diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/request_handler.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/request_handler.js
index 0f688149d9dd1..032ef335314d9 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/request_handler.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/request_handler.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export const metricsRequestHandler = async ({
   const config = getUISettings();
   const timezone = timezoneProvider(config)();
   const uiStateObj = uiState.get(visParams.type, {});
-  const parsedTimeRange = getDataStart().query.timefilter.calculateBounds(timeRange);
+  const parsedTimeRange = getDataStart().query.timefilter.timefilter.calculateBounds(timeRange);
   const scaledDataFormat = config.get('dateFormat:scaled');
   const dateFormat = config.get('dateFormat');