diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/app_context.mock.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/app_context.mock.ts
index 42c05c2d80d37c..73a6e74a9e5eaa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/app_context.mock.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/helpers/app_context.mock.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ shareMock.url.locators.get = (id: IdKey) => ({
 
 export const getAppContextMock = () => ({
   isReadOnlyMode: false,
+  isInfraPluginAvailable: true,
   kibanaVersionInfo: {
     currentMajor: mockKibanaSemverVersion.major,
     prevMajor: mockKibanaSemverVersion.major - 1,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/overview/fix_logs_step/fix_logs_step.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/overview/fix_logs_step/fix_logs_step.test.tsx
index c81e0b2bd943ee..2dd88036c6fcb6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/overview/fix_logs_step/fix_logs_step.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/__jest__/client_integration/overview/fix_logs_step/fix_logs_step.test.tsx
@@ -211,6 +211,20 @@ describe('Overview - Fix deprecation logs step', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    test(`Doesn't show observability app link if infra app is not available`, async () => {
+      await act(async () => {
+        testBed = await setupOverviewPage({
+          isInfraPluginAvailable: false,
+        });
+      });
+
+      const { component, exists } = testBed;
+
+      component.update();
+
+      expect(exists('viewObserveLogs')).toBe(false);
+    });
+
     test('Has a link to see logs in discover app', async () => {
       await act(async () => {
         testBed = await setupOverviewPage();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/kibana.json b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/kibana.json
index 4573be8fdc0412..db53d7b1ae6f2c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/kibana.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/kibana.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "githubTeam": "kibana-stack-management"
   },
   "configPath": ["xpack", "upgrade_assistant"],
-  "requiredPlugins": ["management", "data", "licensing", "features", "infra", "share"],
-  "optionalPlugins": ["usageCollection", "cloud"],
+  "requiredPlugins": ["management", "data", "licensing", "features", "share"],
+  "optionalPlugins": ["usageCollection", "cloud", "infra"],
   "requiredBundles": ["esUiShared", "kibanaReact", "kibanaUtils"]
 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/fix_logs_step/external_links.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/fix_logs_step/external_links.tsx
index 7ced564fab2040..3a16b7ac78f7d9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/fix_logs_step/external_links.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/application/components/overview/fix_logs_step/external_links.tsx
@@ -105,22 +105,26 @@ const ObservabilityAppLink: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ checkpoint }) => {
 };
 
 export const ExternalLinks: FunctionComponent<Props> = ({ checkpoint }) => {
+  const { isInfraPluginAvailable } = useAppContext();
+
   return (
     <EuiFlexGroup>
-      <EuiFlexItem>
-        <EuiPanel>
-          <EuiText size="s">
-            <p>
-              <FormattedMessage
-                id="xpack.upgradeAssistant.overview.observe.observabilityDescription"
-                defaultMessage="Get insight into which deprecated APIs are being used and what applications you need to update."
-              />
-            </p>
-          </EuiText>
-          <EuiSpacer size="m" />
-          <ObservabilityAppLink checkpoint={checkpoint} />
-        </EuiPanel>
-      </EuiFlexItem>
+      {isInfraPluginAvailable && (
+        <EuiFlexItem>
+          <EuiPanel>
+            <EuiText size="s">
+              <p>
+                <FormattedMessage
+                  id="xpack.upgradeAssistant.overview.observe.observabilityDescription"
+                  defaultMessage="Get insight into which deprecated APIs are being used and what applications you need to update."
+                />
+              </p>
+            </EuiText>
+            <EuiSpacer size="m" />
+            <ObservabilityAppLink checkpoint={checkpoint} />
+          </EuiPanel>
+        </EuiFlexItem>
+      )}
       <EuiFlexItem>
         <EuiPanel>
           <EuiText size="s">
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/plugin.ts
index 1b33ec676e1c0b..47bcb442e83219 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/plugin.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class UpgradeAssistantUIPlugin
       title: pluginName,
       order: 1,
       async mount(params) {
-        const [coreStart, { data }] = await coreSetup.getStartServices();
+        const [coreStart, { data, ...plugins }] = await coreSetup.getStartServices();
 
         const {
           chrome: { docTitle },
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ export class UpgradeAssistantUIPlugin
         const appDependencies: AppDependencies = {
           kibanaVersionInfo,
           isReadOnlyMode: readonly,
+          // Infra plugin doesnt export anything as a public interface. So the only
+          // way we have at this stage for checking if the plugin is available or not
+          // is by checking if the startServices has the `infra` key.
+          isInfraPluginAvailable: plugins.hasOwnProperty('infra'),
           plugins: {
             cloud,
             share,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/types.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/types.ts
index d59e9b158b74e3..dfdf0006a2bb39 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/types.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export interface StartDependencies {
 
 export interface AppDependencies {
   isReadOnlyMode: boolean;
+  isInfraPluginAvailable: boolean;
   kibanaVersionInfo: KibanaVersionContext;
   plugins: {
     cloud?: CloudSetup;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/plugin.ts
index b47400c065bdd0..27f7111b499ce1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/plugin.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class UpgradeAssistantServerPlugin implements Plugin {
 
     // We need to initialize the deprecation logs plugin so that we can
     // navigate from this app to the observability app using a source_id.
-    infra.defineInternalSourceConfiguration(DEPRECATION_LOGS_SOURCE_ID, {
+    infra?.defineInternalSourceConfiguration(DEPRECATION_LOGS_SOURCE_ID, {
       name: 'deprecationLogs',
       description: 'deprecation logs',
       logIndices: {