diff -u b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/fixtures/drupal7.php b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/fixtures/drupal7.php
--- b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/fixtures/drupal7.php
+++ b/core/modules/migrate_drupal/tests/fixtures/drupal7.php
@@ -41494,7 +41494,7 @@
 ))
 ->values(array(
   'name' => 'search_active_modules',
-  'value' => 'a:2:{s:4:"node";s:4:"node";s:4:"user";i:0;}',
+  'value' => 'a:2:{s:4:"node";s:4:"node";s:4:"user";s:4:"user";}',
 ))
 ->values(array(
   'name' => 'search_and_or_limit',
@@ -41555,7 +41555,7 @@
 ))
 ->values(array(
   'name' => 'search_active_modules',
-  'value' => 'a:2:{s:4:"node";s:4:"node";s:4:"user";s:4:"user";}',
+  'value' => 'a:2:{s:4:"node";s:4:"node";s:4:"user";i:0;}',
 ))
 ->values(array(
   'name' => 'search_and_or_limit',
diff -u b/core/modules/search/migration_templates/d7_search_page_status.yml b/core/modules/search/migration_templates/d7_search_page_status.yml
--- b/core/modules/search/migration_templates/d7_search_page_status.yml
+++ b/core/modules/search/migration_templates/d7_search_page_status.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 source:
   plugin: d7_search_page_status
 process:
-  module_exists: module_exists
+  module_exists:
+    -
+      plugin: skip_on_empty
+      method: row
+      source: module_exists
   module: module
   status: status
 destination:
diff -u b/core/modules/search/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/d7/SearchPageStatus.php b/core/modules/search/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/d7/SearchPageStatus.php
--- b/core/modules/search/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/d7/SearchPageStatus.php
+++ b/core/modules/search/src/Plugin/migrate/destination/d7/SearchPageStatus.php
@@ -7,10 +7,13 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\search\Plugin\migrate\destination\d7;
 
+use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
+use Drupal\Core\Plugin\ContainerFactoryPluginInterface;
 use Drupal\migrate\Row;
 use Drupal\migrate\Entity\MigrationInterface;
 use Drupal\migrate\Plugin\migrate\destination\DestinationBase;
 use Drupal\search\Entity\SearchPage;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerInterface;
 
 /**
  * Destination for search page status.
@@ -22,22 +25,57 @@
  *   id = "d7_search_page_status"
  * )
  */
-class SearchPageStatus extends DestinationBase {
+class SearchPageStatus extends DestinationBase implements ContainerFactoryPluginInterface {
+
+  /**
+   * The module handler.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface
+   */
+  protected $moduleHandler;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a BlockedIP object.
+   *
+   * @param array $configuration
+   *  Plugin configuration.
+   * @param string $plugin_id
+   *  The plugin ID.
+   * @param mixed $plugin_definition
+   *  The plugin definiiton.
+   * @param \Drupal\migrate\Entity\MigrationInterface $migration
+   *  The current migration.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler
+   *   The module handler service.
+   */
+  public function __construct(array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, MigrationInterface $migration, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
+    parent::__construct($configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, $migration);
+    $this->moduleHandler = $module_handler;
+  }
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function import(Row $row, array $old_destination_id_values = array()) {
+  public static function create(ContainerInterface $container, array $configuration, $plugin_id, $plugin_definition, MigrationInterface $migration = NULL) {
+    return new static(
+      $configuration,
+      $plugin_id,
+      $plugin_definition,
+      $migration,
+      $container->get('module_handler')
+    );
+  }
 
-    // Config name is constructed as <module_name>_search, which probably
-    // only works for the Node and User module.
-    $id = $row->getDestinationProperty('module') . '_search';
-    /** @var \Drupal\search\Entity\SearchPage $search_page */
-    $search_page = SearchPage::load($id);
-    if (!$row->getDestinationProperty('module_exists')) {
-      $search_page->delete();
-    }
-    else {
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  public function import(Row $row, array $old_destination_id_values = array()) {
+    if ($this->moduleHandler->moduleExists($row->getDestinationProperty('module'))) {
+      // Config name is constructed as <module_name>_search, which probably
+      // only works for the Node and User module.
+      $id = $row->getDestinationProperty('module') . '_search';
+      /** @var \Drupal\search\Entity\SearchPage $search_page */
+      $search_page = SearchPage::load($id);
       if ($row->getDestinationProperty('status')) {
         $search_page->enable()->save();
       }
diff -u b/core/modules/search/src/Tests/Migrate/d7/MigrateSearchPageStatusTest.php b/core/modules/search/src/Tests/Migrate/d7/MigrateSearchPageStatusTest.php
--- b/core/modules/search/src/Tests/Migrate/d7/MigrateSearchPageStatusTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/search/src/Tests/Migrate/d7/MigrateSearchPageStatusTest.php
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\search\Tests\Migrate\d7;
 
-use Drupal\Core\Database\Database;
 use Drupal\migrate_drupal\Tests\d7\MigrateDrupal7TestBase;
 use Drupal\search\Entity\SearchPage;
 
@@ -21,20 +20,22 @@
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public static $modules = array('node', 'search');
+  public static $modules = ['search'];
 
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   protected function setUp() {
     parent::setUp();
-    $this->installConfig(['search']);
+
   }
 
   /**
    * Tests migrating Drupal 7 search status to Drupal 8 search status.
    */
   public function testSearchStatus() {
+    $this->enableModules(['node']);
+    $this->installConfig(['search']);
     $this->executeMigration('d7_search_page_status');
     /** @var \Drupal\search\Entity\SearchPage $search_page */
     $id = 'node_search';
@@ -47,15 +48,11 @@
   }
 
   /**
-   * Tests that search status is only migrated for enabled modules.
+   * Tests that search status is only migrated for modules enabled on
+   * destination site.
    */
   public function testModuleExists() {
-    Database::getConnection('default', 'migrate')
-        ->update('system')
-        ->fields(array('status' => '0'))
-        ->condition('name', 'node')
-        ->execute();
-
+    $this->installConfig(['search']);
     $this->executeMigration('d7_search_page_status');
     /** @var \Drupal\search\Entity\SearchPage $search_page */
     $id = 'node_search';