diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/components/options/metrics_axes/index.test.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/components/options/metrics_axes/index.test.tsx
index 524792d1460fe3..0cc737f19e5c6c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/components/options/metrics_axes/index.test.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/components/options/metrics_axes/index.test.tsx
@@ -134,34 +134,6 @@ describe('MetricsAxisOptions component', () => {
       const updatedSeries = [{ ...chart, data: { id: agg.id, label: agg.makeLabel() } }];
       expect(setValue).toHaveBeenCalledWith(SERIES_PARAMS, updatedSeries);
     });
-
-    it('should update visType when one seriesParam', () => {
-      const comp = mount(<MetricsAxisOptions {...defaultProps} />);
-      expect(defaultProps.vis.type.type).toBe(ChartTypes.AREA);
-
-      comp.setProps({
-        stateParams: {
-          ...defaultProps.stateParams,
-          seriesParams: [{ ...chart, type: ChartTypes.LINE }],
-        },
-      });
-
-      expect(defaultProps.vis.setState).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({ type: ChartTypes.LINE });
-    });
-
-    it('should set histogram visType when multiple seriesParam', () => {
-      const comp = mount(<MetricsAxisOptions {...defaultProps} />);
-      expect(defaultProps.vis.type.type).toBe(ChartTypes.AREA);
-
-      comp.setProps({
-        stateParams: {
-          ...defaultProps.stateParams,
-          seriesParams: [chart, { ...chart, type: ChartTypes.LINE }],
-        },
-      });
-
-      expect(defaultProps.vis.setState).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({ type: ChartTypes.HISTOGRAM });
-    });
   });
 
   describe('updateAxisTitle', () => {
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/components/options/metrics_axes/index.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/components/options/metrics_axes/index.tsx
index d885f8fb0b12f5..18687404b91147 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/components/options/metrics_axes/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/components/options/metrics_axes/index.tsx
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
-import { cloneDeep, uniq, get } from 'lodash';
+import { cloneDeep, get } from 'lodash';
 import { EuiSpacer } from '@elastic/eui';
 
 import { IAggConfig } from 'src/plugins/data/public';
@@ -293,15 +293,6 @@ function MetricsAxisOptions(props: ValidationVisOptionsProps<BasicVislibParams>)
     updateAxisTitle(updatedSeries);
   }, [metrics, firstValueAxesId, setValue, stateParams.seriesParams, updateAxisTitle]);
 
-  const visType = useMemo(() => {
-    const types = uniq(stateParams.seriesParams.map(({ type }) => type));
-    return types.length === 1 ? types[0] : 'histogram';
-  }, [stateParams.seriesParams]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    vis.setState({ ...vis.serialize(), type: visType });
-  }, [vis, visType]);
-
   return isTabSelected ? (
     <>
       <SeriesPanel
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/components/options/point_series/point_series.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/components/options/point_series/point_series.tsx
index a27d0be8018c98..18073d22188775 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/components/options/point_series/point_series.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/components/options/point_series/point_series.tsx
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useMemo } from 'react';
 import { EuiPanel, EuiTitle, EuiSpacer } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { FormattedMessage } from '@kbn/i18n/react';
+import { uniq } from 'lodash';
 
 import { ValidationVisOptionsProps } from '../../common';
 import { BasicOptions, SwitchOption } from '../../../../../charts/public';
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ import { ChartTypes } from '../../../utils/collections';
 function PointSeriesOptions(props: ValidationVisOptionsProps<BasicVislibParams>) {
   const { stateParams, setValue, vis } = props;
 
+  const currentChartTypes = useMemo(() => uniq(stateParams.seriesParams.map(({ type }) => type)), [
+    stateParams.seriesParams,
+  ]);
+
   return (
     <>
       <EuiPanel paddingSize="s">
@@ -68,7 +73,7 @@ function PointSeriesOptions(props: ValidationVisOptionsProps<BasicVislibParams>)
           />
         )}
 
-        {vis.type.name === ChartTypes.HISTOGRAM && (
+        {currentChartTypes.includes(ChartTypes.HISTOGRAM) && (
           <SwitchOption
             data-test-subj="showValuesOnChart"
             label={i18n.translate('visTypeVislib.editors.pointSeries.showLabels', {
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/types.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/types.ts
index 83d0b49b1c5518..a29f0bcb5c52a2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/types.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_vislib/public/types.ts
@@ -93,4 +93,5 @@ export interface BasicVislibParams extends CommonVislibParams {
   };
   seriesParams: SeriesParam[];
   times: TimeMarker[];
+  type: string;
 }