diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/__snapshots__/expression.test.tsx.snap b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/__snapshots__/expression.test.tsx.snap
index ca6ca9b2722fd..9d5117e2f5917 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/__snapshots__/expression.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/__snapshots__/expression.test.tsx.snap
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ exports[`xy_expression XYChart component it renders area 1`] = `
   <Connect(SpecInstance)
     baseTheme={Object {}}
     legendPosition="top"
-    onBrushEnd={[Function]}
     onElementClick={[Function]}
     rotation={0}
     showLegend={false}
@@ -195,7 +194,6 @@ exports[`xy_expression XYChart component it renders bar 1`] = `
   <Connect(SpecInstance)
     baseTheme={Object {}}
     legendPosition="top"
-    onBrushEnd={[Function]}
     onElementClick={[Function]}
     rotation={0}
     showLegend={false}
@@ -373,7 +371,6 @@ exports[`xy_expression XYChart component it renders horizontal bar 1`] = `
   <Connect(SpecInstance)
     baseTheme={Object {}}
     legendPosition="top"
-    onBrushEnd={[Function]}
     onElementClick={[Function]}
     rotation={90}
     showLegend={false}
@@ -551,7 +548,6 @@ exports[`xy_expression XYChart component it renders line 1`] = `
   <Connect(SpecInstance)
     baseTheme={Object {}}
     legendPosition="top"
-    onBrushEnd={[Function]}
     onElementClick={[Function]}
     rotation={0}
     showLegend={false}
@@ -739,7 +735,6 @@ exports[`xy_expression XYChart component it renders stacked area 1`] = `
   <Connect(SpecInstance)
     baseTheme={Object {}}
     legendPosition="top"
-    onBrushEnd={[Function]}
     onElementClick={[Function]}
     rotation={0}
     showLegend={false}
@@ -935,7 +930,6 @@ exports[`xy_expression XYChart component it renders stacked bar 1`] = `
   <Connect(SpecInstance)
     baseTheme={Object {}}
     legendPosition="top"
-    onBrushEnd={[Function]}
     onElementClick={[Function]}
     rotation={0}
     showLegend={false}
@@ -1121,7 +1115,6 @@ exports[`xy_expression XYChart component it renders stacked horizontal bar 1`] =
   <Connect(SpecInstance)
     baseTheme={Object {}}
     legendPosition="top"
-    onBrushEnd={[Function]}
     onElementClick={[Function]}
     rotation={90}
     showLegend={false}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.test.tsx
index 27665a9cbd102..5ecf3199e5c41 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.test.tsx
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ describe('xy_expression', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    test('onBrushEnd returns correct context data for number histogram data', () => {
+    test('onBrushEnd is not defined for number histogram data', () => {
       const { args } = sampleArgs();
 
       const numberLayer: LayerArgs = {
@@ -821,14 +821,7 @@ describe('xy_expression', () => {
         />
       );
 
-      wrapper.find(Settings).first().prop('onBrushEnd')!({ x: [5, 8] });
-
-      expect(onSelectRange).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-        column: 0,
-        table: numberHistogramData.tables.numberLayer,
-        range: [5, 8],
-        timeFieldName: undefined,
-      });
+      expect(wrapper.find(Settings).first().prop('onBrushEnd')).not.toBeDefined();
     });
 
     test('onElementClick returns correct context data', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.tsx
index 6c4f188cd4608..c647d6d091d75 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/xy_visualization/expression.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   GeometryValue,
   XYChartSeriesIdentifier,
   StackMode,
+  SettingsSpec,
 } from '@elastic/charts';
 import { I18nProvider } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
 import {
@@ -337,9 +338,6 @@ export function XYChart({
   }
 
   const isTimeViz = data.dateRange && filteredLayers.every((l) => l.xScaleType === 'time');
-  const isHistogramViz = filteredLayers.every(
-    (l) => l.xScaleType === 'time' || l.xScaleType === 'linear'
-  );
 
   const xDomain = isTimeViz
     ? {
@@ -383,29 +381,14 @@ export function XYChart({
     return style;
   };
 
-  return (
-    <Chart>
-      <Settings
-        showLegend={
-          legend.isVisible && !legend.showSingleSeries
-            ? chartHasMoreThanOneSeries
-            : legend.isVisible
-        }
-        legendPosition={legend.position}
-        showLegendExtra={false}
-        theme={chartTheme}
-        baseTheme={chartBaseTheme}
-        tooltip={{
-          headerFormatter: (d) => safeXAccessorLabelRenderer(d.value),
-        }}
-        rotation={shouldRotate ? 90 : 0}
-        xDomain={xDomain}
-        onBrushEnd={({ x }) => {
+  const extraSettings: Partial<SettingsSpec> = isTimeViz
+    ? {
+        onBrushEnd: ({ x }) => {
           if (!x) {
             return;
           }
           const [min, max] = x;
-          if (!xAxisColumn || !isHistogramViz) {
+          if (!xAxisColumn) {
             return;
           }
 
@@ -425,7 +408,28 @@ export function XYChart({
             timeFieldName,
           };
           onSelectRange(context);
+        },
+      }
+    : {};
+
+  return (
+    <Chart>
+      <Settings
+        {...extraSettings}
+        showLegend={
+          legend.isVisible && !legend.showSingleSeries
+            ? chartHasMoreThanOneSeries
+            : legend.isVisible
+        }
+        legendPosition={legend.position}
+        showLegendExtra={false}
+        theme={chartTheme}
+        baseTheme={chartBaseTheme}
+        tooltip={{
+          headerFormatter: (d) => safeXAccessorLabelRenderer(d.value),
         }}
+        rotation={shouldRotate ? 90 : 0}
+        xDomain={xDomain}
         onElementClick={([[geometry, series]]) => {
           // for xyChart series is always XYChartSeriesIdentifier and geometry is always type of GeometryValue
           const xySeries = series as XYChartSeriesIdentifier;