diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/ml/system/capabilities.ts b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/ml/system/capabilities.ts
index 621544d818312..116280e0a4dd1 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/ml/system/capabilities.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/ml/system/capabilities.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
 
   describe('ml_capabilities', () => {
     describe('get capabilities', function () {
-      it('should have the right number of capabilities', async () => {
+      it('should be enabled in space', async () => {
         const { mlFeatureEnabledInSpace } = await runRequest(USER.ML_POWERUSER);
         expect(mlFeatureEnabledInSpace).to.eql(true);
       });
diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/ml/system/space_capabilities.ts b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/ml/system/space_capabilities.ts
index d9c60907a5764..0a39eae09d24e 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/ml/system/space_capabilities.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/ml/system/space_capabilities.ts
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
     });
 
     describe('get capabilities', function () {
-      it('should have the right number of capabilities - space with ML - space with ML', async () => {
+      it('should be enabled in space - space with ML', async () => {
         const { mlFeatureEnabledInSpace } = await runRequest(USER.ML_POWERUSER, idSpaceWithMl);
         expect(mlFeatureEnabledInSpace).to.eql(true);
       });
-      it('should have the right number of capabilities - space without ML', async () => {
+      it('should not be enabled in space - space without ML', async () => {
         const { mlFeatureEnabledInSpace } = await runRequest(USER.ML_POWERUSER, idSpaceNoMl);
         expect(mlFeatureEnabledInSpace).to.eql(false);
       });