diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PrometheusMetricsBrowser.test.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PrometheusMetricsBrowser.test.tsx
index 7ac62d9bd32..b5cc16744a8 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PrometheusMetricsBrowser.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PrometheusMetricsBrowser.test.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,13 @@ describe('PrometheusMetricsBrowser', () => {
         }
         return [];
       },
-      fetchLabelsWithMatch: (selector: string) => {
+      // This must always call the series endpoint
+      // until we refactor all of the metrics browser
+      // to never use the series endpoint.
+      // The metrics browser expects both label names and label values.
+      // The labels endpoint with match does not supply label values
+      // and so using it breaks the metrics browser.
+      fetchSeriesLabels: (selector: string) => {
         switch (selector) {
           case '{label1="value1-1"}':
             return { label1: ['value1-1'], label2: ['value2-1'], label3: ['value3-1'] };
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PrometheusMetricsBrowser.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PrometheusMetricsBrowser.tsx
index 33f5570e64a..b877843cddb 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PrometheusMetricsBrowser.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/prometheus/components/PrometheusMetricsBrowser.tsx
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ export class UnthemedPrometheusMetricsBrowser extends React.Component<BrowserPro
       this.updateLabelState(lastFacetted, { loading: true }, `Facetting labels for ${selector}`);
     }
     try {
-      const possibleLabels = await languageProvider.fetchLabelsWithMatch(selector, true);
+      const possibleLabels = await languageProvider.fetchSeriesLabels(selector, true);
       // If selector changed, clear loading state and discard result by returning early
       if (selector !== buildSelector(this.state.labels)) {
         if (lastFacetted) {