diff --git a/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.ts
index 50be6de4d838..688e61bca48f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/workspace/public/plugin.ts
@@ -12,14 +12,12 @@ import {
   AppMountParameters,
   AppNavLinkStatus,
   LinksUpdater,
-  WorkspaceAttribute,
 } from '../../../core/public';
 import { WORKSPACE_FATAL_ERROR_APP_ID, WORKSPACE_OVERVIEW_APP_ID } from '../common/constants';
 import { getWorkspaceIdFromUrl } from '../../../core/public/utils';
 import { Services } from './types';
 import { WorkspaceClient } from './workspace_client';
 import { WorkspaceMenu } from './components/workspace_menu/workspace_menu';
-import { NavLinkWrapper } from '../../../core/public/chrome/nav_links/nav_link';
 import { featureMatchesConfig } from './utils';
 
 type WorkspaceAppType = (params: AppMountParameters, services: Services) => () => void;
@@ -41,16 +39,6 @@ export class WorkspacePlugin implements Plugin<{}, {}, {}> {
     return getWorkspaceIdFromUrl(window.location.href, basePath);
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Filter the nav links based on the feature configuration of workspace
-   */
-  private filterByWorkspace(allNavLinks: NavLinkWrapper[], workspace: WorkspaceAttribute | null) {
-    if (!workspace || !workspace.features) return allNavLinks;
-
-    const featureFilter = featureMatchesConfig(workspace.features);
-    return allNavLinks.filter((linkWrapper) => featureFilter(linkWrapper.properties));
-  }
-
   /**
    * Filter nav links by the current workspace, once the current workspace change, the nav links(left nav bar)
    * should also be updated according to the configured features of the current workspace
@@ -76,8 +64,18 @@ export class WorkspacePlugin implements Plugin<{}, {}, {}> {
        * the nav links of Observability features should not be displayed in left nav bar
        */
       filterLinksByWorkspace = (navLinks) => {
-        const filteredNavLinks = this.filterByWorkspace([...navLinks.values()], currentWorkspace);
-        const newNavLinks = new Map<string, NavLinkWrapper>();
+        /**
+         * Do not filter the nav links when currently not in a workspace, or the current workspace
+         * has no feature configured
+         */
+        if (!currentWorkspace || !currentWorkspace.features) return navLinks;
+
+        const featureFilter = featureMatchesConfig(currentWorkspace.features);
+        const filteredNavLinks = [...navLinks.values()].filter((linkWrapper) =>
+          featureFilter(linkWrapper.properties)
+        );
+
+        const newNavLinks = new Map();
         filteredNavLinks.forEach((chromeNavLink) => {
           newNavLinks.set(chromeNavLink.id, chromeNavLink);
         });