diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aac15d0384f334..951ae51c215a3f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@
     "rxjs": "^6.2.1",
     "script-loader": "0.7.2",
     "semver": "^5.5.0",
+    "set-value": "^3.0.2",
     "stream-stream": "^1.2.6",
     "style-loader": "0.23.1",
     "tar": "2.2.0",
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/helpers/index.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/helpers/index.js
index f5159d8b2bf43b..9ed785ca03c2ad 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/helpers/index.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/helpers/index.js
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import mapBucket from './map_bucket';
 import parseSettings from './parse_settings';
 import unitToSeconds from './unit_to_seconds';
 
+export { overwrite } from './overwrite';
+
 export default {
   bucketTransform,
   getAggValue,
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/helpers/overwrite.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/helpers/overwrite.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e82d1de44f8241
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/helpers/overwrite.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import set from 'set-value';
+
+/**
+ * Set path in obj. Behaves like lodash `set`
+ * @param obj The object to mutate
+ * @param path The path of the sub-property to set
+ * @param val The value to set the sub-property to
+ */
+export function overwrite(obj, path, val) {
+  set(obj, path, undefined);
+  set(obj, path, val);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/date_histogram.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/date_histogram.js
index 323d5b4911b27f..892fed71ace206 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/date_histogram.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/date_histogram.js
@@ -17,16 +17,17 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import _ from 'lodash';
 import getBucketSize from '../../helpers/get_bucket_size';
 import getTimerange from '../../helpers/get_timerange';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
+
 export default function dateHistogram(req, panel, annotation) {
   return next => doc => {
     const timeField = annotation.time_field;
     const { bucketSize, intervalString } = getBucketSize(req, 'auto');
     const { from, to } = getTimerange(req);
     const { timezone } = req.payload.timerange;
-    _.set(doc, `aggs.${annotation.id}.date_histogram`, {
+    overwrite(doc, `aggs.${annotation.id}.date_histogram`, {
       field: timeField,
       interval: intervalString,
       min_doc_count: 0,
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/top_hits.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/top_hits.js
index 4d394f270bd909..be537947b51a2e 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/top_hits.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/top_hits.js
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 export default function topHits(req, panel, annotation) {
   return next => doc => {
     const fields = annotation.fields && annotation.fields.split(/[,\s]+/) || [];
     const timeField = annotation.time_field;
-    _.set(doc, `aggs.${annotation.id}.aggs.hits.top_hits`, {
+    overwrite(doc, `aggs.${annotation.id}.aggs.hits.top_hits`, {
       sort: [
         {
           [timeField]: { order: 'desc' }
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/date_histogram.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/date_histogram.js
index b760ef20da053d..a36514b65d1e22 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/date_histogram.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/date_histogram.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import getBucketSize from '../../helpers/get_bucket_size';
 import offsetTime from '../../offset_time';
 import getIntervalAndTimefield from '../../get_interval_and_timefield';
-import { set } from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 export default function dateHistogram(req, panel, series) {
   return next => doc => {
     const { timeField, interval } = getIntervalAndTimefield(panel, series);
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default function dateHistogram(req, panel, series) {
     const { from, to }  = offsetTime(req, series.offset_time);
     const { timezone } = req.payload.timerange;
 
-    set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.date_histogram`, {
+    overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.date_histogram`, {
       field: timeField,
       interval: intervalString,
       min_doc_count: 0,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export default function dateHistogram(req, panel, series) {
         max: to.valueOf()
       }
     });
-    set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.meta`, {
+    overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.meta`, {
       timeField,
       intervalString,
       bucketSize
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/filter_ratios.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/filter_ratios.js
index 8b8ccd24ba3807..b3774bf507fef4 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/filter_ratios.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/filter_ratios.js
@@ -20,15 +20,15 @@
 /* eslint max-len:0 */
 const filter = metric => metric.type === 'filter_ratio';
 import bucketTransform from '../../helpers/bucket_transform';
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 export default function ratios(req, panel, series) {
   return next => doc => {
     if (series.metrics.some(filter)) {
       series.metrics.filter(filter).forEach(metric => {
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-numerator.filter`, {
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-numerator.filter`, {
           query_string: { query: metric.numerator || '*', analyze_wildcard: true }
         });
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-denominator.filter`, {
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-denominator.filter`, {
           query_string: { query: metric.denominator || '*', analyze_wildcard: true }
         });
 
@@ -46,13 +46,13 @@ export default function ratios(req, panel, series) {
             metricAgg = {};
           }
           const aggBody = { metric: metricAgg };
-          _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-numerator.aggs`, aggBody);
-          _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-denominator.aggs`, aggBody);
+          overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-numerator.aggs`, aggBody);
+          overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-denominator.aggs`, aggBody);
           numeratorPath = `${metric.id}-numerator>metric`;
           denominatorPath =  `${metric.id}-denominator>metric`;
         }
 
