diff --git a/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/tests/service_maps/service_maps.ts b/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/tests/service_maps/service_maps.ts
index 5adbafc07e187..f452514cb5172 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/tests/service_maps/service_maps.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/apm_api_integration/tests/service_maps/service_maps.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export default function serviceMapsApiTests({ getService }: FtrProviderContext)
         const q = querystring.stringify({
           start: metadata.start,
           end: metadata.end,
-          uiFilters: encodeURIComponent('{}'),
         });
         const response = await supertest.get(`/api/apm/service-map/service/opbeans-node?${q}`);