diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/actions.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/actions.ts
index c633d791e8bf..ae302d0e6091 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/actions.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/store/actions.ts
@@ -141,15 +141,6 @@ interface UserSelectedRelatedEventCategory {
   };
 }
 
-/**
- * This action should dispatch to indicate that the user chose to focus
- * on examining alerts related to a particular ResolverEvent
- */
-interface UserSelectedRelatedAlerts {
-  readonly type: 'userSelectedRelatedAlerts';
-  readonly payload: ResolverEvent;
-}
-
 export type ResolverAction =
   | CameraAction
   | DataAction
@@ -160,7 +151,6 @@ export type ResolverAction =
   | UserSelectedResolverNode
   | UserRequestedRelatedEventData
   | UserSelectedRelatedEventCategory
-  | UserSelectedRelatedAlerts
   | AppDetectedNewIdFromQueryParams
   | AppDisplayedDifferentPanel
   | AppDetectedMissingEventData;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/process_event_dot.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/process_event_dot.tsx
index ebf254446cfb..a2249e1920bc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/process_event_dot.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/process_event_dot.tsx
@@ -414,13 +414,6 @@ const ProcessEventDotComponents = React.memo(
       });
     }, [dispatch, selfId]);
 
-    const handleRelatedAlertsRequest = useCallback(() => {
-      dispatch({
-        type: 'userSelectedRelatedAlerts',
-        payload: event,
-      });
-    }, [dispatch, event]);
-
     const history = useHistory();
     const urlSearch = history.location.search;
 
@@ -648,14 +641,6 @@ const ProcessEventDotComponents = React.memo(
                 />
               )}
             </EuiFlexItem>
-            <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
-              <NodeSubMenu
-                buttonBorderColor={labelButtonFill}
-                buttonFill={colorMap.resolverBackground}
-                menuTitle={subMenuAssets.relatedAlerts.title}
-                menuAction={handleRelatedAlertsRequest}
-              />
-            </EuiFlexItem>
           </EuiFlexGroup>
         </StyledActionsContainer>
       </div>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/submenu.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/submenu.tsx
index 8f972dd737af..d3bb6123ce04 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/submenu.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/resolver/view/submenu.tsx
@@ -31,11 +31,6 @@ export const subMenuAssets = {
   menuError: i18n.translate('xpack.securitySolution.endpoint.resolver.relatedRetrievalError', {
     defaultMessage: 'There was an error retrieving related events.',
   }),
-  relatedAlerts: {
-    title: i18n.translate('xpack.securitySolution.endpoint.resolver.relatedAlerts', {
-      defaultMessage: 'Related Alerts',
-    }),
-  },
   relatedEvents: {
     title: i18n.translate('xpack.securitySolution.endpoint.resolver.relatedEvents', {
       defaultMessage: 'Events',