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}`, {
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}`, {
           bucket_script: {
             buckets_path: {
               numerator: numeratorPath,
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/metric_buckets.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/metric_buckets.js
index ed96bebc9c68cd..d067d78e4edbf8 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/metric_buckets.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/metric_buckets.js
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import _ from 'lodash';
 import getBucketSize from '../../helpers/get_bucket_size';
 import bucketTransform from '../../helpers/bucket_transform';
 import getIntervalAndTimefield from '../../get_interval_and_timefield';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
+
 export default function metricBuckets(req, panel, series) {
   return next => doc => {
     const {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ export default function metricBuckets(req, panel, series) {
         if (fn) {
           try {
             const bucket = fn(metric, series.metrics, intervalString);
-            _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}`, bucket);
+            overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}`, bucket);
           } catch (e) {
             // meh
           }
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/sibling_buckets.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/sibling_buckets.js
index 9f2bc1d4cba0f5..3e341dcb041715 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/sibling_buckets.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/sibling_buckets.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 import getBucketSize from '../../helpers/get_bucket_size';
 import bucketTransform from '../../helpers/bucket_transform';
 import getIntervalAndTimefield from '../../get_interval_and_timefield';
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export default function siblingBuckets(req, panel, series) {
         if (fn) {
           try {
             const bucket = fn(metric, series.metrics, bucketSize);
-            _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.${metric.id}`, bucket);
+            overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs.${metric.id}`, bucket);
           } catch (e) {
             // meh
           }
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_everything.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_everything.js
index b36605ff9745f1..0ebedb268a7e2a 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_everything.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_everything.js
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 export default function splitByEverything(req, panel, series) {
   return next => doc => {
     if (series.split_mode === 'everything' ||
       (series.split_mode === 'terms' &&
         !series.terms_field)) {
-      _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.filter.match_all`, {});
+      overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.filter.match_all`, {});
     }
     return next(doc);
   };
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_filter.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_filter.js
index 7e1915c79c6b50..2701bc402d00a0 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_filter.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_filter.js
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 export default function splitByFilter(req, panel, series) {
   return next => doc => {
     if (series.split_mode !== 'filter') return next(doc);
-    _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.filter.query_string.query`, series.filter || '*');
-    _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.filter.query_string.analyze_wildcard`, true);
+    overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.filter.query_string.query`, series.filter || '*');
+    overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.filter.query_string.analyze_wildcard`, true);
     return next(doc);
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_filters.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_filters.js
index c6ebaa4b6744d3..cc5ec5a05b47aa 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_filters.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_filters.js
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 export default function splitByFilter(req, panel, series) {
   return next => doc => {
     if (series.split_mode === 'filters' && series.split_filters) {
       series.split_filters.forEach(filter => {
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.filters.filters.${filter.id}.query_string.query`, filter.filter || '*');
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.filters.filters.${filter.id}.query_string.analyze_wildcard`, true);
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.filters.filters.${filter.id}.query_string.query`, filter.filter || '*');
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.filters.filters.${filter.id}.query_string.analyze_wildcard`, true);
       });
     }
     return next(doc);
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_terms.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_terms.js
index 733ccb7cf98993..16891a1f4995b7 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_terms.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/split_by_terms.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 import basicAggs from '../../../../../common/basic_aggs';
 import getBucketsPath from '../../helpers/get_buckets_path';
 import bucketTransform from '../../helpers/bucket_transform';
@@ -26,20 +26,20 @@ export default function splitByTerm(req, panel, series) {
   return next => doc => {
     if (series.split_mode === 'terms' && series.terms_field) {
       const direction = series.terms_direction || 'desc';
-      _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.terms.field`, series.terms_field);
-      _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.terms.size`, series.terms_size);
+      overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.terms.field`, series.terms_field);
+      overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.terms.size`, series.terms_size);
       const metric = series.metrics.find(item => item.id === series.terms_order_by);
       if (metric && metric.type !== 'count' && ~basicAggs.indexOf(metric.type)) {
         const sortAggKey = `${series.terms_order_by}-SORT`;
         const fn = bucketTransform[metric.type];
         const bucketPath = getBucketsPath(series.terms_order_by, series.metrics)
           .replace(series.terms_order_by, sortAggKey);
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.terms.order`, { [bucketPath]: direction });
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs`, { [sortAggKey]: fn(metric) });
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.terms.order`, { [bucketPath]: direction });
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.aggs`, { [sortAggKey]: fn(metric) });
       } else if (['_term', '_count'].includes(series.terms_order_by)) {
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.terms.order`, { [series.terms_order_by]: direction });
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.terms.order`, { [series.terms_order_by]: direction });
       } else {
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.terms.order`, { _count: direction });
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.${series.id}.terms.order`, { _count: direction });
       }
     }
     return next(doc);
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/date_histogram.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/date_histogram.js
index c792a9ec5efca7..d430575099bfc8 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/date_histogram.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/date_histogram.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { set } from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 import getBucketSize from '../../helpers/get_bucket_size';
 import getIntervalAndTimefield from '../../get_interval_and_timefield';
 import getTimerange from '../../helpers/get_timerange';
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export default function dateHistogram(req, panel) {
     const { from, to }  = getTimerange(req);
     panel.series.forEach(column => {
       const aggRoot = calculateAggRoot(doc, column);
-      set(doc, `${aggRoot}.timeseries.date_histogram`, {
+      overwrite(doc, `${aggRoot}.timeseries.date_histogram`, {
         field: timeField,
         interval: intervalString,
         min_doc_count: 0,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export default function dateHistogram(req, panel) {
           max: to.valueOf()
         }
       });
-      set(doc, aggRoot.replace(/\.aggs$/, '.meta'), {
+      overwrite(doc, aggRoot.replace(/\.aggs$/, '.meta'), {
         timeField,
         intervalString,
         bucketSize
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/filter_ratios.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/filter_ratios.js
index dcafbe39cd153f..de9eb2eb0e253b 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/filter_ratios.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/filter_ratios.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 /* eslint max-len:0 */
 const filter = metric => metric.type === 'filter_ratio';
 import bucketTransform from '../../helpers/bucket_transform';
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 import { calculateAggRoot } from './calculate_agg_root';
 export default function ratios(req, panel) {
   return () => doc => {
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ export default function ratios(req, panel) {
       const aggRoot = calculateAggRoot(doc, column);
       if (column.metrics.some(filter)) {
         column.metrics.filter(filter).forEach(metric => {
-          _.set(doc, `${aggRoot}.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-numerator.filter`, {
+          overwrite(doc, `${aggRoot}.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-numerator.filter`, {
             query_string: { query: metric.numerator || '*', analyze_wildcard: true }
           });
-          _.set(doc, `${aggRoot}.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-denominator.filter`, {
+          overwrite(doc, `${aggRoot}.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-denominator.filter`, {
             query_string: { query: metric.denominator || '*', analyze_wildcard: true }
           });
 
