diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_map.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_map.test.ts
index 88acf0deabb35..6a5beeeac3464 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_map.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_map.test.ts
@@ -6,29 +6,6 @@
  */
 
 import { savedMap } from './saved_map';
-import { getQueryFilters } from '../../../common/lib/build_embeddable_filters';
-import { ExpressionValueFilter } from '../../../types';
-
-const filterContext: ExpressionValueFilter = {
-  type: 'filter',
-  and: [
-    {
-      type: 'filter',
-      and: [],
-      value: 'filter-value',
-      column: 'filter-column',
-      filterType: 'exactly',
-    },
-    {
-      type: 'filter',
-      and: [],
-      column: 'time-column',
-      filterType: 'time',
-      from: '2019-06-04T04:00:00.000Z',
-      to: '2019-06-05T04:00:00.000Z',
-    },
-  ],
-};
 
 describe('savedMap', () => {
   const fn = savedMap().fn;
@@ -43,13 +20,18 @@ describe('savedMap', () => {
   it('accepts null context', () => {
     const expression = fn(null, args, {} as any);
 
-    expect(expression.input.filters).toEqual([]);
-  });
-
-  it('accepts filter context', () => {
-    const expression = fn(filterContext, args, {} as any);
-    const embeddableFilters = getQueryFilters(filterContext.and);
-
-    expect(expression.input.filters).toEqual(embeddableFilters);
+    expect(expression.input).toEqual({
+      hiddenLayers: [],
+      hideFilterActions: true,
+      id: 'some-id',
+      isLayerTOCOpen: false,
+      mapCenter: undefined,
+      savedObjectId: 'some-id',
+      timeRange: {
+        from: 'now-15m',
+        to: 'now',
+      },
+      title: undefined,
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_map.ts b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_map.ts
index fd40c8223d44e..41ea76e4905cc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_map.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/canvas/canvas_plugin_src/functions/external/saved_map.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 import { ExpressionFunctionDefinition } from '@kbn/expressions-plugin/common';
 import type { MapSerializedState } from '@kbn/maps-plugin/public';
 import { SavedObjectReference } from '@kbn/core/types';
-import { getQueryFilters } from '../../../common/lib/build_embeddable_filters';
 import { ExpressionValueFilter, MapCenter, TimeRange as TimeRangeArg } from '../../../types';
 import {
   EmbeddableTypes,
@@ -72,30 +71,19 @@ export function savedMap(): ExpressionFunctionDefinition<
     },
     type: EmbeddableExpressionType,
     fn: (input, args) => {
-      const filters = input ? input.and : [];
-
-      const center = args.center
-        ? {
-            lat: args.center.lat,
-            lon: args.center.lon,
-            zoom: args.center.zoom,
-          }
-        : undefined;
-
       return {
         type: EmbeddableExpressionType,
         input: {
           id: args.id,
-          attributes: { title: '' },
           savedObjectId: args.id,
-          filters: getQueryFilters(filters),
           timeRange: args.timerange || defaultTimeRange,
-          refreshConfig: {
-            pause: false,
-            value: 0,
-          },
-
-          mapCenter: center,
+          mapCenter: args.center
+            ? {
+                lat: args.center.lat,
+                lon: args.center.lon,
+                zoom: args.center.zoom,
+              }
+            : undefined,
           hideFilterActions: true,
           title: args.title === null ? undefined : args.title,
           isLayerTOCOpen: false,