diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/api/entity_store.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/api/entity_store.ts
index 34789402c89a5..54f5415d24a35 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/api/entity_store.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/api/entity_store.ts
@@ -43,9 +43,10 @@ export const useEntityStoreRoutes = () => {
       });
     };
 
-    const deleteEntityEngine = async (entityType: EntityType) => {
+    const deleteEntityEngine = async (entityType: EntityType, deleteData: boolean) => {
       return http.fetch<DeleteEntityEngineResponse>(`/api/entity_store/engines/${entityType}`, {
         method: 'DELETE',
+        query: { data: deleteData },
         version: API_VERSIONS.public.v1,
       });
     };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/components/entity_store/hooks/use_entity_store.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/components/entity_store/hooks/use_entity_store.ts
index 29e9e6c5098c4..0ac684555fd0d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/components/entity_store/hooks/use_entity_store.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/components/entity_store/hooks/use_entity_store.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ export const useDeleteEntityEngineMutation = (options?: UseMutationOptions<{}>)
   const invalidateEntityEngineStatusQuery = useInvalidateEntityEngineStatusQuery();
   const { deleteEntityEngine } = useEntityStoreRoutes();
   return useMutation<DeleteEntityEngineResponse[]>(
-    () => Promise.all([deleteEntityEngine('user'), deleteEntityEngine('host')]),
+    () => Promise.all([deleteEntityEngine('user', true), deleteEntityEngine('host', true)]),
     {
       ...options,
       mutationKey: DELETE_ENTITY_ENGINE_STATUS_KEY,