diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/plugin.ts
index 6731d2bd1f805..eb9dab938e9fc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/plugin.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ export interface PluginSetupContract {
   getActionsHealth: () => { hasPermanentEncryptionKey: boolean };
   getActionsConfigurationUtilities: () => ActionsConfigurationUtilities;
   setEnabledConnectorTypes: (connectorTypes: EnabledConnectorTypes) => void;
+
   isActionTypeEnabled(id: string, options?: { notifyUsage: boolean }): boolean;
 }
 
@@ -172,6 +173,7 @@ export interface PluginStartContract {
     params: Params,
     variables: Record<string, unknown>
   ): Params;
+
   isSystemActionConnector: (connectorId: string) => boolean;
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/usage/connector_usage_reporting_task.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/usage/connector_usage_reporting_task.test.ts
index 77dec7f15e156..2c09576cc2a2b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/usage/connector_usage_reporting_task.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/usage/connector_usage_reporting_task.test.ts
@@ -230,10 +230,11 @@ describe('ConnectorUsageReportingTask', () => {
     const response = await taskRunner.run();
 
     expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      'Missing required project id while running actions:connector_usage_reporting'
+      'Missing required project id while running actions:connector_usage_reporting, reporting task will be deleted'
     );
 
     expect(response).toEqual({
+      shouldDeleteTask: true,
       state: {
         attempts: 0,
         lastReportedUsageDate,
@@ -391,4 +392,27 @@ describe('ConnectorUsageReportingTask', () => {
       'Usage data could not be pushed to usage-api. Stopped retrying after 5 attempts. Error:test-error'
     );
   });
+
+  it('does not schedule the task when the project id is missing', async () => {
+    const core = createSetup();
+    const taskManagerStart = taskManagerStartMock();
+
+    const task = new ConnectorUsageReportingTask({
+      eventLogIndex: 'test-index',
+      projectId: undefined,
+      logger,
+      core,
+      taskManager: mockTaskManagerSetup,
+      config: {
+        url: 'usage-api',
+        ca: {
+          path: './ca.crt',
+        },
+      },
+    });
+
+    await task.start(taskManagerStart);
+
+    expect(taskManagerStart.ensureScheduled).not.toBeCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/usage/connector_usage_reporting_task.ts b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/usage/connector_usage_reporting_task.ts
index ce44718749006..ddaa930b15c34 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/usage/connector_usage_reporting_task.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/actions/server/usage/connector_usage_reporting_task.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ export class ConnectorUsageReportingTask {
   }
 
   public start = async (taskManager?: TaskManagerStartContract) => {
+    if (!this.projectId) {
+      return;
+    }
     if (!taskManager) {
       this.logger.error(
         `Missing required task manager service during start of ${CONNECTOR_USAGE_REPORTING_TASK_TYPE}`
@@ -111,10 +114,11 @@ export class ConnectorUsageReportingTask {
 
     if (!this.projectId) {
       this.logger.warn(
-        `Missing required project id while running ${CONNECTOR_USAGE_REPORTING_TASK_TYPE}`
+        `Missing required project id while running ${CONNECTOR_USAGE_REPORTING_TASK_TYPE}, reporting task will be deleted`
       );
       return {
         state,
+        shouldDeleteTask: true,
       };
     }