diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/kibana.json b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/kibana.json
index 501b84dd8825d..d7784465d4519 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/kibana.json
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
     "triggersActionsUi",
     "alerts",
     "actions",
-    "encryptedSavedObjects",
     "encryptedSavedObjects"
   ],
   "server": true,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/verify_alerting_security.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/verify_alerting_security.ts
index c8aa730dd4774..aff7c4edb5174 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/verify_alerting_security.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/lib/elasticsearch/verify_alerting_security.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export class AlertingSecurity {
 
     return {
       isSufficientlySecure: !isSecurityEnabled || (isSecurityEnabled && isTLSEnabled),
-      hasPermanentEncryptionKey: !encryptedSavedObjects?.usingEphemeralEncryptionKey,
+      hasPermanentEncryptionKey: Boolean(encryptedSavedObjects),
     };
   };
 }