diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_vega/public/vega_inspector/components/inspector_data_grid.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_vega/public/vega_inspector/components/inspector_data_grid.tsx
index ddadc1fc487fb..00f24e03d8196 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_vega/public/vega_inspector/components/inspector_data_grid.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_vega/public/vega_inspector/components/inspector_data_grid.tsx
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ export const InspectorDataGrid = ({ columns, data, dataGridAriaLabel }: Inspecto
 
   useEffect(
     () => {
+      setPagination({
+        ...pagination,
+        pageIndex: 0,
+      });
       setVisibleColumns(columns.map((column) => column.id));
     },
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_vega/public/vega_inspector/components/spec_viewer.tsx b/src/plugins/vis_type_vega/public/vega_inspector/components/spec_viewer.tsx
index 8a4df2f1382d6..c3827af380ce0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_vega/public/vega_inspector/components/spec_viewer.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_vega/public/vega_inspector/components/spec_viewer.tsx
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 
-import 'brace/mode/json';
-
 import {
   EuiFlexItem,
   EuiFlexGroup,