diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/elasticsearch/client/client.go b/pkg/tsdb/elasticsearch/client/client.go
index 3dae343bd37..3762a58317a 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/elasticsearch/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/elasticsearch/client/client.go
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ import (
 const loggerName = "tsdb.elasticsearch.client"
 
 var (
-	clientLog          = log.New(loggerName)
-	intervalCalculator = tsdb.NewIntervalCalculator(&tsdb.IntervalOptions{MinInterval: 15 * time.Second})
+	clientLog = log.New(loggerName)
 )
 
 // Client represents a client which can interact with elasticsearch api