diff --git a/src/ui/public/visualize/visualize.js b/src/ui/public/visualize/visualize.js
index 1055ec7801e68..3b2ac0df9bd7d 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/visualize/visualize.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/visualize/visualize.js
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ uiModules
       $scope.$listen(timefilter, 'fetch', $scope.fetch);
       $scope.$on('renderComplete', () => {
         $el.trigger('renderComplete');
-        // dashboard still depends on this (not on render complete as reporting)
-        $scope.$root.$broadcast('ready:vis');
       });
 
       $scope.$on('$destroy', () => {