diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/Plot.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/Plot.tsx
index eef918f8b8c..386a5e3d744 100755
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/Plot.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/Plot.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react';
 import uPlot, { AlignedData, Options } from 'uplot';
-import { buildPlotContext, PlotContext } from './context';
+import { PlotContext } from './context';
 import { DEFAULT_PLOT_CONFIG, pluginLog } from './utils';
 import { PlotProps } from './types';
 import usePrevious from 'react-use/lib/usePrevious';
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import usePrevious from 'react-use/lib/usePrevious';
  * Exposes contexts for plugins registration and uPlot instance access
  */
 export const UPlotChart: React.FC<PlotProps> = (props) => {
-  const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+  const plotContainer = useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
   const plotInstance = useRef<uPlot>();
   const prevProps = usePrevious(props);
 
@@ -26,17 +26,13 @@ export const UPlotChart: React.FC<PlotProps> = (props) => {
     } as uPlot.Options;
   }, [props.config]);
 
-  const getPlotInstance = useCallback(() => {
-    return plotInstance.current;
-  }, []);
-
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     if (!plotInstance.current || props.width === 0 || props.height === 0) {
       return;
     }
 
     pluginLog('uPlot core', false, 'updating size');
-    plotInstance.current!.setSize({
+    plotInstance.current.setSize({
       width: props.width,
       height: props.height,
     });
@@ -45,13 +41,13 @@ export const UPlotChart: React.FC<PlotProps> = (props) => {
   // Effect responsible for uPlot updates/initialization logic. It's performed whenever component's props have changed
   useLayoutEffect(() => {
     // 0. Exit early if the component is not ready to initialize uPlot
-    if (!canvasRef.current || props.width === 0 || props.height === 0) {
+    if (!plotContainer.current || props.width === 0 || props.height === 0) {
       return;
     }
 
     // 1. When config is ready and there is no uPlot instance, create new uPlot and return
     if (!plotInstance.current || !prevProps) {
-      plotInstance.current = initializePlot(props.data, config, canvasRef.current);
+      plotInstance.current = initializePlot(props.data, config, plotContainer.current);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -61,7 +57,7 @@ export const UPlotChart: React.FC<PlotProps> = (props) => {
         pluginLog('uPlot core', false, 'destroying instance');
         plotInstance.current.destroy();
       }
-      plotInstance.current = initializePlot(props.data, config, canvasRef.current);
+      plotInstance.current = initializePlot(props.data, config, plotContainer.current);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -77,13 +73,15 @@ export const UPlotChart: React.FC<PlotProps> = (props) => {
 
   // Memoize plot context
   const plotCtx = useMemo(() => {
-    return buildPlotContext(canvasRef, props.data, getPlotInstance);
-  }, [plotInstance, canvasRef, props.data, getPlotInstance]);
+    return {
+      plot: plotInstance.current,
+    };
+  }, [plotInstance.current, props.data]);
 
   return (
     <PlotContext.Provider value={plotCtx}>
       <div style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
-        <div ref={plotCtx.canvasRef} data-testid="uplot-main-div" />
+        <div ref={plotContainer} data-testid="uplot-main-div" />
         {props.children}
       </div>
     </PlotContext.Provider>
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/context.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/context.ts
index c14ed4ddeab..338b90f8c60 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/context.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/context.ts
@@ -1,28 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useContext } from 'react';
-import uPlot, { AlignedData, Series } from 'uplot';
-
-/**
- * @alpha
- */
-interface PlotCanvasContextType {
-  // canvas size css pxs
-  width: number;
-  height: number;
-  // plotting area bbox, css pxs
-  plot: {
-    width: number;
-    height: number;
-    top: number;
-    left: number;
-  };
-}
+import uPlot from 'uplot';
 
 interface PlotContextType {
-  getPlotInstance: () => uPlot | undefined;
-  getSeries: () => Series[];
-  getCanvas: () => PlotCanvasContextType;
-  canvasRef: any;
-  data: AlignedData;
+  plot: uPlot | undefined;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -34,34 +14,3 @@ export const PlotContext = React.createContext<PlotContextType>({} as PlotContex
 export const usePlotContext = (): PlotContextType => {
   return useContext<PlotContextType>(PlotContext);
 };
-
-/**
- * @alpha
- */
-export const buildPlotContext = (
-  canvasRef: any,
-  data: AlignedData,
-  getPlotInstance: () => uPlot | undefined
-): PlotContextType => {
-  return {
-    canvasRef,
-    data,
-    getPlotInstance,
-    getSeries: () => getPlotInstance()!.series,
-    getCanvas: () => {
-      const plotInstance = getPlotInstance()!;
-      const bbox = plotInstance.bbox;
-      const pxRatio = window.devicePixelRatio;
-      return {
-        width: plotInstance.width,
-        height: plotInstance.height,
-        plot: {
-          width: bbox.width / pxRatio,
-          height: bbox.height / pxRatio,
-          top: bbox.top / pxRatio,
-          left: bbox.left / pxRatio,
-        },
-      };
-    },
-  };
-};
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/geometries/EventsCanvas.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/geometries/EventsCanvas.tsx
index 1672e73f57b..ceb410581a7 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/geometries/EventsCanvas.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/geometries/EventsCanvas.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export function EventsCanvas({ id, events, renderEventMarker, mapEventToXYCoords
 
   const eventMarkers = useMemo(() => {
     const markers: React.ReactNode[] = [];
-    if (!plotCtx.getPlotInstance() || events.length === 0) {
+    if (!plotCtx.plot || events.length === 0) {
       return markers;
     }
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function EventsCanvas({ id, events, renderEventMarker, mapEventToXYCoords
     return <>{markers}</>;
   }, [events, renderEventMarker, renderToken, plotCtx]);
 
