diff --git a/public/pages/CreateTrigger/containers/CreateTrigger/utils/formikToTrigger.js b/public/pages/CreateTrigger/containers/CreateTrigger/utils/formikToTrigger.js
index 299ba6ee6..e6374ed08 100644
--- a/public/pages/CreateTrigger/containers/CreateTrigger/utils/formikToTrigger.js
+++ b/public/pages/CreateTrigger/containers/CreateTrigger/utils/formikToTrigger.js
@@ -108,8 +108,7 @@ export function getDocumentLevelScriptSource(conditions) {
     }
     if (!_.isEmpty(query) && !_.isEmpty(query.queryName)) {
       const queryExpression = _.get(query, 'expression');
-      const operator = query.operator === '!=' ? '!' : '';
-      scriptSourceContents.push(`${operator}query[${queryExpression}]`);
+      scriptSourceContents.push(`query[${queryExpression}]`);
     }
   });
   return scriptSourceContents.join(' ');