diff --git a/src/plugins/links/public/actions/compatibility_check.ts b/src/plugins/links/public/actions/compatibility_check.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..986c91368abfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/links/public/actions/compatibility_check.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { apiIsPresentationContainer, PresentationContainer } from '@kbn/presentation-containers';
+import { EmbeddableApiContext } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
+
+export const compatibilityCheck = (
+  api: EmbeddableApiContext['embeddable']
+): api is PresentationContainer => {
+  return apiIsPresentationContainer(api);
+};
diff --git a/src/plugins/links/public/actions/create_links_panel_action.ts b/src/plugins/links/public/actions/create_links_panel_action.ts
index eb8f2c11d8682..02d157055f758 100644
--- a/src/plugins/links/public/actions/create_links_panel_action.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/links/public/actions/create_links_panel_action.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import { apiIsPresentationContainer } from '@kbn/presentation-containers';
 import { EmbeddableApiContext } from '@kbn/presentation-publishing';
 import { ADD_PANEL_TRIGGER, IncompatibleActionError } from '@kbn/ui-actions-plugin/public';
 import { COMMON_EMBEDDABLE_GROUPING } from '@kbn/embeddable-plugin/public';
@@ -21,12 +20,12 @@ export const registerCreateLinksPanelAction = () => {
     getIconType: () => APP_ICON,
     order: 10,
     isCompatible: async ({ embeddable }) => {
-      return apiIsPresentationContainer(embeddable);
+      const { compatibilityCheck } = await import('./compatibility_check');
+      return compatibilityCheck(embeddable);
     },
     execute: async ({ embeddable }) => {
-      if (!apiIsPresentationContainer(embeddable)) {
-        throw new IncompatibleActionError();
-      }
+      const { compatibilityCheck } = await import('./compatibility_check');
+      if (!compatibilityCheck(embeddable)) throw new IncompatibleActionError();
       const { openEditorFlyout } = await import('../editor/open_editor_flyout');
       const runtimeState = await openEditorFlyout({
         parentDashboard: embeddable,