diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
index 3c344c80a9ca9..2bfe7e6a11043 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/visualize/editor/editor.js
@@ -113,14 +113,6 @@ function VisEditor($rootScope, $scope, $route, timefilter, AppState, $window, kb
     description: 'Save Visualization',
     template: require('plugins/kibana/visualize/editor/panels/save.html'),
     testId: 'visualizeSaveButton',
-    disableButton() {
-      return Boolean(editableVis.dirty);
-    },
-    tooltip() {
-      if (editableVis.dirty) {
-        return 'Apply or Discard your changes before saving';
-      }
-    }
   }, {
     key: 'share',
     description: 'Share Visualization',
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/visualize/_editor.js b/test/functional/apps/visualize/_editor.js
deleted file mode 100644
index af6e784bb39aa..0000000000000
--- a/test/functional/apps/visualize/_editor.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-import expect from 'expect.js';
-
-export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
-  const log = getService('log');
-  const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['common', 'visualize', 'header']);
-
-  describe('visualize app', function describeIndexTests() {
-    beforeEach(async function () {
-      const fromTime = '2015-09-19 06:31:44.000';
-      const toTime = '2015-09-23 18:31:44.000';
-
-      log.debug('navigateToApp visualize');
-      await PageObjects.common.navigateToUrl('visualize', 'new');
-
-      log.debug('clickLineChart');
-      await PageObjects.visualize.clickLineChart();
-      await PageObjects.visualize.clickNewSearch();
-
-      log.debug(`Set absolute time range from "${fromTime}" to "${toTime}"`);
-      await PageObjects.header.setAbsoluteRange(fromTime, toTime);
-
-      // make sure that changes in the test are what will make the visualization dirty
-      await PageObjects.visualize.clickGo();
-      await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
-
-      const isEnabled = await PageObjects.visualize.isSaveButtonEnabled();
-      expect(isEnabled).to.be(true);
-    });
-
-    describe('editor', function indexPatternCreation() {
-      it('should disable the save button if visualization is dirty', async function () {
-        log.debug('Bucket = Split Chart');
-        await PageObjects.visualize.clickBucket('Split Chart');
-        log.debug('Aggregation = Terms');
-        await PageObjects.visualize.selectAggregation('Terms');
-        log.debug('Field = extension');
-        await PageObjects.visualize.selectField('extension.raw');
-
-        const isEnabled = await PageObjects.visualize.isSaveButtonEnabled();
-        expect(isEnabled).to.be(false);
-      });
-
-      it('should enable the save button if changes are applied', async function () {
-        log.debug('Bucket = Split Chart');
-        await PageObjects.visualize.clickBucket('Split Chart');
-        log.debug('Aggregation = Terms');
-        await PageObjects.visualize.selectAggregation('Terms');
-        log.debug('Field = extension');
-        await PageObjects.visualize.selectField('extension.raw');
-
-        await PageObjects.visualize.clickGo();
-        await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
-
-        const isEnabled = await PageObjects.visualize.isSaveButtonEnabled();
-        expect(isEnabled).to.be(true);
-      });
-    });
-  });
-}
diff --git a/test/functional/apps/visualize/index.js b/test/functional/apps/visualize/index.js
index 49a775d5daf59..1f377edbb82a3 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/visualize/index.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/visualize/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ export default function ({ getService, loadTestFile }) {
       });
     });
 
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./_editor'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./_chart_types'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./_gauge_chart'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./_area_chart'));
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.js b/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.js
index d3bce1635f1dc..fc1c520830883 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.js
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/visualize_page.js
@@ -402,12 +402,6 @@ export function VisualizePageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
     }
 
 
-    async isSaveButtonEnabled() {
-      const saveButton = await testSubjects.find('visualizeSaveButton');
-      const clazz = await saveButton.getProperty('className');
-      return clazz.indexOf('kuiLocalMenuItem-isDisabled') === -1;
-    }
-
     saveVisualization(vizName) {
       return testSubjects.click('visualizeSaveButton')
       .then(() => {