diff --git a/docs/sources/datasources/opentsdb.md b/docs/sources/datasources/opentsdb.md
index 9a6deb63fe4..9b2122e8036 100644
--- a/docs/sources/datasources/opentsdb.md
+++ b/docs/sources/datasources/opentsdb.md
@@ -23,22 +23,6 @@ To access OpenTSDB settings, hover your mouse over the **Configuration** (gear)
 | `Version`    | Version = opentsdb version, either <=2.1 or 2.2                                                                                       |
 | `Resolution` | Metrics from opentsdb may have datapoints with either second or millisecond resolution.                                               |
 | `Lookup Limit`| Default is 1000.                                                                                                                     |
-| `Min time interval`| A lower limit for the auto group by time interval. Recommended to be set to write frequency, for example `1m` if your data is written every minute. This option can also be overridden/configured in a dashboard panel under data source options. It's important to note that this value _must_ be formatted as a number followed by a [valid time identifier](#Supported min time identifiers), e.g. `1m` (1 minute) or `30s` (30 seconds). |
-
-### Supported min time identifiers
-
-The following time identifiers are supported:
-
-| Identifier | Description |
-| ---------- | ----------- |
-| `y`        | Years (365 days)|
-| `n`        | Months (30 days)|
-| `w`        | Weeks (7 days)|
-| `d`        | Days (24 hours)|
-| `h`        | Hours        |
-| `m`        | Minutes      |
-| `s`        | Seconds      |
-| `ms`       | Milliseconds |
 
 ## Query editor
 
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/opentsdb/components/OpenTsdbDetails.tsx b/public/app/plugins/datasource/opentsdb/components/OpenTsdbDetails.tsx
index c689b96975a..0457fe63db7 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/opentsdb/components/OpenTsdbDetails.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/opentsdb/components/OpenTsdbDetails.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { SyntheticEvent } from 'react';
-import { EventsWithValidation, regexValidation, InlineFormLabel, LegacyForms } from '@grafana/ui';
-const { Select, Input, FormField } = LegacyForms;
+import { InlineFormLabel, LegacyForms } from '@grafana/ui';
+const { Select, Input } = LegacyForms;
 import { DataSourceSettings, SelectableValue } from '@grafana/data';
 import { OpenTsdbOptions } from '../types';
 
@@ -53,30 +53,6 @@ export const OpenTsdbDetails = (props: Props) => {
           onChange={onInputChangeHandler('lookupLimit', value, onChange)}
         />
       </div>
-      <div className="gf-form-inline">
-        <div className="gf-form">
-          <FormField
-            labelWidth={7}
-            label="Min time interval"
-            inputEl={
-              <Input
-                className={'width-6'}
-                value={value.jsonData.interval || ''}
-                onChange={onInputChangeHandler('interval', value, onChange)}
-                placeholder="1m"
-                validationEvents={{
-                  [EventsWithValidation.onBlur]: [
-                    regexValidation(
-                      /^\d+(ms|[Mwdhmsy])$/,
-                      'Value is not valid, you can use number with time unit specifier: y, M, w, d, h, m, s'
-                    ),
-                  ],
-                }}
-              />
-            }
-          />
-        </div>
-      </div>
     </>
   );
 };
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/opentsdb/datasource.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/opentsdb/datasource.ts
index 98a1b388d49..59847c96de2 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/opentsdb/datasource.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/opentsdb/datasource.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ export default class OpenTsDatasource extends DataSourceApi<OpenTsdbQuery, OpenT
   tsdbVersion: any;
   tsdbResolution: any;
   lookupLimit: any;
-  interval: any;
   tagKeys: any;
 
   aggregatorsPromise: any;
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ export default class OpenTsDatasource extends DataSourceApi<OpenTsdbQuery, OpenT
     this.tsdbVersion = instanceSettings.jsonData.tsdbVersion || 1;
     this.tsdbResolution = instanceSettings.jsonData.tsdbResolution || 1;
     this.lookupLimit = instanceSettings.jsonData.lookupLimit || 1000;
-    this.interval = instanceSettings.jsonData.interval || '30s';
     this.tagKeys = {};
 
     this.aggregatorsPromise = null;
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/opentsdb/types.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/opentsdb/types.ts
index bc693fcd703..4a5cf58eb47 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/opentsdb/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/opentsdb/types.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ export interface OpenTsdbOptions extends DataSourceJsonData {
   tsdbVersion: number;
   tsdbResolution: number;
   lookupLimit: number;
-  interval: string;
 }