
+  const allApplicationPrivileges = [PrivilegeType.AGENT_CONFIG, PrivilegeType.EVENT];
 
   async function createAgentKey(apiClient: ApmApiSupertest, privileges = allApplicationPrivileges) {
     return await apiClient({