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ export default function ratios(req, panel) {
                 field: metric.field
               })
             };
-            _.set(doc, `${aggRoot}.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-numerator.aggs`, aggBody);
-            _.set(doc, `${aggBody}.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-denominator.aggs`, aggBody);
+            overwrite(doc, `${aggRoot}.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-numerator.aggs`, aggBody);
+            overwrite(doc, `${aggBody}.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}-denominator.aggs`, aggBody);
             numeratorPath = `${metric.id}-numerator>metric`;
             denominatorPath =  `${metric.id}-denominator>metric`;
           }
 
-          _.set(doc, `${aggRoot}.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}`, {
+          overwrite(doc, `${aggRoot}.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}`, {
             bucket_script: {
               buckets_path: {
                 numerator: numeratorPath,
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/metric_buckets.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/metric_buckets.js
index 082ff319b5ee4a..8928ddf6297c51 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/metric_buckets.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/metric_buckets.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 import getBucketSize from '../../helpers/get_bucket_size';
 import bucketTransform from '../../helpers/bucket_transform';
 import getIntervalAndTimefield from '../../get_interval_and_timefield';
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default function metricBuckets(req, panel) {
           if (fn) {
             try {
               const bucket = fn(metric, column.metrics, intervalString);
-              _.set(doc, `${aggRoot}.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}`, bucket);
+              overwrite(doc, `${aggRoot}.timeseries.aggs.${metric.id}`, bucket);
             } catch (e) {
               // meh
             }
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/pivot.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/pivot.js
index d533ff38442dbe..e1e150001aee26 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/pivot.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/pivot.js
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import { get, set, last } from 'lodash';
-
+import { get, last } from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 import basicAggs from '../../../../../common/basic_aggs';
 import getBucketsPath from '../../helpers/get_buckets_path';
 import bucketTransform from '../../helpers/bucket_transform';
@@ -27,26 +27,26 @@ export default function pivot(req, panel) {
   return next => doc => {
     const { sort } = req.payload.state;
     if (panel.pivot_id) {
-      set(doc, 'aggs.pivot.terms.field', panel.pivot_id);
-      set(doc, 'aggs.pivot.terms.size', panel.pivot_rows);
+      overwrite(doc, 'aggs.pivot.terms.field', panel.pivot_id);
+      overwrite(doc, 'aggs.pivot.terms.size', panel.pivot_rows);
       if (sort) {
         const series = panel.series.find(item => item.id === sort.column);
         const metric = series && last(series.metrics);
         if (metric && metric.type === 'count') {
-          set(doc, 'aggs.pivot.terms.order', { _count: sort.order });
+          overwrite(doc, 'aggs.pivot.terms.order', { _count: sort.order });
         } else if (metric && basicAggs.includes(metric.type)) {
           const sortAggKey = `${metric.id}-SORT`;
           const fn = bucketTransform[metric.type];
           const bucketPath = getBucketsPath(metric.id, series.metrics)
             .replace(metric.id, sortAggKey);
-          set(doc, `aggs.pivot.terms.order`, { [bucketPath]: sort.order });
-          set(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs`, { [sortAggKey]: fn(metric) });
+          overwrite(doc, `aggs.pivot.terms.order`, { [bucketPath]: sort.order });
+          overwrite(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs`, { [sortAggKey]: fn(metric) });
         } else {
-          set(doc, 'aggs.pivot.terms.order', { _term: get(sort, 'order', 'asc') });
+          overwrite(doc, 'aggs.pivot.terms.order', { _term: get(sort, 'order', 'asc') });
         }
       }
     } else {
-      set(doc, 'aggs.pivot.filter.match_all', {});
+      overwrite(doc, 'aggs.pivot.filter.match_all', {});
     }
     return next(doc);
