diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/collectors/workplace_search/telemetry.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/collectors/workplace_search/telemetry.test.ts
index a2c810de7d61374..69bafaf4cf1ba8d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/collectors/workplace_search/telemetry.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/collectors/workplace_search/telemetry.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ describe('Workplace Search Telemetry Usage Collector', () => {
         'ui_viewed.setup_guide': 10,
         'ui_viewed.overview': 20,
         'ui_error.cannot_connect': 3,
-        'ui_error.no_ws_account': 4,
         'ui_clicked.header_launch_button': 30,
         'ui_clicked.org_name_change_button': 40,
         'ui_clicked.onboarding_card_button': 50,
@@ -65,7 +64,6 @@ describe('Workplace Search Telemetry Usage Collector', () => {
         },
         ui_error: {
           cannot_connect: 3,
-          no_ws_account: 4,
         },
         ui_clicked: {
           header_launch_button: 30,
@@ -89,7 +87,6 @@ describe('Workplace Search Telemetry Usage Collector', () => {
         },
         ui_error: {
           cannot_connect: 0,
-          no_ws_account: 0,
         },
         ui_clicked: {
           header_launch_button: 0,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/collectors/workplace_search/telemetry.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/collectors/workplace_search/telemetry.ts
index d9bef9d73cfaaed..dc5e14496496ad9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/collectors/workplace_search/telemetry.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/collectors/workplace_search/telemetry.ts
@@ -12,10 +12,23 @@ import {
 } from 'src/core/server';
 import { UsageCollectionSetup } from 'src/plugins/usage_collection/server';
 
-import {
-  WS_TELEMETRY_NAME,
-  ITelemetrySavedObject,
-} from '../../saved_objects/workplace_search/telemetry';
+interface ITelemetry {
+  ui_viewed: {
+    setup_guide: number;
+    overview: number;
+  };
+  ui_error: {
+    cannot_connect: number;
+  };
+  ui_clicked: {
+    header_launch_button: number;
+    org_name_change_button: number;
+    onboarding_card_button: number;
+    recent_activity_source_details_link: number;
+  };
+}
+
+export const WS_TELEMETRY_NAME = 'workplace_search_telemetry';
 
 /**
  * Register the telemetry collector
@@ -25,10 +38,25 @@ export const registerTelemetryUsageCollector = (
   usageCollection: UsageCollectionSetup,
   savedObjects: SavedObjectsServiceStart
 ) => {
-  const telemetryUsageCollector = usageCollection.makeUsageCollector({
+  const telemetryUsageCollector = usageCollection.makeUsageCollector<ITelemetry>({
     type: 'workplace_search',
     fetch: async () => fetchTelemetryMetrics(savedObjects),
     isReady: () => true,
+    schema: {
+      ui_viewed: {
+        setup_guide: { type: 'long' },
+        overview: { type: 'long' },
+      },
+      ui_error: {
+        cannot_connect: { type: 'long' },
+      },
+      ui_clicked: {
+        header_launch_button: { type: 'long' },
+        org_name_change_button: { type: 'long' },
+        onboarding_card_button: { type: 'long' },
+        recent_activity_source_details_link: { type: 'long' },
+      },
+    },
   });
   usageCollection.registerCollector(telemetryUsageCollector);
 };
@@ -43,14 +71,13 @@ const fetchTelemetryMetrics = async (savedObjects: SavedObjectsServiceStart) =>
     savedObjectsRepository
   )) as SavedObjectAttributes;
 
-  const defaultTelemetrySavedObject: ITelemetrySavedObject = {
+  const defaultTelemetrySavedObject: ITelemetry = {
     ui_viewed: {
       setup_guide: 0,
       overview: 0,
     },
     ui_error: {
       cannot_connect: 0,
-      no_ws_account: 0,
     },
     ui_clicked: {
       header_launch_button: 0,
@@ -72,7 +99,7 @@ const fetchTelemetryMetrics = async (savedObjects: SavedObjectsServiceStart) =>
     set(telemetryObj, key, savedObjectAttributes[key]);
   });
 
-  return telemetryObj as ITelemetrySavedObject;
+  return telemetryObj as ITelemetry;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/saved_objects/workplace_search/telemetry.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/saved_objects/workplace_search/telemetry.ts
index 4c7310bfdfb7cc2..6e85a2bacd7b28f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/saved_objects/workplace_search/telemetry.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/saved_objects/workplace_search/telemetry.ts
@@ -3,78 +3,17 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
+/* istanbul ignore file */
 
 import { SavedObjectsType } from 'src/core/server';
-
-export const WS_TELEMETRY_NAME = 'workplace_search_telemetry';
-
-export interface ITelemetrySavedObject {
-  ui_viewed: {
-    setup_guide: number;
-    overview: number;
-  };
-  ui_error: {
-    cannot_connect: number;
-    no_ws_account: number;
-  };
-  ui_clicked: {
-    header_launch_button: number;
-    org_name_change_button: number;
-    onboarding_card_button: number;
-    recent_activity_source_details_link: number;
-  };
-}
+import { WS_TELEMETRY_NAME } from '../../collectors/workplace_search/telemetry';
 
 export const workplaceSearchTelemetryType: SavedObjectsType = {
   name: WS_TELEMETRY_NAME,
   hidden: false,
   namespaceType: 'single',
   mappings: {
-    properties: {
-      ui_viewed: {
-        properties: {
-          setup_guide: {
-            type: 'long',
-            null_value: 0,
-          },
-          overview: {
-            type: 'long',
-            null_value: 0,
-          },
-        },
-      },
-      ui_error: {
-        properties: {
-          cannot_connect: {
-            type: 'long',
-            null_value: 0,
-          },
-          no_ws_account: {
-            type: 'long',
-            null_value: 0,
-          },
-        },
-      },
-      ui_clicked: {
-        properties: {
-          header_launch_button: {
-            type: 'long',
-            null_value: 0,
-          },
-          org_name_change_button: {
-            type: 'long',
-            null_value: 0,
-          },
-          onboarding_card_button: {
-            type: 'long',
-            null_value: 0,
-          },
-          recent_activity_source_details_link: {
-            type: 'long',
-            null_value: 0,
-          },
-        },
-      },
-    },
+    dynamic: false,
+    properties: {},
   },
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack/schema/xpack_plugins.json b/x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack/schema/xpack_plugins.json
index 1ea16a2a9940c97..cec6410bd5ec5cb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack/schema/xpack_plugins.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack/schema/xpack_plugins.json
@@ -41,6 +41,43 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "workplace_search": {
+      "properties": {
+        "ui_viewed": {
+          "properties": {
+            "setup_guide": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "overview": {
+              "type": "long"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "ui_error": {
+          "properties": {
+            "cannot_connect": {
+              "type": "long"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "ui_clicked": {
+          "properties": {
+            "header_launch_button": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "org_name_change_button": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "onboarding_card_button": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "recent_activity_source_details_link": {
+              "type": "long"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "fileUploadTelemetry": {
       "properties": {
         "filesUploadedTotalCount": {