diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/query_builder.js b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/query_builder.js
index ef1e1671d20..523003bd70d 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/query_builder.js
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/query_builder.js
@@ -93,77 +93,5 @@ function (_) {
     return query;
   };
 
-  p._getGroupByTimeInterval = function(interval) {
-    if (interval === 'auto') {
-      return '$interval';
-    }
-    return interval;
-  };
-
-  p._buildQuery = function() {
-    var target = this.target;
-
-    if (!target.measurement) {
-      throw "Metric measurement is missing";
-    }
-
-    if (!target.fields) {
-      target.fields = [{name: 'value', func: target.function || 'mean'}];
-    }
-
-    var query = 'SELECT ';
-    var i;
-    for (i = 0; i < target.fields.length; i++) {
-      var field = target.fields[i];
-      if (i > 0) {
-        query += ', ';
-      }
-      query += field.func + '("' + field.name + '")';
-      if (field.mathExpr) {
-        query += field.mathExpr;
-      }
-      if (field.asExpr) {
-        query += ' AS "' + field.asExpr + '"';
-      } else {
-        query += ' AS "' + field.name + '"';
-      }
-    }
-
-    var measurement = target.measurement;
-    if (!measurement.match('^/.*/') && !measurement.match(/^merge\(.*\)/)) {
-      measurement = '"' + measurement+ '"';
-    }
-
-    query += ' FROM ' + measurement + ' WHERE ';
-    var conditions = _.map(target.tags, function(tag, index) {
-      return renderTagCondition(tag, index);
-    });
-
-    query += conditions.join(' ');
-    query += (conditions.length > 0 ? ' AND ' : '') + '$timeFilter';
-
-    query += ' GROUP BY';
-    for (i = 0; i < target.groupBy.length; i++) {
-      var group = target.groupBy[i];
-      if (group.type === 'time') {
-        query += ' time(' + this._getGroupByTimeInterval(group.interval) + ')';
-      } else {
-        query += ', "' + group.key + '"';
-      }
-    }
-
-    if (target.fill) {
-      query += ' fill(' + target.fill + ')';
-    }
-
-    target.query = query;
-
-    return query;
-  };
-
-  p._modifyRawQuery = function () {
-    return this.target.query.replace(";", "");
-  };
-
   return InfluxQueryBuilder;
 });
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/specs/influx_query_specs.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/specs/influx_query_specs.ts
index 6a89a23efa3..887bdd9c9b6 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/specs/influx_query_specs.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/specs/influx_query_specs.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,74 @@ describe('InfluxQuery', function() {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('series with single tag only', function() {
+    it('should generate correct query', function() {
+      var query = new InfluxQuery({
+        measurement: 'cpu',
+        groupBy: [{type: 'time', params: ['auto']}],
+        tags: [{key: 'hostname', value: 'server1'}]
+      });
+
+      var queryText = query.render();
+
+      expect(queryText).to.be('SELECT mean("value") FROM "cpu" WHERE "hostname" = \'server1\' AND $timeFilter'
+                          + ' GROUP BY time($interval)');
+    });
+
+    it('should switch regex operator with tag value is regex', function() {
+      var query = new InfluxQuery({
+        measurement: 'cpu',
+        groupBy: [{type: 'time', params: ['auto']}],
+        tags: [{key: 'app', value: '/e.*/'}]
+      });
+
+      var queryText = query.render();
+      expect(queryText).to.be('SELECT mean("value") FROM "cpu" WHERE "app" =~ /e.*/ AND $timeFilter GROUP BY time($interval)');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('series with multiple tags only', function() {
+    it('should generate correct query', function() {
+      var query = new InfluxQuery({
+        measurement: 'cpu',
+        groupBy: [{type: 'time', params: ['auto']}],
+        tags: [{key: 'hostname', value: 'server1'}, {key: 'app', value: 'email', condition: "AND"}]
+      });
+
+      var queryText = query.render();
+      expect(queryText).to.be('SELECT mean("value") FROM "cpu" WHERE "hostname" = \'server1\' AND "app" = \'email\' AND ' +
+                          '$timeFilter GROUP BY time($interval)');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('series with tags OR condition', function() {
+    it('should generate correct query', function() {
+      var query = new InfluxQuery({
+        measurement: 'cpu',
+        groupBy: [{type: 'time', params: ['auto']}],
+        tags: [{key: 'hostname', value: 'server1'}, {key: 'hostname', value: 'server2', condition: "OR"}]
+      });
+
+      var queryText = query.render();
+      expect(queryText).to.be('SELECT mean("value") FROM "cpu" WHERE "hostname" = \'server1\' OR "hostname" = \'server2\' AND ' +
+                          '$timeFilter GROUP BY time($interval)');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('series with groupByTag', function() {
+    it('should generate correct query', function() {
+      var query = new InfluxQuery({
+        measurement: 'cpu',
+        tags: [],
+        groupBy: [{type: 'time', interval: 'auto'}, {type: 'tag', params: ['host']}],
+      });
+
+      var queryText = query.render();
+      expect(queryText).to.be('SELECT mean("value") FROM "cpu" WHERE $timeFilter ' +
+                          'GROUP BY time($interval), "host"');
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('render series without group by', function() {
     it('should generate correct query', function() {
       var query = new InfluxQuery({
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/specs/query_builder_specs.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/specs/query_builder_specs.ts
index 5e06ef77db4..69b7aa0b6cd 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/specs/query_builder_specs.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/specs/query_builder_specs.ts
@@ -6,116 +6,6 @@ declare var InfluxQueryBuilder: any;
 
