# Remove time chart from Discover in Kibana

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-time-chart-from-discover-in-kibana/248860>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [September 16, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-time-chart-from-discover-in-kibana/248860 "2020-09-16T16:15:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Cosmin\_Marginean1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cosmin_marginean1/32/75703_2.png) [@Cosmin\_Marginean1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Cosmin_Marginean1)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-time-chart-from-discover-in-kibana/248860/1 "2020-09-16T16:15:41Z")

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We're using Kibana 7.2.0 and we'd very much like to remove the bar chart at the top of the Discover section (see below) but we couldn't find the setting for it.  
Thanks!

 ![2020-09-16_17-09-59](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/8/6/86cc401329b22c08bb7cef1fa227f3f49e2526fc.png)

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**Author:** ![aaron-nimocks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aaron-nimocks/32/73965_2.png) [@aaron-nimocks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aaron-nimocks)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-time-chart-from-discover-in-kibana/248860/2 "2020-09-16T16:45:34Z")

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If the index pattern you are viewing in Discover does not use time series data it won't show up. That is the only way I know how to not show it but it might defeat the purpose for your use case.

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**Author:** ![Cosmin\_Marginean1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cosmin_marginean1/32/75703_2.png) [@Cosmin\_Marginean1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Cosmin_Marginean1)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2020, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-time-chart-from-discover-in-kibana/248860/3 "2020-09-16T16:48:26Z")

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It used to have a control to hide it altogether, but that control is now gone in recent versions, so we're stuck with it, it takes up unnecessary (for our use case) screen estate and cognitive load.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 2:12am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-time-chart-from-discover-in-kibana/248860/4 "2020-09-17T02:12:07Z")

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Why not create a saved search and then import it into a dashboard?

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**Author:** ![Cosmin\_Marginean1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cosmin_marginean1/32/75703_2.png) [@Cosmin\_Marginean1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Cosmin_Marginean1)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 6:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-time-chart-from-discover-in-kibana/248860/5 "2020-09-17T06:10:17Z")

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We are mining logs and change the query about 50 times in 10 minutes so this is not an option (and is a costly workaround). Why can’t this be removed?

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**Author:** ![matw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matw/32/13913_2.png) [@matw](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matw)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 6:17am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-time-chart-from-discover-in-kibana/248860/6 "2020-09-17T06:17:40Z")

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Dear @Cosmin_Marginean1

We are aware of this request, and it will be removable in a future release

Best,  
Matthias

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**Author:** ![matw](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/matw/32/13913_2.png) [@matw](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/matw)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 6:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-time-chart-from-discover-in-kibana/248860/7 "2020-09-17T06:22:19Z")

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Actually

This PR

> <https://github.com/kertal/kibana/pull/6>

was merged into this

> <https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/67259>

and when it's all ready, you can do that

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/5/2/522c781ef942524b24c9287ec38f83cadda8fa71.gif)

Best,  
Matthias

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**Author:** ![Cosmin\_Marginean1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/cosmin_marginean1/32/75703_2.png) [@Cosmin\_Marginean1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Cosmin_Marginean1)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2020, 6:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-time-chart-from-discover-in-kibana/248860/8 "2020-09-17T06:36:17Z")

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Wonderful stuff. Thank you so much, Matthias!

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 6:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/remove-time-chart-from-discover-in-kibana/248860/9 "2020-10-15T06:36:45Z")

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