diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/saved_objects/service.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/saved_objects/service.ts
index bfc5b165fe555..207f10dc33d4b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/saved_objects/service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/saved_objects/service.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,19 @@ export function jobSavedObjectServiceFactory(
     await savedObjectsClient.delete(ML_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE, job.id, { force: true });
   }
 
+  async function _forceDeleteJob(jobType: JobType, jobId: string, namespace: string) {
+    const id = savedObjectId({
+      job_id: jobId,
+      datafeed_id: null,
+      type: jobType,
+    });
+
+    await internalSavedObjectsClient.delete(ML_SAVED_OBJECT_TYPE, id, {
+      namespace,
+      force: true,
+    });
+  }
+
   async function createAnomalyDetectionJob(jobId: string, datafeedId?: string) {
     await _createJob('anomaly-detector', jobId, datafeedId);
   }
@@ -122,6 +135,10 @@ export function jobSavedObjectServiceFactory(
     await _deleteJob('anomaly-detector', jobId);
   }
 
+  async function forceDeleteAnomalyDetectionJob(jobId: string, namespace: string) {
+    await _forceDeleteJob('anomaly-detector', jobId, namespace);
+  }
+
   async function createDataFrameAnalyticsJob(jobId: string) {
     await _createJob('data-frame-analytics', jobId);
   }
@@ -130,6 +147,10 @@ export function jobSavedObjectServiceFactory(
     await _deleteJob('data-frame-analytics', jobId);
   }
 
+  async function forceDeleteDataFrameAnalyticsJob(jobId: string, namespace: string) {
+    await _forceDeleteJob('data-frame-analytics', jobId, namespace);
+  }
+
   async function bulkCreateJobs(jobs: Array<{ job: JobObject; namespaces: string[] }>) {
     return await _bulkCreateJobs(jobs);
   }
@@ -325,7 +346,9 @@ export function jobSavedObjectServiceFactory(
     createAnomalyDetectionJob,
     createDataFrameAnalyticsJob,
     deleteAnomalyDetectionJob,
+    forceDeleteAnomalyDetectionJob,
     deleteDataFrameAnalyticsJob,
+    forceDeleteDataFrameAnalyticsJob,
     addDatafeed,
     deleteDatafeed,
     filterJobsForSpace,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/saved_objects/sync.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/saved_objects/sync.ts
index 16e0520567056..00dfdba178fe5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/saved_objects/sync.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/saved_objects/sync.ts
@@ -94,10 +94,14 @@ export function syncSavedObjectsFactory(
           results.savedObjectsDeleted[job.jobId] = { success: true };
         } else {
           // Delete AD saved objects for jobs which no longer exist
-          const jobId = job.jobId;
+          const { jobId, namespaces } = job;
           tasks.push(async () => {
             try {
-              await jobSavedObjectService.deleteAnomalyDetectionJob(jobId);
+              if (namespaces !== undefined && namespaces.length) {
+                await jobSavedObjectService.forceDeleteAnomalyDetectionJob(jobId, namespaces[0]);
+              } else {
+                await jobSavedObjectService.deleteAnomalyDetectionJob(jobId);
+              }
               results.savedObjectsDeleted[job.jobId] = { success: true };
             } catch (error) {
               results.savedObjectsDeleted[job.jobId] = {
@@ -115,10 +119,14 @@ export function syncSavedObjectsFactory(
           results.savedObjectsDeleted[job.jobId] = { success: true };
         } else {
           // Delete DFA saved objects for jobs which no longer exist
-          const jobId = job.jobId;
+          const { jobId, namespaces } = job;
           tasks.push(async () => {
             try {
-              await jobSavedObjectService.deleteDataFrameAnalyticsJob(jobId);
+              if (namespaces !== undefined && namespaces.length) {
+                await jobSavedObjectService.forceDeleteDataFrameAnalyticsJob(jobId, namespaces[0]);
+              } else {
+                await jobSavedObjectService.deleteDataFrameAnalyticsJob(jobId);
+              }
               results.savedObjectsDeleted[job.jobId] = { success: true };
             } catch (error) {
               results.savedObjectsDeleted[job.jobId] = {