diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/maps/anomaly_source.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/maps/anomaly_source.tsx
index 41bf7fedfabad..7601eaae110b4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/maps/anomaly_source.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/public/maps/anomaly_source.tsx
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ export class AnomalySource implements IVectorSource {
   }
 
   isMvt() {
-    return true;
+    return false;
   }
 
   showJoinEditor(): boolean {