diff --git a/public/app/features/trails/MetricSelect/MetricSelectScene.tsx b/public/app/features/trails/MetricSelect/MetricSelectScene.tsx
index ce3d0c86dd3..99fcd423fe7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/trails/MetricSelect/MetricSelectScene.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/trails/MetricSelect/MetricSelectScene.tsx
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ export class MetricSelectScene extends SceneObjectBase<MetricSelectSceneState> i
 
     const [warningDismissed, dismissWarning] = useReducer(() => true, false);
 
-    const { metricSearch, useOtelExperience, hasOtelResources, isStandardOtel } = trail.useState();
+    const { metricSearch, useOtelExperience, hasOtelResources, isStandardOtel, metric } = trail.useState();
 
     const tooStrict = children.length === 0 && metricSearch;
     const noMetrics = !metricNamesLoading && metricNames && metricNames.length === 0;
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ export class MetricSelectScene extends SceneObjectBase<MetricSelectSceneState> i
               ]}
             />
           </Field>
-          {hasOtelResources && (
+          {!metric && hasOtelResources && (
             <Field
               label={
                 <>