diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/spaces/public/copy_saved_objects_to_space/copy_saved_objects_to_space_service.test.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/spaces/public/copy_saved_objects_to_space/copy_saved_objects_to_space_service.test.ts
index 50e5c1aa703ec..63a59344dfe5d 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/spaces/public/copy_saved_objects_to_space/copy_saved_objects_to_space_service.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/spaces/public/copy_saved_objects_to_space/copy_saved_objects_to_space_service.test.ts
@@ -33,25 +33,5 @@ describe('CopySavedObjectsToSpaceService', () => {
         expect.any(CopyToSpaceSavedObjectsManagementAction)
       );
     });
-
-    it('will not re-register the CopyToSpaceSavedObjectsManagementAction', () => {
-      const deps = {
-        spacesManager: spacesManagerMock.create(),
-        // we don't have a proper NP mock for this yet
-        managementSetup: ({
-          savedObjects: {
-            registry: {
-              has: jest.fn().mockReturnValue(true),
-              register: jest.fn(),
-            },
-          },
-        } as unknown) as ManagementSetup,
-      };
-
-      const service = new CopySavedObjectsToSpaceService();
-      service.setup(deps);
-
-      expect(deps.managementSetup.savedObjects.registry.register).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
-    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/spaces/public/copy_saved_objects_to_space/copy_saved_objects_to_space_service.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/spaces/public/copy_saved_objects_to_space/copy_saved_objects_to_space_service.ts
index e67ee8eb2e9f3..37354f985a2fc 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/spaces/public/copy_saved_objects_to_space/copy_saved_objects_to_space_service.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/spaces/public/copy_saved_objects_to_space/copy_saved_objects_to_space_service.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ interface SetupDeps {
 export class CopySavedObjectsToSpaceService {
   public setup({ spacesManager, managementSetup }: SetupDeps) {
     const action = new CopyToSpaceSavedObjectsManagementAction(spacesManager);
-    if (!managementSetup.savedObjects.registry.has(action.id)) {
-      managementSetup.savedObjects.registry.register(action);
-    }
+    managementSetup.savedObjects.registry.register(action);
   }
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/spaces/public/management/legacy_page_routes.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/spaces/public/management/legacy_page_routes.tsx
index 9dafd052037ee..8cf4a129e5b8f 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/spaces/public/management/legacy_page_routes.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/spaces/public/management/legacy_page_routes.tsx
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ routes.when('/management/spaces/list', {
   k7Breadcrumbs: getListBreadcrumbs,
   requireUICapability: 'management.kibana.spaces',
   controller($scope: any) {
-    $scope.$$postDigest(async () => {
+    $scope.$$postDigest(() => {
       const domNode = document.getElementById(reactRootNodeId);
 
-      const { spacesManager } = await spacesNPStart;
+      const { spacesManager } = spacesNPStart;
 
       render(
         <I18nContext>
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ routes.when('/management/spaces/create', {
   k7Breadcrumbs: getCreateBreadcrumbs,
   requireUICapability: 'management.kibana.spaces',
   controller($scope: any) {
-    $scope.$$postDigest(async () => {
+    $scope.$$postDigest(() => {
       const domNode = document.getElementById(reactRootNodeId);
 
-      const { spacesManager } = await spacesNPStart;
+      const { spacesManager } = spacesNPStart;
 
       render(
         <I18nContext>