diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/index.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/index.ts
index a010e60bab4..5c3603fdba5 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/index.ts
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export {
   getValueMatcher,
 } from './transformations/matchers';
 export { type FieldValueMatcherConfig } from './transformations/matchers/fieldValueMatcher';
-export { DataTransformerID, refIDDependentIDs } from './transformations/transformers/ids';
+export { DataTransformerID } from './transformations/transformers/ids';
 export { MatcherID, FieldMatcherID, FrameMatcherID, ValueMatcherID } from './transformations/matchers/ids';
 export {
   ReducerID,
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/query/refId.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/query/refId.ts
index 134a668b31f..bdfa87ef68a 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/query/refId.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/query/refId.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-import { DataQuery, DataTransformerConfig } from '@grafana/schema';
+import { DataQuery } from '@grafana/schema';
 
 /**
  * Finds the next available refId for a query
  */
-export const getNextRefId = (item: DataQuery[] | DataTransformerConfig[], prefix?: string): string => {
+export const getNextRefId = (queries: DataQuery[]): string => {
   for (let num = 0; ; num++) {
-    let refId = getRefId(num);
-    if (prefix !== undefined) {
-      refId = `${prefix}${refId}`;
-    }
-    if (!item.some((i) => i.refId === refId)) {
+    const refId = getRefId(num);
+    if (!queries.some((query) => query.refId === refId)) {
       return refId;
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/transformers/ids.ts b/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/transformers/ids.ts
index af54935a7a3..cc2b76fae69 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/transformers/ids.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/src/transformations/transformers/ids.ts
@@ -44,11 +44,3 @@ export enum DataTransformerID {
   regression = 'regression',
   groupToNestedTable = 'groupToNestedTable',
 }
-
-export const refIDDependentIDs: string[] = [
-  DataTransformerID.joinByField,
-  DataTransformerID.merge,
-  DataTransformerID.reduce,
-  DataTransformerID.seriesToRows,
-  DataTransformerID.joinByLabels,
-];
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelDataPane/PanelDataTransformationsTab.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelDataPane/PanelDataTransformationsTab.test.tsx
index 715f26dc2df..e06b9fc6da2 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelDataPane/PanelDataTransformationsTab.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/panel-edit/PanelDataPane/PanelDataTransformationsTab.test.tsx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ describe('PanelDataTransformationsTab', () => {
     const button = transformationCard.getElementsByTagName('button').item(0);
     await userEvent.click(button!);
     expect(onChangeTransformation).toHaveBeenCalledWith([
-      { id: 'calculateField', options: {}, refId: 'T-A' },
+      { id: 'calculateField', options: {} },
       { id: 'calculateField', options: {} },
     ]);
   });