diff --git a/src/kibana/components/vislib/lib/data.js b/src/kibana/components/vislib/lib/data.js
index 084f48a6ec9f0..97264e71b43e1 100644
--- a/src/kibana/components/vislib/lib/data.js
+++ b/src/kibana/components/vislib/lib/data.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ define(function (require) {
       if (this.type === 'series') {
         if (getLabels(data).length === 1 && getLabels(data)[0] === '') {
           this.labels = [(this.get('yAxisLabel'))];
+          this.data.series[0].label = this.get('yAxisLabel');
         } else {
           this.labels = getLabels(data);
         }
diff --git a/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/area_chart.js b/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/area_chart.js
index 43448f0c43ea6..8fbab7df26c4c 100644
--- a/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/area_chart.js
+++ b/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/area_chart.js
@@ -96,11 +96,7 @@ define(function (require) {
       var path = layer.append('path')
       .call(this._addIdentifier)
       .style('fill', function (d) {
-        var label = d[0].label;
-        if (!label) {
-          label = this.getAttribute('data-label');
-        }
-        return color(label);
+        return color(d[0].label);
       })
       .classed('overlap_area', function () {
         return isOverlapping;
@@ -183,11 +179,7 @@ define(function (require) {
       .append('circle')
       .call(this._addIdentifier)
       .attr('stroke', function strokeColor(d) {
-        var label = d.label;
-        if (!label) {
-          label = this.getAttribute('data-label');
-        }
-        return color(label);
+        return color(d.label);
       })
       .attr('fill', 'transparent')
       .attr('stroke-width', circleStrokeWidth);
diff --git a/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/column_chart.js b/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/column_chart.js
index 04955d36823dc..089f41f32709e 100644
--- a/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/column_chart.js
+++ b/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/column_chart.js
@@ -73,11 +73,7 @@ define(function (require) {
       .append('rect')
       .call(this._addIdentifier)
       .attr('fill', function (d) {
-        var label = d.label ;
-        if (!label) {
-          label = this.getAttribute('data-label');
-        }
-        return color(label);
+        return color(d.label);
       });
 
       self.updateBars(bars);
diff --git a/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/line_chart.js b/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/line_chart.js
index 203a3ec9d7a84..0639c596b7a6e 100644
--- a/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/line_chart.js
+++ b/src/kibana/components/vislib/visualizations/line_chart.js
@@ -113,15 +113,7 @@ define(function (require) {
       }
 
       function cColor(d) {
-        getColor(d, this);
-      }
-
-      function getColor(d, circleElement) {
-        var label = d.label;
-        if (!label) {
-          label = circleElement.getAttribute('data-label');
-        }
-        return color(label);
+        return color(d.label);
       }
 
       function colorCircle(d) {
@@ -131,7 +123,7 @@ define(function (require) {
 
         // If only 1 point exists, show circle
         if (!showCircles && !isVisible) return 'none';
-        return getColor(d, this);
+        return cColor(d);
       }
       function getCircleRadiusFn(modifier) {
         return function getCircleRadius(d) {
@@ -218,11 +210,7 @@ define(function (require) {
       })
       .attr('fill', 'none')
       .attr('stroke', function lineStroke(d) {
-        var label = d.label;
-        if (!label) {
-          label = this.getAttribute('data-label');
-        }
-        return color(label);
+        return color(d.label);
       })
       .attr('stroke-width', 2);