diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.test.ts b/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.test.ts
index f8bd1fa9e2c..5c1b5938768 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.test.ts
@@ -57,15 +57,7 @@ describe('explore links utils', () => {
 
       expect(links[0].href).toBe('http://regionalhost');
       expect(links[0].title).toBe('external');
-      expect(links[0].onClick).toBeDefined();
-
-      links[0].onClick!({});
-
-      expect(reportInteraction).toBeCalledWith('grafana_data_link_clicked', {
-        app: CoreApp.Explore,
-        internal: false,
-        origin: DataLinkConfigOrigin.Datasource,
-      });
+      expect(links[0].onClick).not.toBeDefined();
     });
 
     it('returns generates title for external link', () => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.ts b/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.ts
index 881fb025b12..a8686e12d68 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/utils/links.ts
@@ -122,30 +122,6 @@ export const getFieldLinksForExplore = (options: {
         if (!linkModel.title) {
           linkModel.title = getTitleFromHref(linkModel.href);
         }
-
-        // Take over the onClick to report the click, then either call the original onClick or navigate to the URL
-        // Note: it is likely that an external link that opens in the same tab will not be reported, as the browser redirect might cancel reporting the interaction
-        const origOnClick = linkModel.onClick;
-
-        linkModel.onClick = (...args) => {
-          reportInteraction(DATA_LINK_USAGE_KEY, {
-            origin: link.origin || DataLinkConfigOrigin.Datasource,
-            app: CoreApp.Explore,
-            internal: false,
-          });
-
-          if (origOnClick) {
-            origOnClick?.apply(...args);
-          } else {
-            // for external links without an onClick, we want to duplicate default href behavior since onClick stops it
-            if (linkModel.target === '_blank') {
-              window.open(linkModel.href);
-            } else {
-              window.location.href = linkModel.href;
-            }
-          }
-        };
-
         return linkModel;
       } else {
         let internalLinkSpecificVars: ScopedVars = {};