diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/components/field_chooser/field_chooser.html b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/components/field_chooser/field_chooser.html
index a336ec5621d5c..5afb01b27983c 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/components/field_chooser/field_chooser.html
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/components/field_chooser/field_chooser.html
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
       <ul class="list-unstyled sidebar-item index-pattern-selection">
         <li css-truncate class="sidebar-item-title" title="{{id}}" ng-repeat="id in indexPatternList | orderBy" ng-show="indexPattern.id != id" ng-click="setIndexPattern(id)">{{id}}</li>
       </ul>
-      <div ng-click="showIndexPatternSelection = !showIndexPatternSelection" class="discover-field-details-close">
-        <i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i>
-      </div>
     </div>
   </div>
   <div ng-hide="indexPatternList.length > 1">
@@ -49,9 +46,6 @@ <h5>Available Fields
   </div>
 
   <div class="sidebar-item" ng-show="showFilter">
-    <div ng-click="showFilter = !showFilter" class="discover-field-details-close">
-        <i aria-hidden="true" class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i>
-    </div>
     <form role="form" class="discover-field-details">
       <div class="form-group">
         <label>
diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/styles/main.less b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/styles/main.less
index 22de7213c8e35..3f725765fea20 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/styles/main.less
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/styles/main.less
@@ -161,18 +161,6 @@
   color: @discover-field-details-color;
 }
 
-  .discover-field-details-close {
-    text-align: center;
-    border-top: 1px solid;
-    border-color: @discover-field-details-close-border;
-    background-color: @discover-field-details-close-bg;
-
-    &:hover {
-      background-color: @discover-field-details-close-hover-bg;
-      color: @discover-field-details-close-hover-color;
-    }
-  }
-
   .discover-field-details-count {
     white-space: nowrap;
   }
diff --git a/src/ui/public/styles/variables/for-theme.less b/src/ui/public/styles/variables/for-theme.less
index fced987036a10..f8c19b21f9b31 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/styles/variables/for-theme.less
+++ b/src/ui/public/styles/variables/for-theme.less
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@
 @discover-field-details-border: @kibanaGray4;
 @discover-field-details-color: @kibanaGray2;
 @discover-field-details-bg: @kibanaGray5;
-@discover-field-details-close-border: @well-border;
-@discover-field-details-close-bg: @well-bg;
-@discover-field-details-close-hover-bg: @sidebar-hover-bg;
-@discover-field-details-close-hover-color: @sidebar-hover-color;
 @discover-field-details-progress-bar-bg: @gray;