-  if (!plotCtx.getPlotInstance()) {
+  if (!plotCtx.plot) {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/geometries/XYCanvas.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/geometries/XYCanvas.tsx
index 20e37c71019..0b2ad895bfb 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/geometries/XYCanvas.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/geometries/XYCanvas.tsx
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ interface XYCanvasProps {}
  * Useful when you want to render some overlay with canvas-independent elements on top of the plot.
  */
 export const XYCanvas: React.FC<XYCanvasProps> = ({ children }) => {
-  const plotContext = usePlotContext();
-  const plotInstance = plotContext.getPlotInstance();
+  const plotCtx = usePlotContext();
+  const plotInstance = plotCtx.plot;
 
   if (!plotInstance) {
     return null;
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/plugins/TooltipPlugin.tsx b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/plugins/TooltipPlugin.tsx
index e5cd1039b28..5f4d14b326a 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/plugins/TooltipPlugin.tsx
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/components/uPlot/plugins/TooltipPlugin.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const TooltipPlugin: React.FC<TooltipPluginProps> = ({
   config,
   ...otherProps
 }) => {
-  const plotContext = usePlotContext();
+  const plotCtx = usePlotContext();
   const plotCanvas = useRef<HTMLDivElement>();
   const plotCanvasBBox = useRef<any>({ left: 0, top: 0, right: 0, bottom: 0, width: 0, height: 0 });
   const [focusedSeriesIdx, setFocusedSeriesIdx] = useState<number | null>(null);
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export const TooltipPlugin: React.FC<TooltipPluginProps> = ({
     });
   }, [config]);
 
-  if (!plotContext.getPlotInstance() || focusedPointIdx === null) {
+  if (!plotCtx.plot || focusedPointIdx === null) {
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ export const TooltipPlugin: React.FC<TooltipPluginProps> = ({
   // when interacting with a point in single mode
   if (mode === TooltipDisplayMode.Single && focusedSeriesIdx !== null) {
     const field = otherProps.data.fields[focusedSeriesIdx];
-    const plotSeries = plotContext.getSeries();
+    const plotSeries = plotCtx.plot.series;
 
     const fieldFmt = field.display || getDisplayProcessor({ field, timeZone });
-    const value = fieldFmt(plotContext.data[focusedSeriesIdx!][focusedPointIdx]);
+    const value = fieldFmt(plotCtx.plot.data[focusedSeriesIdx!][focusedPointIdx]);
 
     tooltip = (
       <SeriesTable
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ export const TooltipPlugin: React.FC<TooltipPluginProps> = ({
 
   if (mode === TooltipDisplayMode.Multi) {
     let series: SeriesTableRowProps[] = [];
-    const plotSeries = plotContext.getSeries();
+    const plotSeries = plotCtx.plot.series;
 
     for (let i = 0; i < plotSeries.length; i++) {
       const frame = otherProps.data;
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ export const TooltipPlugin: React.FC<TooltipPluginProps> = ({
         continue;
       }
 
-      const value = field.display!(plotContext.data[i][focusedPointIdx]);
+      const value = field.display!(plotCtx.plot.data[i][focusedPointIdx]);
 
       series.push({
         // TODO: align with uPlot typings
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/AnnotationsPlugin.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/AnnotationsPlugin.tsx
index d98a15cfcda..f2f54f39162 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/AnnotationsPlugin.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/AnnotationsPlugin.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ interface AnnotationsDataFrameViewDTO {
 
 export const AnnotationsPlugin: React.FC<AnnotationsPluginProps> = ({ annotations, timeZone, config }) => {
   const theme = useTheme();
-  const { getPlotInstance } = usePlotContext();
+  const plotCtx = usePlotContext();
 
   const annotationsRef = useRef<Array<DataFrameView<AnnotationsDataFrameViewDTO>>>();
 
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export const AnnotationsPlugin: React.FC<AnnotationsPluginProps> = ({ annotation
     (frame: DataFrame, index: number) => {
       const view = new DataFrameView<AnnotationsDataFrameViewDTO>(frame);
       const annotation = view.get(index);
-      const plotInstance = getPlotInstance();
+      const plotInstance = plotCtx.plot;
       if (!annotation.time || !plotInstance) {
         return undefined;
       }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export const AnnotationsPlugin: React.FC<AnnotationsPluginProps> = ({ annotation
         y: plotInstance.bbox.height / window.devicePixelRatio + 4,
       };
     },
-    [getPlotInstance]
+    [plotCtx.plot]
   );
 
   const renderMarker = useCallback(
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarsPlugin.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarsPlugin.tsx
index 15be9af8283..ad1be4156ee 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarsPlugin.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/timeseries/plugins/ExemplarsPlugin.tsx
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ interface ExemplarsPluginProps {
 
 export const ExemplarsPlugin: React.FC<ExemplarsPluginProps> = ({ exemplars, timeZone, getFieldLinks, config }) => {
   const plotCtx = usePlotContext();
+
   const mapExemplarToXYCoords = useCallback(
     (dataFrame: DataFrame, index: number) => {
-      const plotInstance = plotCtx.getPlotInstance();
+      const plotInstance = plotCtx.plot;
       const time = dataFrame.fields.find((f) => f.name === TIME_SERIES_TIME_FIELD_NAME);
       const value = dataFrame.fields.find((f) => f.name === TIME_SERIES_VALUE_FIELD_NAME);