diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alerts_table/alerts_table_state.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alerts_table/alerts_table_state.tsx
index d7f5c510ace2e..8fecebacb3bc4 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alerts_table/alerts_table_state.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/triggers_actions_ui/public/application/sections/alerts_table/alerts_table_state.tsx
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ const AlertsTableWithBulkActionsContextComponent: React.FunctionComponent<{
 );
 
 const AlertsTableWithBulkActionsContext = React.memo(AlertsTableWithBulkActionsContextComponent);
-const EMPTY_FIELDS = [{ field: '*', include_unmapped: true }];
 
 type AlertWithCaseIds = Alert & Required<Pick<Alert, 'kibana.alert.case_ids'>>;