diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/language_provider.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/language_provider.ts
index 0bdb0b9e6f0..1aeada14d22 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/language_provider.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/language_provider.ts
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ export class CloudWatchLanguageProvider extends LanguageProvider {
     return {
       suggestions: [
         {
-          prefixMatch: true,
           label: 'Fields',
           items: fields.map(field => ({
             label: field,