diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/legend.js b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/legend.js
index 1a4f53b0c0a..d6d1bdbf2dd 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/legend.js
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/legend.js
@@ -101,7 +101,12 @@ function (angular, _, $) {
         }
 
         function render() {
-          console.log('render legend');
+          if (!ctrl.panel.legend.show) {
+            elem.empty();
+            firstRender = true;
+            return;
+          }
+
           if (firstRender) {
             elem.append($container);
             $container.on('click', '.graph-legend-icon', openColorSelector);