diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/hooks/eql/helpers.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/hooks/eql/helpers.test.ts
index 52804c0b17e75..6ba2eaa3d3c30 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/hooks/eql/helpers.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/hooks/eql/helpers.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
  * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
  */
-import dateMath from '@elastic/datemath';
 import moment from 'moment';
 
 import { EqlSearchStrategyResponse } from '../../../../../data_enhanced/common';
@@ -24,37 +23,37 @@ import { getMockEqlResponse, getMockEqlSequenceResponse } from './eql_search_res
 
 describe('eql/helpers', () => {
   describe('calculateBucketForHour', () => {
-    test('returns 2 if event occurred within 2 minutes of "now"', () => {
+    test('returns 2 if the difference in times is 2 minutes', () => {
       const diff = calculateBucketForHour(
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now-1m')?.format('x')),
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x'))
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:56:54.037Z'),
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z')
       );
 
       expect(diff).toEqual(2);
     });
 
-    test('returns 10 if event occurred within 8-10 minutes of "now"', () => {
+    test('returns 10 if the difference in times is 8-10 minutes', () => {
       const diff = calculateBucketForHour(
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now-9m')?.format('x')),
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x'))
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:48:54.037Z'),
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z')
       );
 
       expect(diff).toEqual(10);
     });
 
-    test('returns 16 if event occurred within 10-15 minutes of "now"', () => {
+    test('returns 16 if the difference in times is 10-15 minutes', () => {
       const diff = calculateBucketForHour(
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now-15m')?.format('x')),
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x'))
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:42:54.037Z'),
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z')
       );
 
       expect(diff).toEqual(16);
     });
 
-    test('returns 60 if event occurred within 58-60 minutes of "now"', () => {
+    test('returns 60 if the difference in times is 58-60 minutes', () => {
       const diff = calculateBucketForHour(
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now-59m')?.format('x')),
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x'))
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T04:58:54.037Z'),
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z')
       );
 
       expect(diff).toEqual(60);
@@ -62,8 +61,8 @@ describe('eql/helpers', () => {
 
     test('returns exact time difference if it is a multiple of 2', () => {
       const diff = calculateBucketForHour(
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now-20m')?.format('x')),
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x'))
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:37:54.037Z'),
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z')
       );
 
       expect(diff).toEqual(20);
@@ -71,17 +70,17 @@ describe('eql/helpers', () => {
 
     test('returns 0 if times are equal', () => {
       const diff = calculateBucketForHour(
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x')),
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x'))
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z'),
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z')
       );
 
       expect(diff).toEqual(0);
     });
 
-    test('returns 2 if event occurred within 2 minutes of "now" but arguments are flipped', () => {
+    test('returns 2 if the difference in times is 2 minutes but arguments are flipped', () => {
       const diff = calculateBucketForHour(
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x')),
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now-1m')?.format('x'))
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z'),
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:56:54.037Z')
       );
 
       expect(diff).toEqual(2);
@@ -91,53 +90,53 @@ describe('eql/helpers', () => {
   describe('calculateBucketForDay', () => {
     test('returns 0 if two dates are equivalent', () => {
       const diff = calculateBucketForDay(
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x')),
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x'))
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z'),
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z')
       );
 
       expect(diff).toEqual(0);
     });
 
-    test('returns 1 if event occurred within 60 minutes of "now"', () => {
+    test('returns 1 if the difference in times is 60 minutes', () => {
       const diff = calculateBucketForDay(
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now-40m')?.format('x')),
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x'))
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:17:54.037Z'),
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z')
       );
 
       expect(diff).toEqual(1);
     });
 
-    test('returns 2 if event occurred 60-120 minutes from "now"', () => {
+    test('returns 2 if the difference in times is 60-120 minutes', () => {
       const diff = calculateBucketForDay(
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now-120m')?.format('x')),
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x'))
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T03:57:54.037Z'),
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z')
       );
 
       expect(diff).toEqual(2);
     });
 
-    test('returns 3 if event occurred 120-180 minutes from "now', () => {
+    test('returns 3 if the difference in times is 120-180 minutes', () => {
       const diff = calculateBucketForDay(
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now-121m')?.format('x')),
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x'))
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T03:56:54.037Z'),
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z')
       );
 
       expect(diff).toEqual(3);
     });
 
-    test('returns 4 if event occurred 180-240 minutes from "now', () => {
+    test('returns 4 if the difference in times is 180-240 minutes', () => {
       const diff = calculateBucketForDay(
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now-220m')?.format('x')),
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x'))
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T02:15:54.037Z'),
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z')
       );
 
       expect(diff).toEqual(4);
     });
 
-    test('returns 2 if event occurred 60-120 minutes of "now" but arguments are flipped', () => {
+    test('returns 2 if the difference in times is 60-120 minutes but arguments are flipped', () => {
       const diff = calculateBucketForDay(
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now')?.format('x')),
-        Number(dateMath.parse('now-118m')?.format('x'))
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T05:57:54.037Z'),
+        Date.parse('2020-02-20T03:59:54.037Z')
       );
 
       expect(diff).toEqual(2);