 describe('InfluxQueryBuilder', function() {
 
-  describe('series with mesurement only', function() {
-    it('should generate correct query', function() {
-      var builder = new InfluxQueryBuilder({
-        measurement: 'cpu',
-        groupBy: [{type: 'time', interval: 'auto'}]
-      });
-
-      var query = builder.build();
-
-      expect(query).to.be('SELECT mean("value") AS "value" FROM "cpu" WHERE $timeFilter GROUP BY time($interval)');
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('series with math expr and as expr', function() {
-    it('should generate correct query', function() {
-      var builder = new InfluxQueryBuilder({
-        measurement: 'cpu',
-        fields: [{name: 'test', func: 'max', mathExpr: '*2', asExpr: 'new_name'}],
-        groupBy: [{type: 'time', interval: 'auto'}]
-      });
-
-      var query = builder.build();
-
-      expect(query).to.be('SELECT max("test")*2 AS "new_name" FROM "cpu" WHERE $timeFilter GROUP BY time($interval)');
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('series with single tag only', function() {
-    it('should generate correct query', function() {
-      var builder = new InfluxQueryBuilder({
-        measurement: 'cpu',
-        groupBy: [{type: 'time', interval: 'auto'}],
-        tags: [{key: 'hostname', value: 'server1'}]
-      });
-
-      var query = builder.build();
-
-      expect(query).to.be('SELECT mean("value") AS "value" FROM "cpu" WHERE "hostname" = \'server1\' AND $timeFilter'
-                          + ' GROUP BY time($interval)');
-    });
-
-    it('should switch regex operator with tag value is regex', function() {
-      var builder = new InfluxQueryBuilder({
-        measurement: 'cpu',
-        groupBy: [{type: 'time', interval: 'auto'}],
-        tags: [{key: 'app', value: '/e.*/'}]
-      });
-
-      var query = builder.build();
-      expect(query).to.be('SELECT mean("value") AS "value" FROM "cpu" WHERE "app" =~ /e.*/ AND $timeFilter GROUP BY time($interval)');
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('series with multiple fields', function() {
-    it('should generate correct query', function() {
-      var builder = new InfluxQueryBuilder({
-        measurement: 'cpu',
-        tags: [],
-        groupBy: [{type: 'time', interval: 'auto'}],
-        fields: [{ name: 'tx_in', func: 'sum' }, { name: 'tx_out', func: 'mean' }]
-      });
-
-      var query = builder.build();
-      expect(query).to.be('SELECT sum("tx_in") AS "tx_in", mean("tx_out") AS "tx_out" ' +
-                          'FROM "cpu" WHERE $timeFilter GROUP BY time($interval)');
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('series with multiple tags only', function() {
-    it('should generate correct query', function() {
-      var builder = new InfluxQueryBuilder({
-        measurement: 'cpu',
-        groupBy: [{type: 'time', interval: 'auto'}],
-        tags: [{key: 'hostname', value: 'server1'}, {key: 'app', value: 'email', condition: "AND"}]
-      });
-
-      var query = builder.build();
-      expect(query).to.be('SELECT mean("value") AS "value" FROM "cpu" WHERE "hostname" = \'server1\' AND "app" = \'email\' AND ' +
-                          '$timeFilter GROUP BY time($interval)');
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('series with tags OR condition', function() {
-    it('should generate correct query', function() {
-      var builder = new InfluxQueryBuilder({
-        measurement: 'cpu',
-        groupBy: [{type: 'time', interval: 'auto'}],
-        tags: [{key: 'hostname', value: 'server1'}, {key: 'hostname', value: 'server2', condition: "OR"}]
-      });
-
-      var query = builder.build();
-      expect(query).to.be('SELECT mean("value") AS "value" FROM "cpu" WHERE "hostname" = \'server1\' OR "hostname" = \'server2\' AND ' +
-                          '$timeFilter GROUP BY time($interval)');
-    });
-  });
-
-  describe('series with groupByTag', function() {
-    it('should generate correct query', function() {
-      var builder = new InfluxQueryBuilder({
-        measurement: 'cpu',
-        tags: [],
-        groupBy: [{type: 'time', interval: 'auto'}, {type: 'tag', key: 'host'}],
-      });
-
-      var query = builder.build();
-      expect(query).to.be('SELECT mean("value") AS "value" FROM "cpu" WHERE $timeFilter ' +
-                          'GROUP BY time($interval), "host"');
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('when building explore queries', function() {
 
     it('should only have measurement condition in tag keys query given query with measurement', function() {