diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/es_source/es_source.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/es_source/es_source.ts
index d37f02a079a2..da37b796cdf5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/es_source/es_source.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/classes/sources/es_source/es_source.ts
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ export class AbstractESSource extends AbstractVectorSource implements IESSource
     if (!geoField) {
       throw new Error(
         i18n.translate('xpack.maps.source.esSource.noGeoFieldErrorMessage', {
-          defaultMessage: `Data view "{indexPatternLabel}"" no longer contains the geo field "{geoField}"`,
+          defaultMessage: `Data view "{indexPatternLabel}" no longer contains the geo field "{geoField}"`,
           values: { indexPatternLabel: indexPattern.getName(), geoField: this.getGeoFieldName() },
         })
       );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable.tsx
index 834023182f45..e2377ebd2e88 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/public/embeddable/map_embeddable.tsx
@@ -794,7 +794,6 @@ export class MapEmbeddable
     }
 
     const hiddenLayerIds = getHiddenLayerIds(this._savedMap.getStore().getState());
-
     if (!_.isEqual(this.input.hiddenLayers, hiddenLayerIds)) {
       this.updateInput({
         hiddenLayers: hiddenLayerIds,
@@ -802,14 +801,7 @@ export class MapEmbeddable
     }
 
     const isLoading = isMapLoading(this._savedMap.getStore().getState());
-    const firstLayerWithError = getLayerList(this._savedMap.getStore().getState()).find((layer) => {
-      return layer.hasErrors();
-    });
-    const output = this.getOutput();
-    if (
-      output.loading !== isLoading ||
-      firstLayerWithError?.getErrors() !== output.error?.message
-    ) {
+    if (this.getOutput().loading !== isLoading) {
       /**
        * Maps emit rendered when the data is loaded, as we don't have feedback from the maps rendering library atm.
        * This means that the DASHBOARD_LOADED_EVENT event might be fired while a map is still rendering in some cases.
@@ -817,13 +809,10 @@ export class MapEmbeddable
        */
       this.updateOutput({
         loading: isLoading,
-        rendered: !isLoading && firstLayerWithError === undefined,
-        error: firstLayerWithError
-          ? {
-              name: 'EmbeddableError',
-              message: firstLayerWithError.getErrors(),
-            }
-          : undefined,
+        rendered: !isLoading,
+        // do not surface layer errors as output.error
+        // output.error blocks entire embeddable display and prevents map from displaying
+        // layer errors are better surfaced in legend while still keeping the map usable
       });
     }
   }