diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/tests/execute_trigger_actions.test.ts b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/tests/execute_trigger_actions.test.ts
index 81120990001e3..af2510467ba87 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/tests/execute_trigger_actions.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/tests/execute_trigger_actions.test.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import { openContextMenu } from '../context_menu';
 import { uiActionsPluginMock } from '../mocks';
 import { Trigger } from '../triggers';
 import { TriggerId, ActionType } from '../types';
-import { wait } from '@testing-library/dom';
+import { waitFor } from '@testing-library/dom';
 
 jest.mock('../context_menu');
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ test('executes a single action mapped to a trigger', async () => {
   expect(executeFn).toBeCalledWith(expect.objectContaining(context));
 });
 
-test('throws an error if there are no compatible actions to execute', async () => {
+test("doesn't throw an error if there are no compatible actions to execute", async () => {
   const { setup, doStart } = uiActions;
   const trigger: Trigger = {
     id: 'MY-TRIGGER' as TriggerId,
@@ -98,9 +98,7 @@ test('throws an error if there are no compatible actions to execute', async () =
   const start = doStart();
   await expect(
     start.executeTriggerActions('MY-TRIGGER' as TriggerId, context)
-  ).rejects.toMatchObject(
-    new Error('No compatible actions found to execute for trigger [triggerId = MY-TRIGGER].')
-  );
+  ).resolves.toBeUndefined();
 });
 
 test('does not execute an incompatible action', async () => {
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ test('shows a context menu when more than one action is mapped to a trigger', as
 
   jest.runAllTimers();
 
-  await wait(() => {
+  await waitFor(() => {
     expect(executeFn).toBeCalledTimes(0);
     expect(openContextMenu).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
@@ -197,7 +195,7 @@ test("doesn't show a context menu for auto executable actions", async () => {
 
   jest.runAllTimers();
 
-  await wait(() => {
+  await waitFor(() => {
     expect(executeFn).toBeCalledTimes(2);
     expect(openContextMenu).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
   });
diff --git a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/triggers/trigger_internal.ts b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/triggers/trigger_internal.ts
index c91468d31add5..c766b5c798ecb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/triggers/trigger_internal.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/ui_actions/public/triggers/trigger_internal.ts
@@ -35,12 +35,6 @@ export class TriggerInternal<T extends TriggerId> {
     const triggerId = this.trigger.id;
     const actions = await this.service.getTriggerCompatibleActions!(triggerId, context);
 
-    if (!actions.length) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `No compatible actions found to execute for trigger [triggerId = ${triggerId}].`
-      );
-    }
-
     await Promise.all([
       actions.map((action) =>
         this.service.executionService.execute({