diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
index f7d4abf4f46..d3c4a832a13 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/Explore.tsx
@@ -574,7 +574,6 @@ export class Explore extends React.PureComponent<ExploreProps, ExploreState> {
         'Table',
         {
           format: 'table',
-          resultFormat: 'table',
           instant: true,
           valueWithRefId: true,
         },
@@ -586,7 +585,6 @@ export class Explore extends React.PureComponent<ExploreProps, ExploreState> {
         'Graph',
         {
           format: 'time_series',
-          resultFormat: 'time_series',
           instant: false,
         },
         makeTimeSeriesList