diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/management/api_keys/api_keys_grid/api_keys_table.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/management/api_keys/api_keys_grid/api_keys_table.tsx
index 63124b4db2d44..f536b5838bab7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security/public/management/api_keys/api_keys_grid/api_keys_table.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security/public/management/api_keys/api_keys_grid/api_keys_table.tsx
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ export const ApiKeysTable: FunctionComponent<ApiKeysTableProps> = ({
           color: 'danger',
           onClick: (item) => onDelete([item]),
           available: deletable,
-          'data-test-subj': 'apiKeysTableDeleteAction',
+          'data-test-subj': (item) => `apiKeysTableDeleteAction-${item.name}`,
         },
       ],
     });
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/api_keys_page.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/api_keys_page.ts
index 8f74f927b976f..9b196f70eeef0 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/api_keys_page.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/page_objects/api_keys_page.ts
@@ -78,15 +78,25 @@ export function ApiKeysPageProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       return euiCallOutHeader.getVisibleText();
     },
 
+    async isPromptPage() {
+      return await testSubjects.exists('apiKeysCreatePromptButton');
+    },
+
     async getApiKeysFirstPromptTitle() {
       const titlePromptElem = await find.byCssSelector('.euiEmptyPrompt .euiTitle');
       return await titlePromptElem.getVisibleText();
     },
 
+    async deleteApiKeyByName(apiKeyName: string) {
+      await testSubjects.click(`apiKeysTableDeleteAction-${apiKeyName}`);
+      await testSubjects.click('confirmModalConfirmButton');
+      await testSubjects.waitForDeleted(`apiKeyRowName-${apiKeyName}`);
+    },
+
     async deleteAllApiKeyOneByOne() {
-      const hasApiKeysToDelete = await testSubjects.exists('apiKeysTableDeleteAction');
+      const hasApiKeysToDelete = await testSubjects.exists('*apiKeysTableDeleteAction');
       if (hasApiKeysToDelete) {
-        const apiKeysToDelete = await testSubjects.findAll('apiKeysTableDeleteAction');
+        const apiKeysToDelete = await testSubjects.findAll('*apiKeysTableDeleteAction');
         for (const element of apiKeysToDelete) {
           await element.click();
           await testSubjects.click('confirmModalConfirmButton');
@@ -113,6 +123,10 @@ export function ApiKeysPageProvider({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       await testSubjects.existOrFail(`apiKeyRowName-${apiKeyName}`);
     },
 
+    async doesApiKeyExist(apiKeyName: string) {
+      return await testSubjects.exists(`apiKeyRowName-${apiKeyName}`);
+    },
+
     async getMetadataSwitch() {
       return await testSubjects.find('apiKeysMetadataSwitch');
     },
diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/platform_security/api_keys.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/platform_security/api_keys.ts
index 897299bb265ed..3a6cc43e31486 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/platform_security/api_keys.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/functional/test_suites/common/platform_security/api_keys.ts
@@ -6,47 +6,31 @@
  */
 
 import expect from '@kbn/expect';
-import { Client } from '@elastic/elasticsearch';
-import { ToolingLog } from '@kbn/tooling-log';
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../ftr_provider_context';
 
-async function clearAllApiKeys(esClient: Client, logger: ToolingLog) {
-  const existingKeys = await esClient.security.queryApiKeys();
-  if (existingKeys.count > 0) {
-    await Promise.all(
-      existingKeys.api_keys.map(async (key) => {
-        await esClient.security.invalidateApiKey({ ids: [key.id] });
-      })
-    );
-  } else {
-    logger.debug('No API keys to delete.');
-  }
-}
-
 export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
   const pageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'svlCommonPage', 'apiKeys']);
   const browser = getService('browser');
-  const es = getService('es');
-  const log = getService('log');
 
   describe('API keys', function () {
-    // TimeoutError: Waiting for element to be located By(css selector, [data-test-subj="apiKeysCreatePromptButton"]) Wait timed out after 10028ms
-    this.tags(['failsOnMKI']);
     before(async () => {
       await pageObjects.svlCommonPage.loginAsAdmin();
     });
 
-    after(async () => {
-      await clearAllApiKeys(es, log);
-    });
-
     it('should create and delete API keys correctly', async () => {
       await pageObjects.common.navigateToUrl('management', 'security/api_keys', {
         shouldUseHashForSubUrl: false,
       });
 
-      const apiKeyName = 'Happy API Key';
-      await pageObjects.apiKeys.clickOnPromptCreateApiKey();
+      // name needs to be unique because we will confirm deletion by name
+      const apiKeyName = `API Key ${Date.now()}`;
+
+      // If there are any existing API keys (e.g. will occur on projects created with QAF),
+      // the table will be displayed. Otherwise, the empty prompt is displayed.
+      const isPromptPage = await pageObjects.apiKeys.isPromptPage();
+      if (isPromptPage) await pageObjects.apiKeys.clickOnPromptCreateApiKey();
+      else await pageObjects.apiKeys.clickOnTableCreateApiKey();
+
       expect(await browser.getCurrentUrl()).to.contain('app/management/security/api_keys/create');
       expect(await pageObjects.apiKeys.getFlyoutTitleText()).to.be('Create API key');
 
@@ -61,7 +45,9 @@ export default ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
       expect(await pageObjects.apiKeys.isApiKeyModalExists()).to.be(false);
       expect(newApiKeyCreation).to.be(`Created API key '${apiKeyName}'`);
 
-      await pageObjects.apiKeys.deleteAllApiKeyOneByOne();
+      await pageObjects.apiKeys.ensureApiKeyExists(apiKeyName);
+      await pageObjects.apiKeys.deleteApiKeyByName(apiKeyName);
+      expect(await pageObjects.apiKeys.doesApiKeyExist(apiKeyName)).to.be(false);
     });
   });
 };