diff --git a/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/common/types/v1.ts b/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/common/types/v1.ts
index 78bd4a50c036e..241188d035a6e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/common/types/v1.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/common/types/v1.ts
@@ -129,13 +129,6 @@ export interface FindQueryHTTP {
   sortOrder?: FindSortOrderHTTP;
   hasReference?: ReferenceHTTP | ReferenceHTTP[];
   hasReferenceOperator?: FindSearchOperatorHTTP;
-  /**
-   * It is not clear who might be using this API option, the SOM UI only ever passes in "id" here.
-   *
-   * TODO: Determine use. If not in use we should remove this option. If in use we must deprecate and eventually
-   * remove.
-   */
-  fields?: string | string[];
 }
 
 export interface FindResponseHTTP {
diff --git a/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/public/management_section/objects_table/saved_objects_table.tsx b/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/public/management_section/objects_table/saved_objects_table.tsx
index 264823dd8e991..48d428a9f087f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/public/management_section/objects_table/saved_objects_table.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/public/management_section/objects_table/saved_objects_table.tsx
@@ -236,7 +236,6 @@ export class SavedObjectsTable extends Component<SavedObjectsTableProps, SavedOb
       search: queryText ? `${queryText}*` : undefined,
       perPage,
       page: page + 1,
-      fields: ['id'],
       type: searchTypes,
       sortField: sort?.field,
       sortOrder: sort?.direction,
diff --git a/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/server/routes/find.ts b/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/server/routes/find.ts
index 0fd6b457dfc99..1412df99cbcef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/server/routes/find.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/saved_objects_management/server/routes/find.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,6 @@ export const registerFindRoute = (
             schema.oneOf([referenceSchema, schema.arrayOf(referenceSchema)])
           ),
           hasReferenceOperator: searchOperatorSchema,
-          fields: schema.oneOf([schema.string(), schema.arrayOf(schema.string())], {
-            defaultValue: [],
-          }),
         }),
       },
     },
@@ -58,7 +55,6 @@ export const registerFindRoute = (
       const { getClient, typeRegistry } = (await context.core).savedObjects;
 
       const searchTypes = Array.isArray(query.type) ? query.type : [query.type];
-      const includedFields = Array.isArray(query.fields) ? query.fields : [query.fields];
 
       const importAndExportableTypes = searchTypes.filter((type) =>
         typeRegistry.isImportableAndExportable(type)
@@ -90,9 +86,6 @@ export const registerFindRoute = (
         saved_objects: savedObjects.map((so) => {
           const obj = injectMetaAttributes(so, managementService);
           const result = { ...obj, attributes: {} as Record<string, unknown> };
-          for (const field of includedFields) {
-            result.attributes[field] = (obj.attributes as Record<string, unknown>)[field];
-          }
           return result;
         }),
         total: findResponse.total,
diff --git a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects_management/find.ts b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects_management/find.ts
index ca891986f609a..ca78702925d5c 100644
--- a/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects_management/find.ts
+++ b/test/api_integration/apis/saved_objects_management/find.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
       it('should return 200 with individual responses', async () =>
         await supertest
-          .get('/api/kibana/management/saved_objects/_find?type=visualization&fields=title')
+          .get('/api/kibana/management/saved_objects/_find?type=visualization')
           .expect(200)
           .then((resp: Response) => {
             expect(resp.body.saved_objects.map((so: { id: string }) => so.id)).to.eql([
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type/find.ts b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type/find.ts
index 5a31da2b57a8e..c73edfc106668 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type/find.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type/find.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
 
     it('returns empty response for importableAndExportable types', async () =>
       await supertest
-        .get('/api/saved_objects/_find?type=test-hidden-importable-exportable&fields=title')
+        .get('/api/saved_objects/_find?type=test-hidden-importable-exportable')
         .set('kbn-xsrf', 'true')
         .expect(200)
         .then((resp) => {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
 
     it('returns empty response for non importableAndExportable types', async () =>
       await supertest
-        .get('/api/saved_objects/_find?type=test-hidden-non-importable-exportable&fields=title')
+        .get('/api/saved_objects/_find?type=test-hidden-non-importable-exportable')
         .set('kbn-xsrf', 'true')
         .expect(200)
         .then((resp) => {
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/find.ts b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/find.ts
index fdeb2c6f8b124..6492f7439079b 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/find.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/find.ts
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
       );
       it('returns saved objects with importableAndExportable types', async () =>
         await supertest
-          .get(
-            '/api/kibana/management/saved_objects/_find?type=test-hidden-importable-exportable&fields=title'
-          )
+          .get('/api/kibana/management/saved_objects/_find?type=test-hidden-importable-exportable')
           .set('kbn-xsrf', 'true')
           .expect(200)
           .then((resp) => {
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/hidden_from_http_apis.ts b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/hidden_from_http_apis.ts
index ce441d9d1b353..d9516ee0331c4 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/hidden_from_http_apis.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/saved_objects_management/hidden_from_http_apis.ts
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
       describe('find', () => {
         it('returns saved objects registered as hidden from the http Apis', async () => {
           await supertest
-            .get(
-              `/api/kibana/management/saved_objects/_find?type=${hiddenFromHttpApisType.type}&fields=title`
-            )
+            .get(`/api/kibana/management/saved_objects/_find?type=${hiddenFromHttpApisType.type}`)
             .set('kbn-xsrf', 'true')
             .expect(200)
             .then((resp) => {