diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/ml/data_visualizer/index_data_visualizer_grid_in_dashboard.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/ml/data_visualizer/index_data_visualizer_grid_in_dashboard.ts
index 83b54ad5be8af..501f4fec92bf5 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/ml/data_visualizer/index_data_visualizer_grid_in_dashboard.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/ml/data_visualizer/index_data_visualizer_grid_in_dashboard.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   function runTests(testData: TestData) {
     const savedSearchTitle = `Field stats for ${testData.suiteTitle} ${Date.now()}`;
     const dashboardTitle = `Dashboard for ${testData.suiteTitle} ${Date.now()}`;
+    const startTime = 'Jan 1, 2016 @ 00:00:00.000';
+    const endTime = 'Nov 1, 2020 @ 00:00:00.000';
 
     describe(`with ${testData.suiteTitle}`, function () {
       after(async function () {
@@ -40,10 +42,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
             testData.sourceIndexOrSavedSearch
           );
         }
-        await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(
-          'Jan 1, 2016 @ 00:00:00.000',
-          'Nov 1, 2020 @ 00:00:00.000'
-        );
+        await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(startTime, endTime);
 
         await PageObjects.discover.assertViewModeToggleExists();
         await PageObjects.discover.clickViewModeFieldStatsButton();
@@ -58,10 +57,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await dashboardAddPanel.addSavedSearch(savedSearchTitle);
         await PageObjects.dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
 
-        await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(
-          'Jan 1, 2016 @ 00:00:00.000',
-          'Nov 1, 2020 @ 00:00:00.000'
-        );
+        await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(startTime, endTime);
         await PageObjects.dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
 
         for (const fieldRow of testData.expected.metricFields as Array<
@@ -100,10 +96,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await dashboardAddPanel.addSavedSearch(savedSearchTitle);
         await PageObjects.dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
 
-        await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(
-          'Jan 1, 2016 @ 00:00:00.000',
-          'Nov 1, 2020 @ 00:00:00.000'
-        );
+        await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(startTime, endTime);
         await PageObjects.dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
 
         await PageObjects.discover.assertFieldStatsTableNotExists();
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/ml/data_visualizer/index_data_visualizer_grid_in_discover.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/ml/data_visualizer/index_data_visualizer_grid_in_discover.ts
index 0fda87e23fa0c..fff2c6fdbf232 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/ml/data_visualizer/index_data_visualizer_grid_in_discover.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/ml/data_visualizer/index_data_visualizer_grid_in_discover.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const ml = getService('ml');
   const retry = getService('retry');
 
+  const startTime = 'Jan 1, 2016 @ 00:00:00.000';
+  const endTime = 'Nov 1, 2020 @ 00:00:00.000';
+
   function runTestsWhenDisabled(testData: TestData) {
     it('should not show view mode toggle or Field stats table', async function () {
       await PageObjects.common.navigateToApp('discover');
@@ -34,10 +37,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await ml.dashboardEmbeddables.selectDiscoverIndexPattern(testData.sourceIndexOrSavedSearch);
       }
 
-      await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(
-        'Jan 1, 2016 @ 00:00:00.000',
-        'Nov 1, 2020 @ 00:00:00.000'
-      );
+      await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(startTime, endTime);
 
       await PageObjects.discover.assertViewModeToggleNotExists();
       await PageObjects.discover.assertFieldStatsTableNotExists();
@@ -57,10 +57,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
             testData.sourceIndexOrSavedSearch
           );
         }
-        await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(
-          'Jan 1, 2016 @ 00:00:00.000',
-          'Nov 1, 2020 @ 00:00:00.000'
-        );
+        await PageObjects.timePicker.setAbsoluteRange(startTime, endTime);
 
         await PageObjects.discover.assertHitCount(testData.expected.totalDocCountFormatted);
         await PageObjects.discover.assertViewModeToggleExists();