diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/drilldowns/url_drilldown/public/lib/url_drilldown_scope.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/drilldowns/url_drilldown/public/lib/url_drilldown_scope.test.ts
index 85c8b589b956cc..6989819da2b0bb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/drilldowns/url_drilldown/public/lib/url_drilldown_scope.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/drilldowns/url_drilldown/public/lib/url_drilldown_scope.test.ts
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ const createPoint = ({
         id: '1-1',
         meta: {
           type: 'date' as DatatableColumnType,
+          field,
           source: 'esaggs',
           sourceParams: {
-            field,
             type: 'histogram',
             indexPatternId: 'logstash-*',
             interval: 30,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/drilldowns/url_drilldown/public/lib/url_drilldown_scope.ts b/x-pack/plugins/drilldowns/url_drilldown/public/lib/url_drilldown_scope.ts
index 6ee023bee7daf2..0f66cb144c967a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/drilldowns/url_drilldown/public/lib/url_drilldown_scope.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/drilldowns/url_drilldown/public/lib/url_drilldown_scope.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ function getEventScopeFromValueClickTriggerContext(
     const column = table.columns[columnIndex];
     return {
       value: toPrimitiveOrUndefined(value) as Primitive,
-      key: column?.meta?.sourceParams?.field,
+      key: column?.meta?.field,
     };
   });