diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/datasource.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/datasource.ts
index f935b7a91c5..e1c27768937 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/datasource.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/influxdb/datasource.ts
@@ -530,11 +530,6 @@ export default class InfluxDatasource extends DataSourceWithBackend<InfluxQuery,
   getTimeFilter(options: any) {
     const from = this.getInfluxTime(options.rangeRaw.from, false, options.timezone);
     const until = this.getInfluxTime(options.rangeRaw.to, true, options.timezone);
-    const fromIsAbsolute = from[from.length - 1] === 'ms';
-
-    if (until === 'now()' && !fromIsAbsolute) {
-      return 'time >= ' + from;
-    }
 
     return 'time >= ' + from + ' and time <= ' + until;
   }