diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/connector/connector_scheduling/connector_cron_editor.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/connector/connector_scheduling/connector_cron_editor.tsx
index 46eccba6a4f706..9c38bdea220ca5 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/connector/connector_scheduling/connector_cron_editor.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/enterprise_search_content/components/search_index/connector/connector_scheduling/connector_cron_editor.tsx
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function cronToFrequency(cron: string): Frequency {
   if (fields.length < 4) {
     return 'YEAR';
   }
-  if (fields[1] === '*' || fields[1].startsWith('*/')) {
+  if (fields[1] === '*' || fields[1].includes(',')) {
     return 'MINUTE';
   }
   if (fields[2] === '*') {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/__snapshots__/cron_editor.test.tsx.snap b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/__snapshots__/cron_editor.test.tsx.snap
index 2e22e3bfe30b02..d490f4f87057d8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/__snapshots__/cron_editor.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/__snapshots__/cron_editor.test.tsx.snap
@@ -3391,241 +3391,21 @@ exports[`CronEditor is rendered with a MINUTE frequency 1`] = `
     minute="10"
     minuteOptions={
       Array [
-        Object {
-          "text": "1",
-          "value": "*/1",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "2",
-          "value": "*/2",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "3",
-          "value": "*/3",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "4",
-          "value": "*/4",
-        },
         Object {
           "text": "5",
-          "value": "*/5",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "6",
-          "value": "*/6",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "7",
-          "value": "*/7",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "8",
-          "value": "*/8",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "9",
-          "value": "*/9",
+          "value": "0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55",
         },
         Object {
           "text": "10",
-          "value": "*/10",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "11",
-          "value": "*/11",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "12",
-          "value": "*/12",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "13",
-          "value": "*/13",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "14",
-          "value": "*/14",
+          "value": "0,10,20,30,40,50",
         },
         Object {
           "text": "15",
-          "value": "*/15",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "16",
-          "value": "*/16",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "17",
-          "value": "*/17",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "18",
-          "value": "*/18",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "19",
-          "value": "*/19",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "20",
-          "value": "*/20",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "21",
-          "value": "*/21",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "22",
-          "value": "*/22",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "23",
-          "value": "*/23",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "24",
-          "value": "*/24",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "25",
-          "value": "*/25",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "26",
-          "value": "*/26",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "27",
-          "value": "*/27",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "28",
-          "value": "*/28",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "29",
-          "value": "*/29",
+          "value": "0,15,30,45",
         },
         Object {
           "text": "30",
-          "value": "*/30",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "31",
-          "value": "*/31",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "32",
-          "value": "*/32",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "33",
-          "value": "*/33",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "34",
-          "value": "*/34",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "35",
-          "value": "*/35",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "36",
-          "value": "*/36",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "37",
-          "value": "*/37",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "38",
-          "value": "*/38",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "39",
-          "value": "*/39",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "40",
-          "value": "*/40",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "41",
-          "value": "*/41",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "42",
-          "value": "*/42",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "43",
-          "value": "*/43",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "44",
-          "value": "*/44",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "45",
-          "value": "*/45",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "46",
-          "value": "*/46",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "47",
-          "value": "*/47",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "48",
-          "value": "*/48",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "49",
-          "value": "*/49",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "50",
-          "value": "*/50",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "51",
-          "value": "*/51",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "52",
-          "value": "*/52",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "53",
-          "value": "*/53",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "54",
-          "value": "*/54",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "55",
-          "value": "*/55",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "56",
-          "value": "*/56",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "57",
-          "value": "*/57",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "58",
-          "value": "*/58",
-        },
-        Object {
-          "text": "59",
-          "value": "*/59",
+          "value": "0,30",
         },
       ]
     }
@@ -3690,241 +3470,21 @@ exports[`CronEditor is rendered with a MINUTE frequency 1`] = `
             onFocus={[Function]}
             options={
               Array [
-                Object {
-                  "text": "1",
-                  "value": "*/1",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "2",
-                  "value": "*/2",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "3",
-                  "value": "*/3",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "4",
-                  "value": "*/4",
-                },
                 Object {
                   "text": "5",
-                  "value": "*/5",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "6",
-                  "value": "*/6",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "7",
-                  "value": "*/7",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "8",
-                  "value": "*/8",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "9",
-                  "value": "*/9",
+                  "value": "0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55",
                 },
                 Object {
                   "text": "10",
-                  "value": "*/10",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "11",
-                  "value": "*/11",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "12",
-                  "value": "*/12",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "13",
-                  "value": "*/13",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "14",
-                  "value": "*/14",
+                  "value": "0,10,20,30,40,50",
                 },
                 Object {
                   "text": "15",
-                  "value": "*/15",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "16",
-                  "value": "*/16",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "17",
-                  "value": "*/17",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "18",
-                  "value": "*/18",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "19",
-                  "value": "*/19",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "20",
-                  "value": "*/20",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "21",
-                  "value": "*/21",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "22",
-                  "value": "*/22",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "23",
-                  "value": "*/23",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "24",
-                  "value": "*/24",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "25",
-                  "value": "*/25",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "26",
-                  "value": "*/26",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "27",
-                  "value": "*/27",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "28",
-                  "value": "*/28",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "29",
-                  "value": "*/29",
+                  "value": "0,15,30,45",
                 },
                 Object {
                   "text": "30",
-                  "value": "*/30",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "31",
-                  "value": "*/31",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "32",
-                  "value": "*/32",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "33",
-                  "value": "*/33",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "34",
-                  "value": "*/34",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "35",
-                  "value": "*/35",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "36",
-                  "value": "*/36",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "37",
-                  "value": "*/37",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "38",
-                  "value": "*/38",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "39",
-                  "value": "*/39",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "40",
-                  "value": "*/40",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "41",
-                  "value": "*/41",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "42",
-                  "value": "*/42",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "43",
-                  "value": "*/43",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "44",
-                  "value": "*/44",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "45",
-                  "value": "*/45",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "46",
