diff --git a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.test.ts b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.test.ts
index d15037eec9ec..c3cde2f6d6c3 100644
--- a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.test.ts
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ describe('SavedObjectsClient', () => {
             "method": "DELETE",
             "query": Object {
               "force": false,
-              "workspace": undefined,
             },
           },
         ]
diff --git a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
index dd7951db8ecf..f1f3b87c6dc7 100644
--- a/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
+++ b/src/core/public/saved_objects/saved_objects_client.ts
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ export interface SavedObjectsBatchResponse<T = unknown> {
 export interface SavedObjectsDeleteOptions {
   /** Force deletion of an object that exists in multiple namespaces */
   force?: boolean;
-  workspace?: string;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -337,7 +336,6 @@ export class SavedObjectsClient {
 
     const query = {
       force: !!options?.force,
-      workspace: this._getCurrentWorkspace(),
     };
 
     return this.savedObjectsFetch(this.getPath([type, id]), { method: 'DELETE', query });
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/routes/delete.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/routes/delete.ts
index 20abc37d9af1..25296fe6855f 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/routes/delete.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/routes/delete.ts
@@ -42,17 +42,13 @@ export const registerDeleteRoute = (router: IRouter) => {
         }),
         query: schema.object({
           force: schema.maybe(schema.boolean()),
-          workspace: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
         }),
       },
     },
     router.handleLegacyErrors(async (context, req, res) => {
       const { type, id } = req.params;
-      const { force, workspace } = req.query;
-      const result = await context.core.savedObjects.client.delete(type, id, {
-        force,
-        workspaces: workspace ? [workspace] : undefined,
-      });
+      const { force } = req.query;
+      const result = await context.core.savedObjects.client.delete(type, id, { force });
       return res.ok({ body: result });
     })
   );
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.test.js b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.test.js
index d97ad64c66cc..816d1013e5be 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.test.js
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.test.js
@@ -2554,25 +2554,6 @@ describe('SavedObjectsRepository', () => {
         expect(client.get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
       });
 
-      it(`throws when the document has multiple workspaces and the force option is not enabled`, async () => {
-        const workspaces = ['foo-workspace', 'bar-workspace'];
-        const response = getMockGetResponse({
-          type: NAMESPACE_AGNOSTIC_TYPE,
-          id,
-          namespace,
-          workspaces,
-        });
-        client.get.mockResolvedValueOnce(
-          opensearchClientMock.createSuccessTransportRequestPromise(response)
-        );
-        await expect(
-          savedObjectsRepository.delete(NAMESPACE_AGNOSTIC_TYPE, id, { namespace, workspaces })
-        ).rejects.toThrowError(
-          'Unable to delete saved object that exists in multiple workspaces, use the `force` option to delete it anyway'
-        );
-        expect(client.get).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-      });
-
       it(`throws when the type is multi-namespace and the document has all namespaces and the force option is not enabled`, async () => {
         const response = getMockGetResponse({ type: MULTI_NAMESPACE_TYPE, id, namespace });
         response._source.namespaces = ['*'];
diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
index 61cc60b4add1..1b7560505947 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/service/lib/repository.ts
@@ -725,17 +725,6 @@ export class SavedObjectsRepository {
       }
     }
 
-    const { workspaces } = options;
-    if (workspaces) {
-      const obj = await this.get(type, id, { namespace });
-      const existingWorkspace = obj.workspaces || [];
-      if (!force && existingWorkspace.length > 1) {
-        throw SavedObjectsErrorHelpers.createBadRequestError(
-          'Unable to delete saved object that exists in multiple workspaces, use the `force` option to delete it anyway'
-        );
-      }
-    }
-
     const { body, statusCode } = await this.client.delete<DeleteDocumentResponse>(
       {
         id: rawId,