diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_plugin/mocks.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_plugin/mocks.tsx
index 79dff5bddb882..456951e7d2d26 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_plugin/mocks.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/editor_frame_plugin/mocks.tsx
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ export function createMockDatasource(): DatasourceMock {
     getOperationForColumnId: jest.fn(),
     renderDimensionPanel: jest.fn(),
     renderLayerPanel: jest.fn(),
-    removeColumnInTableSpec: jest.fn(),
-    moveColumnTo: jest.fn(),
-    duplicateColumn: jest.fn(),
   };
 
   return {
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/indexpattern.test.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/indexpattern.test.ts
index d998437f3e492..e7def3b9dbf2c 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/indexpattern.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/indexpattern.test.ts
@@ -433,61 +433,6 @@ describe('IndexPattern Data Source', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('removeColumnInTableSpec', () => {
-      it('should remove the specified column', async () => {
-        const initialState = await indexPatternDatasource.initialize(persistedState);
-        const setState = jest.fn();
-        const sampleColumn: IndexPatternColumn = {
-          dataType: 'number',
-          isBucketed: false,
-          label: 'foo',
-          operationType: 'max',
-          sourceField: 'baz',
-          suggestedPriority: 0,
-        };
-        const columns: Record<string, IndexPatternColumn> = {
-          a: {
-            ...sampleColumn,
-            suggestedPriority: 0,
-          },
-          b: {
-            ...sampleColumn,
-            suggestedPriority: 1,
-          },
-          c: {
-            ...sampleColumn,
-            suggestedPriority: 2,
-          },
-        };
-        const api = indexPatternDatasource.getPublicAPI({
-          state: {
-            ...initialState,
-            layers: {
-              first: {
-                ...initialState.layers.first,
-                columns,
-                columnOrder: ['a', 'b', 'c'],
-              },
-            },
-          },
-          setState,
-          layerId: 'first',
-          dateRange: {
-            fromDate: 'now-1y',
-            toDate: 'now',
-          },
-        });
-
-        api.removeColumnInTableSpec('b');
-
-        expect(setState.mock.calls[0][0].layers.first.columnOrder).toEqual(['a', 'c']);
-        expect(setState.mock.calls[0][0].layers.first.columns).toEqual({
-          a: columns.a,
-          c: columns.c,
-        });
-      });
-    });
-
     describe('getOperationForColumnId', () => {
       it('should get an operation for col1', () => {
         expect(publicAPI.getOperationForColumnId('col1')).toEqual({
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/indexpattern.tsx b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/indexpattern.tsx
index 443667ab64476..7a413f24f243a 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/indexpattern.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/indexpattern_plugin/indexpattern.tsx
@@ -89,12 +89,6 @@ export function uniqueLabels(layers: Record<string, IndexPatternLayer>) {
   return columnLabelMap;
 }
 
-function removeProperty<T>(prop: string, object: Record<string, T>): Record<string, T> {
-  const result = { ...object };
-  delete result[prop];
-  return result;
-}
-
 export function getIndexPatternDatasource({
   chrome,
   core,
@@ -268,22 +262,6 @@ export function getIndexPatternDatasource({
             domElement
           );
         },
-
-        removeColumnInTableSpec: (columnId: string) => {
-          setState({
-            ...state,
-            layers: {
-              ...state.layers,
-              [layerId]: {
-                ...state.layers[layerId],
-                columnOrder: state.layers[layerId].columnOrder.filter(id => id !== columnId),
-                columns: removeProperty(columnId, state.layers[layerId].columns),
-              },
-            },
-          });
-        },
-        moveColumnTo: () => {},
-        duplicateColumn: () => [],
       };
     },
     getDatasourceSuggestionsForField(state, draggedField) {
diff --git a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/types.ts b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/types.ts
index 36d30fa1a6d48..8c1e90643ca7a 100644
--- a/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/types.ts
+++ b/x-pack/legacy/plugins/lens/public/types.ts
@@ -157,10 +157,6 @@ export interface DatasourcePublicAPI {
   // Render can be called many times
   renderDimensionPanel: (domElement: Element, props: DatasourceDimensionPanelProps) => void;
   renderLayerPanel: (domElement: Element, props: DatasourceLayerPanelProps) => void;
-
-  removeColumnInTableSpec: (columnId: string) => void;
-  moveColumnTo: (columnId: string, targetIndex: number) => void;
-  duplicateColumn: (columnId: string) => TableSpec;
 }
 
 export interface TableSpecColumn {