   };
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/sibling_buckets.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/sibling_buckets.js
index 9cd1af9898053b..1b44b1e7e9ee27 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/sibling_buckets.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/sibling_buckets.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 import getBucketSize from '../../helpers/get_bucket_size';
 import bucketTransform from '../../helpers/bucket_transform';
 import getIntervalAndTimefield from '../../get_interval_and_timefield';
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export default function siblingBuckets(req, panel) {
           if (fn) {
             try {
               const bucket = fn(metric, column.metrics, bucketSize);
-              _.set(doc, `${aggRoot}.${metric.id}`, bucket);
+              overwrite(doc, `${aggRoot}.${metric.id}`, bucket);
             } catch (e) {
               // meh
             }
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/split_by_everything.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/split_by_everything.js
index 1a400f288e9854..0b5e8712ce6cdf 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/split_by_everything.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/split_by_everything.js
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 export default function splitByEverything(req, panel) {
   return next => doc => {
     panel.series.filter(c => !(c.aggregate_by && c.aggregate_function)).forEach(column => {
       if (column.filter) {
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.filter.query_string.query`, column.filter);
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.filter.query_string.analyze_wildcard`, true);
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.filter.query_string.query`, column.filter);
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.filter.query_string.analyze_wildcard`, true);
       } else {
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.filter.match_all`, {});
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.filter.match_all`, {});
       }
     });
     return next(doc);
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/split_by_terms.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/split_by_terms.js
index ad0e63a7079516..4b67822fd243ff 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/split_by_terms.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/metrics/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/split_by_terms.js
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-import _ from 'lodash';
+import { overwrite } from '../../helpers';
 
 export default function splitByTerm(req, panel) {
   return next => doc => {
     panel.series.filter(c => c.aggregate_by && c.aggregate_function).forEach(column => {
-      _.set(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.terms.field`, column.aggregate_by);
-      _.set(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.terms.size`, 100);
+      overwrite(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.terms.field`, column.aggregate_by);
+      overwrite(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.terms.size`, 100);
       if (column.filter) {
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.column_filter.filter.query_string.query`, column.filter);
-        _.set(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.column_filter.filter.query_string.analyze_wildcard`, true);
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.column_filter.filter.query_string.query`, column.filter);
+        overwrite(doc, `aggs.pivot.aggs.${column.id}.column_filter.filter.query_string.analyze_wildcard`, true);
       }
     });
     return next(doc);
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index bd4c4311dcb3a7..835890fadfecc4 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -19846,6 +19846,13 @@ set-value@^2.0.0:
     is-plain-object "^2.0.3"
     split-string "^3.0.1"
 
+set-value@^3.0.2:
+  version "3.0.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/set-value/-/set-value-3.0.2.tgz#74e8ecd023c33d0f77199d415409a40f21e61b90"
+  integrity sha512-npjkVoz+ank0zjlV9F47Fdbjfj/PfXyVhZvGALWsyIYU/qrMzpi6avjKW3/7KeSU2Df3I46BrN1xOI1+6vW0hA==
+  dependencies:
+    is-plain-object "^2.0.4"
+
 setimmediate@^1.0.4, setimmediate@^1.0.5:
   version "1.0.5"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/setimmediate/-/setimmediate-1.0.5.tgz#290cbb232e306942d7d7ea9b83732ab7856f8285"