diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/lib/synthetics_service/formatters/format_configs.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/lib/synthetics_service/formatters/format_configs.test.ts
index 815a02b9d4b3aa..a54e777c13eee0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/lib/synthetics_service/formatters/format_configs.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/lib/synthetics_service/formatters/format_configs.test.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ describe('formatMonitorConfig', () => {
       expect(yamlConfig).toEqual({
         'check.request.method': 'GET',
         enabled: true,
-        locations: [],
         max_redirects: '0',
         name: 'Test',
         password: '3z9SBOQWW5F0UrdqLVFqlF6z',
@@ -110,7 +109,6 @@ describe('formatMonitorConfig', () => {
         enabled: true,
         'filter_journeys.tags': ['dev'],
         ignore_https_errors: false,
-        locations: [],
         name: 'Test',
         schedule: '@every 3m',
         screenshots: 'on',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/lib/synthetics_service/formatters/format_configs.ts b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/lib/synthetics_service/formatters/format_configs.ts
index 5c7f538f18ce16..f3b9787ce628d2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/lib/synthetics_service/formatters/format_configs.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/uptime/server/lib/synthetics_service/formatters/format_configs.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const UI_KEYS_TO_SKIP = [
   ConfigKey.DOWNLOAD_SPEED,
   ConfigKey.LATENCY,
   ConfigKey.IS_THROTTLING_ENABLED,
+  ConfigKey.LOCATIONS,
+  ConfigKey.REVISION,
+  'secrets',
 ];
 
 const uiToHeartbeatKeyMap = {