diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/server/alert_rules/status_rule/status_rule_executor.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/server/alert_rules/status_rule/status_rule_executor.test.ts
index 28d7018448374..bb7cd4317b494 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/server/alert_rules/status_rule/status_rule_executor.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/server/alert_rules/status_rule/status_rule_executor.test.ts
@@ -4,22 +4,37 @@
  * 2.0; you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License
  * 2.0.
  */
-
-import { StatusRuleExecutor } from './status_rule_executor';
+import moment from 'moment';
 import { loggerMock } from '@kbn/logging-mocks';
 import { savedObjectsClientMock } from '@kbn/core-saved-objects-api-server-mocks';
+import { StatusRuleExecutor } from './status_rule_executor';
 import { UptimeServerSetup } from '../../legacy_uptime/lib/adapters';
 import { mockEncryptedSO } from '../../synthetics_service/utils/mocks';
 import { elasticsearchClientMock } from '@kbn/core-elasticsearch-client-server-mocks';
 import { SyntheticsMonitorClient } from '../../synthetics_service/synthetics_monitor/synthetics_monitor_client';
 import { SyntheticsService } from '../../synthetics_service/synthetics_service';
-import moment from 'moment';
 import * as monitorUtils from '../../saved_objects/synthetics_monitor/get_all_monitors';
+import * as locationsUtils from '../../synthetics_service/get_all_locations';
+import type { PublicLocation } from '../../../common/runtime_types';
 
 describe('StatusRuleExecutor', () => {
   const mockEsClient = elasticsearchClientMock.createElasticsearchClient();
   const logger = loggerMock.create();
   const soClient = savedObjectsClientMock.create();
+  jest.spyOn(locationsUtils, 'getAllLocations').mockResolvedValue({
+    // @ts-ignore
+    publicLocations: [
+      {
+        id: 'us_central_qa',
+        label: 'US Central QA',
+      },
+      {
+        id: 'us_central_dev',
+        label: 'US Central DEV',
+      },
+    ] as unknown as PublicLocation,
+    privateLocations: [],
+  });
 
   const serverMock: UptimeServerSetup = {
     logger,
@@ -64,6 +79,7 @@ describe('StatusRuleExecutor', () => {
       soClient,
     });
   });
+
   it('marks deleted configs as expected', async () => {
     jest.spyOn(monitorUtils, 'getAllMonitors').mockResolvedValue(testMonitors);
     const statusRule = new StatusRuleExecutor(
@@ -127,6 +143,84 @@ describe('StatusRuleExecutor', () => {
       },
     });
   });
+
+  it('does not mark deleted config when monitor does not contain location label', async () => {
+    jest.spyOn(monitorUtils, 'getAllMonitors').mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        ...testMonitors[0],
+        attributes: {
+          ...testMonitors[0].attributes,
+          locations: [
+            {
+              geo: { lon: -95.86, lat: 41.25 },
+              isServiceManaged: true,
+              id: 'us_central_qa',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      },
+    ]);
+    const statusRule = new StatusRuleExecutor(
+      moment().toDate(),
+      {},
+      soClient,
+      mockEsClient,
+      serverMock,
+      monitorClient
+    );
+
+    const { downConfigs } = await statusRule.getDownChecks({});
+
+    expect(downConfigs).toEqual({});
+
+    const staleDownConfigs = await statusRule.markDeletedConfigs({
+      id1: {
+        location: 'us-east-1',
+        configId: 'id1',
+        status: 'down',
+        timestamp: '2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+        monitorQueryId: 'test',
+        ping: {} as any,
+      },
+      '2548dab3-4752-4b4d-89a2-ae3402b6fb04-us_central_dev': {
+        location: 'US Central DEV',
+        configId: '2548dab3-4752-4b4d-89a2-ae3402b6fb04',
+        status: 'down',
+        timestamp: '2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+        monitorQueryId: 'test',
+        ping: {} as any,
+      },
+      '2548dab3-4752-4b4d-89a2-ae3402b6fb04-us_central_qa': {
+        location: 'US Central QA',
+        configId: '2548dab3-4752-4b4d-89a2-ae3402b6fb04',
+        status: 'down',
+        timestamp: '2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+        monitorQueryId: 'test',
+        ping: {} as any,
+      },
+    });
+
+    expect(staleDownConfigs).toEqual({
+      id1: {
+        configId: 'id1',
+        isDeleted: true,
+        location: 'us-east-1',
+        monitorQueryId: 'test',
+        ping: {},
+        status: 'down',
+        timestamp: '2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+      },
+      '2548dab3-4752-4b4d-89a2-ae3402b6fb04-us_central_dev': {
+        configId: '2548dab3-4752-4b4d-89a2-ae3402b6fb04',
+        isLocationRemoved: true,
+        location: 'US Central DEV',
+        monitorQueryId: 'test',
+        ping: {},
+        status: 'down',
+        timestamp: '2021-06-01T00:00:00.000Z',
+      },
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 const testMonitors = [
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/server/alert_rules/status_rule/status_rule_executor.ts b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/server/alert_rules/status_rule/status_rule_executor.ts
index 3b73245977dff..cba5a7d2128b3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/server/alert_rules/status_rule/status_rule_executor.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/synthetics/server/alert_rules/status_rule/status_rule_executor.ts
@@ -195,7 +195,10 @@ export class StatusRuleExecutor {
         delete downConfigs[locPlusId];
       } else {
         const { locations } = monitor.attributes;
-        if (!locations.some((l) => l.label === downConfig.location)) {
+        const isLocationRemoved = !locations.some(
+          (l) => l.id === this.getLocationId(downConfig.location)
+        );
+        if (isLocationRemoved) {
           staleDownConfigs[locPlusId] = { ...downConfig, isLocationRemoved: true };
           delete downConfigs[locPlusId];
         }