diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/dashboard_container.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/dashboard_container.tsx
index 4c8973925dac0..58e2b1c17ff20 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/dashboard_container.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/dashboard_container.tsx
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ export interface DashboardContainerServices {
   overlays: CoreStart['overlays'];
   uiSettings: IUiSettingsClient;
   embeddable: EmbeddableStart;
-  hideWriteControls: boolean;
   uiActions: UiActionsStart;
   http: CoreStart['http'];
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/dashboard_container_factory.tsx b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/dashboard_container_factory.tsx
index a4cccd42a83dc..98b4947066c00 100644
--- a/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/dashboard_container_factory.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/dashboard/public/application/embeddable/dashboard_container_factory.tsx
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ export class DashboardContainerFactoryDefinition
   ) {}
 
   public isEditable = async () => {
-    const { application, hideWriteControls } = await this.getStartServices();
-    return !!application.capabilities.createNew && !hideWriteControls;
+    // Currently unused for dashboards
+    return false;
   };
 
   public readonly getDisplayName = () => {