diff --git a/src/core/server/saved_objects/serialization/serializer.ts b/src/core/server/saved_objects/serialization/serializer.ts
index b6c240022deb..492379068cdb 100644
--- a/src/core/server/saved_objects/serialization/serializer.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/saved_objects/serialization/serializer.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ export class SavedObjectsSerializer {
       ...(namespace && this.registry.isSingleNamespace(type) && { namespace }),
       ...(namespaces && this.registry.isMultiNamespace(type) && { namespaces }),
       ...(originId && { originId }),
-      ...(permissions && { permissions }),
       attributes: _source[type],
       references: _source.references || [],
       ...(_source.migrationVersion && { migrationVersion: _source.migrationVersion }),