-                  "value": "*/46",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "47",
-                  "value": "*/47",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "48",
-                  "value": "*/48",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "49",
-                  "value": "*/49",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "50",
-                  "value": "*/50",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "51",
-                  "value": "*/51",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "52",
-                  "value": "*/52",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "53",
-                  "value": "*/53",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "54",
-                  "value": "*/54",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "55",
-                  "value": "*/55",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "56",
-                  "value": "*/56",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "57",
-                  "value": "*/57",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "58",
-                  "value": "*/58",
-                },
-                Object {
-                  "text": "59",
-                  "value": "*/59",
+                  "value": "0,30",
                 },
               ]
             }
@@ -3970,358 +3530,28 @@ exports[`CronEditor is rendered with a MINUTE frequency 1`] = `
                     >
                       <option
                         key="0"
-                        value="*/1"
-                      >
-                        1
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="1"
-                        value="*/2"
-                      >
-                        2
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="2"
-                        value="*/3"
-                      >
-                        3
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="3"
-                        value="*/4"
-                      >
-                        4
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="4"
-                        value="*/5"
+                        value="0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55"
                       >
                         5
                       </option>
                       <option
-                        key="5"
-                        value="*/6"
-                      >
-                        6
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="6"
-                        value="*/7"
-                      >
-                        7
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="7"
-                        value="*/8"
-                      >
-                        8
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="8"
-                        value="*/9"
-                      >
-                        9
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="9"
-                        value="*/10"
+                        key="1"
+                        value="0,10,20,30,40,50"
                       >
                         10
                       </option>
                       <option
-                        key="10"
-                        value="*/11"
-                      >
-                        11
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="11"
-                        value="*/12"
-                      >
-                        12
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="12"
-                        value="*/13"
-                      >
-                        13
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="13"
-                        value="*/14"
-                      >
-                        14
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="14"
-                        value="*/15"
+                        key="2"
+                        value="0,15,30,45"
                       >
                         15
                       </option>
                       <option
-                        key="15"
-                        value="*/16"
-                      >
-                        16
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="16"
-                        value="*/17"
-                      >
-                        17
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="17"
-                        value="*/18"
-                      >
-                        18
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="18"
-                        value="*/19"
-                      >
-                        19
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="19"
-                        value="*/20"
-                      >
-                        20
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="20"
-                        value="*/21"
-                      >
-                        21
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="21"
-                        value="*/22"
-                      >
-                        22
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="22"
-                        value="*/23"
-                      >
-                        23
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="23"
-                        value="*/24"
-                      >
-                        24
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="24"
-                        value="*/25"
-                      >
-                        25
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="25"
-                        value="*/26"
-                      >
-                        26
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="26"
-                        value="*/27"
-                      >
-                        27
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="27"
-                        value="*/28"
-                      >
-                        28
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="28"
-                        value="*/29"
-                      >
-                        29
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="29"
-                        value="*/30"
+                        key="3"
+                        value="0,30"
                       >
                         30
                       </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="30"
-                        value="*/31"
-                      >
-                        31
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="31"
-                        value="*/32"
-                      >
-                        32
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="32"
-                        value="*/33"
-                      >
-                        33
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="33"
-                        value="*/34"
-                      >
-                        34
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="34"
-                        value="*/35"
-                      >
-                        35
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="35"
-                        value="*/36"
-                      >
-                        36
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="36"
-                        value="*/37"
-                      >
-                        37
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="37"
-                        value="*/38"
-                      >
-                        38
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="38"
-                        value="*/39"
-                      >
-                        39
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="39"
-                        value="*/40"
-                      >
-                        40
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="40"
-                        value="*/41"
-                      >
-                        41
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="41"
-                        value="*/42"
-                      >
-                        42
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="42"
-                        value="*/43"
-                      >
-                        43
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="43"
-                        value="*/44"
-                      >
-                        44
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="44"
-                        value="*/45"
-                      >
-                        45
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="45"
-                        value="*/46"
-                      >
-                        46
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="46"
-                        value="*/47"
-                      >
-                        47
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="47"
-                        value="*/48"
-                      >
-                        48
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="48"
-                        value="*/49"
-                      >
-                        49
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="49"
-                        value="*/50"
-                      >
-                        50
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="50"
-                        value="*/51"
-                      >
-                        51
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="51"
-                        value="*/52"
-                      >
-                        52
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="52"
-                        value="*/53"
-                      >
-                        53
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="53"
-                        value="*/54"
-                      >
-                        54
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="54"
-                        value="*/55"
-                      >
-                        55
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="55"
-                        value="*/56"
-                      >
-                        56
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="56"
-                        value="*/57"
-                      >
-                        57
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="57"
-                        value="*/58"
-                      >
-                        58
-                      </option>
-                      <option
-                        key="58"
-                        value="*/59"
-                      >
-                        59
-                      </option>
                     </select>
                   </EuiValidatableControl>
                   <EuiFormControlLayoutIcons
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/constants.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/constants.ts
index e2ef66324309fd..dcf89f7ac328ed 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/constants.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/constants.ts
@@ -24,10 +24,24 @@ function makeSequence(min: number, max: number): number[] {
   return values;
 }
 
