diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/ml_saved_objects_spaces_list/ml_saved_objects_spaces_list.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/ml_saved_objects_spaces_list/ml_saved_objects_spaces_list.tsx
index ff78f79b7604d..d1207248c7f74 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/ml_saved_objects_spaces_list/ml_saved_objects_spaces_list.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/components/ml_saved_objects_spaces_list/ml_saved_objects_spaces_list.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import { useMlApiContext } from '../../contexts/kibana';
 import { useToastNotificationService } from '../../services/toast_notification_service';
 
 interface Props {
-  spacesApi: SpacesPluginStart;
+  spacesApi: SpacesPluginStart; // this component is only ever used when spaces is enabled
   spaceIds: string[];
   id: string;
   mlSavedObjectType: MlSavedObjectType;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/contexts/kibana/kibana_context.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/contexts/kibana/kibana_context.ts
index d88d9abb24a87..aebe71477c7bc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/contexts/kibana/kibana_context.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/contexts/kibana/kibana_context.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ interface StartPlugins {
   usageCollection?: UsageCollectionSetup;
   fieldFormats: FieldFormatsRegistry;
   dashboard: DashboardSetup;
-  spacesApi: SpacesPluginStart;
+  spacesApi?: SpacesPluginStart;
   charts: ChartsPluginStart;
   cases?: CasesUiStart;
   unifiedSearch: UnifiedSearchPublicPluginStart;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/management/jobs_list/components/jobs_list_page/jobs_list_page.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/management/jobs_list/components/jobs_list_page/jobs_list_page.tsx
index ef8238a7e966e..4bd30a2f5af46 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/management/jobs_list/components/jobs_list_page/jobs_list_page.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/management/jobs_list/components/jobs_list_page/jobs_list_page.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ export const JobsListPage: FC<{
     () => mlApiServicesProvider(new HttpService(coreStart.http)),
     [coreStart.http]
   );
-  const spacesEnabled = spacesApi !== undefined;
   const [initialized, setInitialized] = useState(false);
   const [accessDenied, setAccessDenied] = useState(false);
   const [isPlatinumOrTrialLicense, setIsPlatinumOrTrialLicense] = useState(true);
@@ -153,20 +152,18 @@ export const JobsListPage: FC<{
                 >
                   <EuiFlexGroup>
                     <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-                      {spacesEnabled && (
-                        <>
-                          <EuiButtonEmpty
-                            onClick={() => setShowSyncFlyout(true)}
-                            data-test-subj="mlStackMgmtSyncButton"
-                          >
-                            {i18n.translate('xpack.ml.management.jobsList.syncFlyoutButton', {
-                              defaultMessage: 'Synchronize saved objects',
-                            })}
-                          </EuiButtonEmpty>
-                          {showSyncFlyout && <JobSpacesSyncFlyout onClose={onCloseSyncFlyout} />}
-                          <EuiSpacer size="s" />
-                        </>
-                      )}
+                      <>
+                        <EuiButtonEmpty
+                          onClick={() => setShowSyncFlyout(true)}
+                          data-test-subj="mlStackMgmtSyncButton"
+                        >
+                          {i18n.translate('xpack.ml.management.jobsList.syncFlyoutButton', {
+                            defaultMessage: 'Synchronize saved objects',
+                          })}
+                        </EuiButtonEmpty>
+                        {showSyncFlyout && <JobSpacesSyncFlyout onClose={onCloseSyncFlyout} />}
+                        <EuiSpacer size="s" />
+                      </>
                     </EuiFlexItem>
                     <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
                       <ExportJobsFlyout
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/management/jobs_list/components/jobs_list_page/space_management/space_management.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/management/jobs_list/components/jobs_list_page/space_management/space_management.tsx
index 6868bdfa4a4e7..69ea8f717a51f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/management/jobs_list/components/jobs_list_page/space_management/space_management.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/management/jobs_list/components/jobs_list_page/space_management/space_management.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { getFilters } from './filters';
 import { useTableState } from './use_table_state';
 
 interface Props {
-  spacesApi: SpacesPluginStart | undefined;
+  spacesApi?: SpacesPluginStart;
   setCurrentTab: (tabId: MlSavedObjectType) => void;
 }