diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/fields.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/fields.ts
index fb1d4edb37af8..59b42935a141d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/fields.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/common/fields.ts
@@ -243,7 +243,8 @@ export function getFlattenedFields(obj: EsDocSource, resultsField: string): EsFi
 
 export const getDefaultFieldsFromJobCaps = (
   fields: Field[],
-  jobConfig: DataFrameAnalyticsConfig
+  jobConfig: DataFrameAnalyticsConfig,
+  needsDestIndexFields: boolean
 ): { selectedFields: Field[]; docFields: Field[]; depVarType?: ES_FIELD_TYPES } => {
   const fieldsObj = { selectedFields: [], docFields: [] };
   if (fields.length === 0) {
@@ -260,16 +261,22 @@ export const getDefaultFieldsFromJobCaps = (
   const predictedField = `${resultsField}.${
     predictionFieldName ? predictionFieldName : defaultPredictionField
   }`;
-
-  const allFields: any = [
-    {
-      id: `${resultsField}.is_training`,
-      name: `${resultsField}.is_training`,
-      type: ES_FIELD_TYPES.BOOLEAN,
-    },
-    { id: predictedField, name: predictedField, type },
-    ...fields,
-  ].sort(({ name: a }, { name: b }) => sortRegressionResultsFields(a, b, jobConfig));
+  // Only need to add these first two fields if we didn't use dest index pattern to get the fields
+  const allFields: any =
+    needsDestIndexFields === true
+      ? [
+          {
+            id: `${resultsField}.is_training`,
+            name: `${resultsField}.is_training`,
+            type: ES_FIELD_TYPES.BOOLEAN,
+          },
+          { id: predictedField, name: predictedField, type },
+        ]
+      : [];
+
+  allFields.push(...fields);
+  // @ts-ignore
+  allFields.sort(({ name: a }, { name: b }) => sortRegressionResultsFields(a, b, jobConfig));
 
   let selectedFields = allFields
     .slice(0, DEFAULT_REGRESSION_COLUMNS * 2)
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/classification_exploration/results_table.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/classification_exploration/results_table.tsx
index a7f58de1f0c8b..fbdb47c87c7ef 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/classification_exploration/results_table.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/classification_exploration/results_table.tsx
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ export const ResultsTable: FC<Props> = React.memo(
       }
     }
 
+    const needsDestIndexFields = indexPattern && indexPattern.title === jobConfig.source.index[0];
+
     const {
       errorMessage,
       loadExploreData,
@@ -135,7 +137,14 @@ export const ResultsTable: FC<Props> = React.memo(
       sortDirection,
       status,
       tableItems,
-    } = useExploreData(jobConfig, selectedFields, setSelectedFields, setDocFields, setDepVarType);
+    } = useExploreData(
+      jobConfig,
+      needsDestIndexFields,
+      selectedFields,
+      setSelectedFields,
+      setDocFields,
+      setDepVarType
+    );
 
     const columns: Array<ColumnType<TableItem>> = selectedFields
       .sort(({ name: a }, { name: b }) => sortRegressionResultsFields(a, b, jobConfig))
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/classification_exploration/use_explore_data.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/classification_exploration/use_explore_data.ts
index ff6d8377508d8..6038def592e5c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/classification_exploration/use_explore_data.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/classification_exploration/use_explore_data.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export interface UseExploreDataReturnType {
 
 export const useExploreData = (
   jobConfig: DataFrameAnalyticsConfig | undefined,
+  needsDestIndexFields: boolean,
   selectedFields: Field[],
   setSelectedFields: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Field[]>>,
   setDocFields: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Field[]>>,
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ export const useExploreData = (
         selectedFields: defaultSelected,
         docFields,
         depVarType,
-      } = getDefaultFieldsFromJobCaps(fields, jobConfig);
+      } = getDefaultFieldsFromJobCaps(fields, jobConfig, needsDestIndexFields);
 
       setDepVarType(depVarType);
       setSelectedFields(defaultSelected);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/regression_exploration/results_table.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/regression_exploration/results_table.tsx
index f66b9f2126330..8d53a9278a1af 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/regression_exploration/results_table.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/regression_exploration/results_table.tsx
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ export const ResultsTable: FC<Props> = React.memo(
       }
     }
 
+    const needsDestIndexFields = indexPattern && indexPattern.title === jobConfig.source.index[0];
+
     const {
       errorMessage,
       loadExploreData,
@@ -136,7 +138,14 @@ export const ResultsTable: FC<Props> = React.memo(
       sortDirection,
       status,
       tableItems,
-    } = useExploreData(jobConfig, selectedFields, setSelectedFields, setDocFields, setDepVarType);
+    } = useExploreData(
+      jobConfig,
+      needsDestIndexFields,
+      selectedFields,
+      setSelectedFields,
+      setDocFields,
+      setDepVarType
+    );
 
     const columns: Array<ColumnType<TableItem>> = selectedFields
       .sort(({ name: a }, { name: b }) => sortRegressionResultsFields(a, b, jobConfig))
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/regression_exploration/use_explore_data.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/regression_exploration/use_explore_data.ts
index 22fbbaac99a18..e158e952c1c18 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/regression_exploration/use_explore_data.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/application/data_frame_analytics/pages/analytics_exploration/components/regression_exploration/use_explore_data.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export interface UseExploreDataReturnType {
 
 export const useExploreData = (
   jobConfig: DataFrameAnalyticsConfig | undefined,
+  needsDestIndexFields: boolean,
   selectedFields: Field[],
   setSelectedFields: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Field[]>>,
   setDocFields: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Field[]>>,
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ export const useExploreData = (
         selectedFields: defaultSelected,
         docFields,
         depVarType,
-      } = getDefaultFieldsFromJobCaps(fields, jobConfig);
+      } = getDefaultFieldsFromJobCaps(fields, jobConfig, needsDestIndexFields);
 
       setDepVarType(depVarType);
       setSelectedFields(defaultSelected);