diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_util/common/labs.ts b/src/plugins/presentation_util/common/labs.ts
index d551b733ecb8..902c22681e55 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_util/common/labs.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_util/common/labs.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 
-export const USE_DATA_SERVICE = 'labs:canvas:useDataService';
-export const TIME_TO_PRESENT = 'labs:presentation:timeToPresent';
+export const LABS_PROJECT_PREFIX = 'labs:';
+export const USE_DATA_SERVICE = `${LABS_PROJECT_PREFIX}canvas:useDataService` as const;
+export const TIME_TO_PRESENT = `${LABS_PROJECT_PREFIX}presentation:timeToPresent` as const;
 
 export const projectIDs = [TIME_TO_PRESENT, USE_DATA_SERVICE] as const;
 export const environmentNames = ['kibana', 'browser', 'session'] as const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/kibana/labs.ts b/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/kibana/labs.ts
index db7810346988..fe0767ff09d8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/kibana/labs.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/kibana/labs.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
  */
 
 import {
-  environmentNames,
   EnvironmentName,
   projectIDs,
   projects,
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   Project,
   getProjectIDs,
   SolutionName,
+  LABS_PROJECT_PREFIX,
 } from '../../../common';
 import { PresentationUtilPluginStartDeps } from '../../types';
 import { KibanaPluginServiceFactory } from '../create';
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ export type LabsServiceFactory = KibanaPluginServiceFactory<
   PresentationUtilPluginStartDeps
 >;
 
+const clearLabsFromStorage = (storage: Storage) => {
+  projectIDs.forEach((projectID) => storage.removeItem(projectID));
+
+  // This is a redundancy, to catch any labs that may have been removed above.
+  // We could consider gathering telemetry to see how often this happens, or this may be unnecessary.
+  Object.keys(storage)
+    .filter((key) => key.startsWith(LABS_PROJECT_PREFIX))
+    .forEach((key) => storage.removeItem(key));
+};
+
 export const labsServiceFactory: LabsServiceFactory = ({ coreStart }) => {
   const { uiSettings } = coreStart;
   const localStorage = window.localStorage;
@@ -75,17 +85,18 @@ export const labsServiceFactory: LabsServiceFactory = ({ coreStart }) => {
   };
 
   const reset = () => {
-    localStorage.clear();
-    sessionStorage.clear();
-    environmentNames.forEach((env) =>
-      projectIDs.forEach((id) => setProjectStatus(id, env, projects[id].isActive))
-    );
+    clearLabsFromStorage(localStorage);
+    clearLabsFromStorage(sessionStorage);
+    projectIDs.forEach((id) => setProjectStatus(id, 'kibana', projects[id].isActive));
   };
 
+  const isProjectEnabled = (id: ProjectID) => getProject(id).status.isEnabled;
+
   return {
     getProjectIDs,
     getProjects,
     getProject,
+    isProjectEnabled,
     reset,
     setProjectStatus,
   };
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/labs.ts b/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/labs.ts
index ef583bd4189a..70c40eaafa2e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/labs.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/labs.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../common';
 
 export interface PresentationLabsService {
+  isProjectEnabled: (id: ProjectID) => boolean;
   getProjectIDs: () => typeof projectIDs;
   getProject: (id: ProjectID) => Project;
   getProjects: (solutions?: SolutionName[]) => Record<ProjectID, Project>;
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/storybook/labs.ts b/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/storybook/labs.ts
index 396db5246005..8bc526987d95 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/storybook/labs.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/storybook/labs.ts
@@ -46,13 +46,17 @@ export const labsServiceFactory: LabsServiceFactory = () => {
   };
 
   const reset = () => {
+    // This is normally not ok, but it's our isolated Storybook instance.
     storage.clear();
   };
 
+  const isProjectEnabled = (id: ProjectID) => getProject(id).status.isEnabled;
+
   return {
     getProjectIDs,
     getProjects,
     getProject,
+    isProjectEnabled,
     reset,
     setProjectStatus,
   };
diff --git a/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/stub/labs.ts b/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/stub/labs.ts
index c511ed26ef32..aee7ce20bd86 100644
--- a/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/stub/labs.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/presentation_util/public/services/stub/labs.ts
@@ -64,11 +64,13 @@ export const labsServiceFactory: LabsServiceFactory = () => {
   const setProjectStatus = (id: ProjectID, env: EnvironmentName, value: boolean) => {
     statuses[id] = { ...statuses[id], [env]: value };
   };
+  const isProjectEnabled = (id: ProjectID) => getProject(id).status.isEnabled;
 
   return {
     getProjectIDs,
     getProject,
     getProjects,
+    isProjectEnabled,
     setProjectStatus,
     reset: () => {
       statuses = reset();
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/expressions.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/expressions.ts
index fd733862c4b6..35493341e0e8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/expressions.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/expressions.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ export const expressionsServiceFactory: CanvasServiceFactory<ExpressionsService>
     if (!cached) {
       cached = (async () => {
         const labService = startPlugins.presentationUtil.labsService;
-        const useDataSearchProject = labService.getProject('labs:canvas:useDataService');
-        const hasDataSearch = useDataSearchProject.status.isEnabled;
+        const hasDataSearch = labService.isProjectEnabled('labs:canvas:useDataService');
         const dataSearchFns = ['essql', 'esdocs', 'escount'];
 
         const serverFunctionList = await coreSetup.http.get(API_ROUTE_FUNCTIONS);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/stubs/labs.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/stubs/labs.ts
index 7caa1d0139a7..db89c5c35d5f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/stubs/labs.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/public/services/stubs/labs.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export const labsService: CanvasLabsService = {
   getProject: noop,
   getProjects: noop,
   getProjectIDs: () => projectIDs,
+  isProjectEnabled: () => false,
   isLabsEnabled: () => true,
   projectIDs,
   reset: noop,