diff --git a/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.test.ts b/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.test.ts
index 0aee718d333cd3..33b2e6f7913a1f 100644
--- a/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.test.ts
@@ -101,15 +101,7 @@ describe('getSummaryStatus', () => {
           summary: '[s2]: Lorem ipsum',
           detail: 'See the status page for more information',
           meta: {
-            affectedServices: {
-              s2: {
-                level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-                summary: 'Lorem ipsum',
-                meta: {
-                  custom: { data: 'here' },
-                },
-              },
-            },
+            affectedServices: ['s2'],
           },
         });
       });
@@ -136,17 +128,7 @@ describe('getSummaryStatus', () => {
           detail: 'Vivamus pulvinar sem ac luctus ultrices.',
           documentationUrl: 'http://helpmenow.com/problem1',
           meta: {
-            affectedServices: {
-              s2: {
-                level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-                summary: 'Lorem ipsum',
-                detail: 'Vivamus pulvinar sem ac luctus ultrices.',
-                documentationUrl: 'http://helpmenow.com/problem1',
-                meta: {
-                  custom: { data: 'here' },
-                },
-              },
-            },
+            affectedServices: ['s2'],
           },
         });
       });
@@ -183,26 +165,7 @@ describe('getSummaryStatus', () => {
           summary: '[2] services are unavailable',
           detail: 'See the status page for more information',
           meta: {
-            affectedServices: {
-              s2: {
-                level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-                summary: 'Lorem ipsum',
-                detail: 'Vivamus pulvinar sem ac luctus ultrices.',
-                documentationUrl: 'http://helpmenow.com/problem1',
-                meta: {
-                  custom: { data: 'here' },
-                },
-              },
-              s3: {
-                level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-                summary: 'Proin mattis',
-                detail: 'Nunc quis nulla at mi lobortis pretium.',
-                documentationUrl: 'http://helpmenow.com/problem2',
-                meta: {
-                  other: { data: 'over there' },
-                },
-              },
-            },
+            affectedServices: ['s2', 's3'],
           },
         });
       });
diff --git a/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.ts b/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.ts
index 627319d3cd4337..9124023148dd16 100644
--- a/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/status/get_summary_status.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export const getSummaryStatus = (
       // TODO: include URL to status page
       detail: status.detail ?? `See the status page for more information`,
       meta: {
-        affectedServices: { [serviceName]: status },
+        affectedServices: [serviceName],
       },
     };
   } else {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export const getSummaryStatus = (
       // TODO: include URL to status page
       detail: `See the status page for more information`,
       meta: {
-        affectedServices: Object.fromEntries(highestStatuses),
+        affectedServices: highestStatuses.map(([serviceName]) => serviceName),
       },
     };
   }
diff --git a/src/core/server/status/plugins_status.test.ts b/src/core/server/status/plugins_status.test.ts
index 9dc1ddcddca3e8..a6579069acbc0b 100644
--- a/src/core/server/status/plugins_status.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/status/plugins_status.test.ts
@@ -303,12 +303,7 @@ describe('PluginStatusService', () => {
           summary: '[a]: Status check timed out after 30s',
           detail: 'See the status page for more information',
           meta: {
-            affectedServices: {
-              a: {
-                level: ServiceStatusLevels.unavailable,
-                summary: 'Status check timed out after 30s',
-              },
-            },
+            affectedServices: ['a'],
           },
         },
       });
diff --git a/src/core/server/status/status_service.test.ts b/src/core/server/status/status_service.test.ts
index c7ed1845674489..5559ec9fe2b1ef 100644
--- a/src/core/server/status/status_service.test.ts
+++ b/src/core/server/status/status_service.test.ts
@@ -252,12 +252,9 @@ describe('StatusService', () => {
               "detail": "See the status page for more information",
               "level": degraded,
               "meta": Object {
-                "affectedServices": Object {
-                  "savedObjects": Object {
-                    "level": degraded,
-                    "summary": "This is degraded!",
-                  },
-                },
+                "affectedServices": Array [
+                  "savedObjects",
+                ],
               },
               "summary": "[savedObjects]: This is degraded!",
             },
@@ -305,12 +302,9 @@ describe('StatusService', () => {
               "detail": "See the status page for more information",
               "level": degraded,
               "meta": Object {
-                "affectedServices": Object {
-                  "savedObjects": Object {
-                    "level": degraded,
-                    "summary": "This is degraded!",
-                  },
-                },
+                "affectedServices": Array [
+                  "savedObjects",
+                ],
               },
               "summary": "[savedObjects]: This is degraded!",
             },