diff --git a/src/ui/public/agg_types/buckets/date_histogram.js b/src/ui/public/agg_types/buckets/date_histogram.js
index 485ce7e664d09..d25b4c5786fe9 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/agg_types/buckets/date_histogram.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/agg_types/buckets/date_histogram.js
@@ -150,14 +150,6 @@ export default function DateHistogramAggType(timefilter, config, Private) {
 
             return;
           }
-
-          var bounds = timefilter.getActiveBounds();
-          if (bounds) {
-            output.params.extended_bounds = {
-              min: moment(bounds.min).valueOf(),
-              max: moment(bounds.max).valueOf()
-            };
-          }
         }
       }
     ]