diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/datasource.js b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/datasource.js
index 828a8bf71dc..6018f5f9e77 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/datasource.js
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/cloudwatch/datasource.js
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ function (angular, _, kbn) {
 
       var queries = [];
       _.each(options.targets, _.bind(function(target) {
-        if (!target.namespace || !target.metricName || _.isEmpty(target.dimensions) || _.isEmpty(target.statistics)) {
+        if (!target.namespace || !target.metricName || _.isEmpty(target.statistics)) {
           return;
         }