diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/index_patterns/utils.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/index_patterns/utils.test.ts
index 1a186a65147633..cff48144489f05 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/index_patterns/utils.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/index_patterns/utils.test.ts
@@ -21,19 +21,9 @@ import {
   CONTAINS_SPACES,
   ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS,
   INDEX_PATTERN_ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS_VISIBLE,
-  isFilterable,
   validateIndexPattern,
 } from './utils';
 
-import { Field } from './fields';
-
-const mockField = {
-  name: 'foo',
-  scripted: false,
-  searchable: true,
-  type: 'string',
-} as Field;
-
 describe('Index Pattern Utils', () => {
   describe('Validation', () => {
     it('should not allow space in the pattern', () => {
@@ -52,42 +42,4 @@ describe('Index Pattern Utils', () => {
       expect(validateIndexPattern('my-pattern-*')).toEqual({});
     });
   });
-
-  describe('isFilterable', () => {
-    describe('types', () => {
-      it('should return true for filterable types', () => {
-        ['string', 'number', 'date', 'ip', 'boolean'].forEach(type => {
-          expect(isFilterable({ ...mockField, type })).toBe(true);
-        });
-      });
-
-      it('should return false for filterable types if the field is not searchable', () => {
-        ['string', 'number', 'date', 'ip', 'boolean'].forEach(type => {
-          expect(isFilterable({ ...mockField, type, searchable: false })).toBe(false);
-        });
-      });
-
-      it('should return false for un-filterable types', () => {
-        [
-          'geo_point',
-          'geo_shape',
-          'attachment',
-          'murmur3',
-          '_source',
-          'unknown',
-          'conflict',
-        ].forEach(type => {
-          expect(isFilterable({ ...mockField, type })).toBe(false);
-        });
-      });
-    });
-
-    it('should return true for scripted fields', () => {
-      expect(isFilterable({ ...mockField, scripted: true, searchable: false })).toBe(true);
-    });
-
-    it('should return true for the _id field', () => {
-      expect(isFilterable({ ...mockField, name: '_id' })).toBe(true);
-    });
-  });
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/public/index_patterns/utils.ts b/src/plugins/data/public/index_patterns/utils.ts
index e56fd81cd05fe6..30b62122639ad7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/public/index_patterns/utils.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/public/index_patterns/utils.ts
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 
 import { find, get } from 'lodash';
 import { SavedObjectsClientContract, SimpleSavedObject } from 'src/core/public';
-import { Field } from './fields';
-import { getFilterableKbnTypeNames } from '../../common';
 
 export const ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS = 'ILLEGAL_CHARACTERS';
 export const CONTAINS_SPACES = 'CONTAINS_SPACES';
@@ -105,16 +103,6 @@ export function validateIndexPattern(indexPattern: string) {
   return errors;
 }
 
-const filterableTypes = getFilterableKbnTypeNames();
-
-export function isFilterable(field: Field): boolean {
-  return (
-    field.name === '_id' ||
-    field.scripted ||
-    Boolean(field.searchable && filterableTypes.includes(field.type))
-  );
-}
-
 export function getFromSavedObject(savedObject: any) {
   if (get(savedObject, 'attributes.fields') === undefined) {
     return;