diff --git a/core/modules/system/system.install b/core/modules/system/system.install
index f5d7c40f22f3fc1e0f72058f587be2a9c43a1a02..317304ba09b68bbba599376ff2d49143df57e47c 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/system.install
+++ b/core/modules/system/system.install
@@ -1106,14 +1106,16 @@ function system_requirements($phase) {
       }
     }
 
-    // If system.module is in the list then only show a specific message for
-    // Drupal core, otherwise show a more generic message for each module.
-    if (isset($module_list['system'])) {
+    // If system or workspaces is in the list then only show a specific message
+    // for Drupal core.
+    if (isset($module_list['system']) || isset($module_list['workspaces'])) {
       $requirements['system_update_last_removed'] = [
         'title' => t('The version of Drupal you are trying to update from is too old'),
         'description' => t('Updating to Drupal @current_major is only supported from Drupal version @required_min_version or higher. If you are trying to update from an older version, first update to the latest version of Drupal @previous_major. (<a href=":url">Drupal 9 upgrade guide</a>)', [
           '@current_major' => 9,
-          '@required_min_version' => '8.8.0',
+          // Workspaces is special cased due to updates being removed after
+          // 8.8.0.
+          '@required_min_version' => isset($module_list['workspaces']) ? '8.8.2' : '8.8.0',
           '@previous_major' => 8,
           ':url' => 'https://www.drupal.org/docs/9/how-to-prepare-your-drupal-7-or-8-site-for-drupal-9/upgrading-a-drupal-8-site-to-drupal-9',
         ]),
diff --git a/core/modules/workspaces/workspaces.install b/core/modules/workspaces/workspaces.install
index 273239b93c9c8de45a4788f7323ab71050df589b..75185603c1b7d1d3fb8fb60163049bf2fc589f3b 100644
--- a/core/modules/workspaces/workspaces.install
+++ b/core/modules/workspaces/workspaces.install
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  * Contains install, update and uninstall functions for the Workspaces module.
  */
 
-use Drupal\Core\Entity\ContentEntityNullStorage;
 use Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityTypeInterface;
 use Drupal\workspaces\Entity\Workspace;
 
@@ -125,25 +124,5 @@ function workspaces_schema() {
  * Implements hook_update_last_removed().
  */
 function workspaces_update_last_removed() {
-  return 8802;
-}
-
-/**
- * Remove the Workspace Association entity storage if necessary.
- */
-function workspaces_update_8803() {
-  $entity_definition_update_manager = \Drupal::entityDefinitionUpdateManager();
-  $entity_type = $entity_definition_update_manager->getEntityType('workspace_association');
-
-  // We can't migrate the workspace association data if the entity type is not
-  // using its default storage.
-  // @see workspaces_post_update_move_association_data()
-  if ($entity_type && $entity_type->getHandlerClasses()['storage'] === 'Drupal\workspaces\WorkspaceAssociationStorage') {
-    \Drupal::state()->set('workspaces_update_8803.tables', [
-      'base_table' => $entity_type->getBaseTable(),
-      'revision_table' => $entity_type->getRevisionTable(),
-    ]);
-    $entity_type->setStorageClass(ContentEntityNullStorage::class);
-    $entity_definition_update_manager->uninstallEntityType($entity_type);
-  }
+  return 8803;
 }