-export const EVERY_MINUTE_OPTIONS = makeSequence(1, 59).map((value) => ({
-  value: '*/' + value.toString(),
-  text: value.toString(),
-}));
+export const EVERY_MINUTE_OPTIONS = [
+  {
+    text: '5',
+    value: '0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55',
+  },
+  {
+    text: '10',
+    value: '0,10,20,30,40,50',
+  },
+  {
+    text: '15',
+    value: '0,15,30,45',
+  },
+  {
+    text: '30',
+    value: '0,30',
+  },
+];
 
 export const MINUTE_OPTIONS = makeSequence(0, 59).map((value) => ({
   value: value.toString(),
@@ -111,7 +125,7 @@ export const frequencyToFieldsMap: Record<Frequency, FieldFlags> = {
 export const frequencyToBaselineFieldsMap: Record<Frequency, FieldToValueMap> = {
   MINUTE: {
     second: '0',
-    minute: '*/1',
+    minute: '0,5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40,45,50,55',
     hour: '*',
     date: '*',
     month: '*',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/cron_editor.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/cron_editor.tsx
index bcda5c37f33c73..ed27a69085d97f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/cron_editor.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/cron_editor.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import { CronMonthly } from './cron_monthly';
 import { CronWeekly } from './cron_weekly';
 import { CronYearly } from './cron_yearly';
 import { cronExpressionToParts, cronPartsToExpression } from './services';
-import { convertFromEveryXMinute, convertToEveryXMinute } from './services/cron';
 import { Frequency, Field, FieldToValueMap } from './types';
 
 const excludeBlockListedFrequencies = (
@@ -80,20 +79,14 @@ export class CronEditor extends Component<Props, State> {
   }
 
   onChangeFrequency = (frequency: Frequency) => {
-    const { onChange, fieldToPreferredValueMap, frequency: oldFrequency } = this.props;
+    const { onChange, fieldToPreferredValueMap } = this.props;
 
     // Update fields which aren't editable with acceptable baseline values.
     const editableFields = Object.keys(frequencyToFieldsMap[frequency]) as Field[];
     const inheritedFields = editableFields.reduce<FieldToValueMap>(
       (fieldBaselines, field) => {
         if (fieldToPreferredValueMap[field] != null) {
-          if (oldFrequency === 'MINUTE') {
-            fieldBaselines[field] = convertFromEveryXMinute(fieldToPreferredValueMap[field]);
-          } else if (frequency === 'MINUTE') {
-            fieldBaselines[field] = convertToEveryXMinute(fieldToPreferredValueMap[field]);
-          } else {
-            fieldBaselines[field] = fieldToPreferredValueMap[field];
-          }
+          fieldBaselines[field] = fieldToPreferredValueMap[field];
         }
         return fieldBaselines;
       },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/services/cron.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/services/cron.ts
index fc2019d63c17d7..542502fbcbe769 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/services/cron.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/cron_editor/services/cron.ts
@@ -56,18 +56,3 @@ export function cronPartsToExpression({
 }: FieldToValueMap): string {
   return `${second} ${minute} ${hour} ${date} ${month} ${day}`;
 }
-
-export function convertToEveryXMinute(
-  minute: FieldToValueMap['minute']
-): FieldToValueMap['minute'] {
-  if (!minute) return minute;
-  if (minute.startsWith('*/')) return minute;
-  return '*/' + minute;
-}
-
-export function convertFromEveryXMinute(
-  minute: FieldToValueMap['minute']
-): FieldToValueMap['minute'] {
-  if (!minute) return minute;
-  return minute.startsWith('*/') ? minute.slice(2) : minute;
-}