diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/events_viewer/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/events_viewer/index.tsx
index 9504ac8728b80..19cf2f93f6314 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/events_viewer/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/events_viewer/index.tsx
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ const StatefulEventsViewerComponent: React.FC<EventsViewerProps & PropsFromRedux
                     additionalMenuOptions={additionalRightMenuOptions}
                   />
 
-                  {!hasAlerts && !loading && !graphOverlay && <EmptyTable height="short" />}
+                  {!hasAlerts && !loading && !graphOverlay && <EmptyTable />}
                   {hasAlerts && (
                     <FullWidthFlexGroupTable
                       $visible={!graphEventId && graphOverlay == null}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/events_viewer/shared/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/events_viewer/shared/index.tsx
index 6e5dd732ff96c..19000f42e59ca 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/events_viewer/shared/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/events_viewer/shared/index.tsx
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ const panelStyle = {
   maxWidth: 500,
 };
 
-export const EmptyTable: React.FC<{ height?: keyof typeof heights }> = ({ height = 'tall' }) => {
+export const EmptyTable: React.FC = () => {
   const { http } = useKibana<CoreStart>().services;
 
   return (
     <EuiPanel color="subdued" data-test-subj="tGridEmptyState">
-      <EuiFlexGroup style={{ height: heights[height] }} alignItems="center" justifyContent="center">
+      <EuiFlexGroup alignItems="center" justifyContent="center">
         <EuiFlexItem grow={false}>
           <EuiPanel hasBorder={true} style={panelStyle}>
             <EuiFlexGroup>