diff --git a/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/operators/renameOperator.ts b/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/operators/renameOperator.ts
index fab802b146ac8..7ded21084b2d8 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/operators/renameOperator.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/operators/renameOperator.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,17 @@ export const renameOperator: PostProcessingFactory<PostProcessingRename> = (
   queryObject,
 ) => {
   const metrics = ensureIsArray(queryObject.metrics);
-  if (metrics.length === 1) {
+  const columns = ensureIsArray(queryObject.columns);
+  const { x_axis: xAxis } = formData;
+  // remove metric name in the MultiIndex when
+  // 1) only 1 metric
+  // 2) exist dimentsion
+  // 3) exist xAxis
+  if (
+    metrics.length === 1 &&
+    columns.length > 0 &&
+    (xAxis || queryObject.is_timeseries)
+  ) {
     const mainQueryMetricName = getMetricLabel(metrics[0]);
     return {
       operation: 'rename',
diff --git a/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/operators/timeCompareRenameOperator.ts b/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/operators/timeCompareRenameOperator.ts
index 2dae01c5fa81c..bbb4e432a1c5a 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/operators/timeCompareRenameOperator.ts
+++ b/superset-frontend/packages/superset-ui-chart-controls/src/operators/timeCompareRenameOperator.ts
@@ -28,8 +28,16 @@ import { getMetricOffsetsMap, isValidTimeCompare } from './utils';
 export const timeCompareRenameOperator: PostProcessingFactory<PostProcessingRename> =
   (formData, queryObject) => {
     const metrics = ensureIsArray(queryObject.metrics);
+    const columns = ensureIsArray(queryObject.columns);
+    const { x_axis: xAxis } = formData;
+    // remove metric name in the MultiIndex when
+    // 1) only 1 metric
+    // 2) exist dimentsion
+    // 3) exist xAxis
     if (
       metrics.length === 1 &&
+      columns.length > 0 &&
+      (xAxis || queryObject.is_timeseries) &&
       // "actual values" will add derived metric.
       isValidTimeCompare(formData, queryObject) &&
       formData.comparison_type === ComparisionType.Values