diff --git a/superset-frontend/spec/javascripts/explore/components/SelectControl_spec.jsx b/superset-frontend/spec/javascripts/explore/components/SelectControl_spec.jsx
index 76ca69411a1be..5409da24ff963 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/spec/javascripts/explore/components/SelectControl_spec.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/spec/javascripts/explore/components/SelectControl_spec.jsx
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable no-unused-expressions */
 import React from 'react';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
-import { shallow, mount } from 'enzyme';
+import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
 import { Select, CreatableSelect } from 'src/components/Select';
 import OnPasteSelect from 'src/components/Select/OnPasteSelect';
 import SelectControl from 'src/explore/components/controls/SelectControl';
@@ -47,6 +47,25 @@ describe('SelectControl', () => {
     wrapper = shallow(<SelectControl {...defaultProps} />);
   });
 
+  it('renders with Select by default', () => {
+    expect(wrapper.find(OnPasteSelect)).not.toExist();
+    expect(wrapper.findWhere(x => x.type() === Select)).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it('renders with OnPasteSelect when multi', () => {
+    wrapper.setProps({ multi: true });
+    expect(wrapper.find(OnPasteSelect)).toExist();
+    expect(wrapper.findWhere(x => x.type() === Select)).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('renders with Creatable when freeForm', () => {
+    wrapper.setProps({ freeForm: true });
+    expect(wrapper.find(OnPasteSelect)).not.toExist();
+    expect(wrapper.findWhere(x => x.type() === CreatableSelect)).toHaveLength(
+      1,
+    );
+  });
+
   it('uses Select in onPasteSelect when freeForm=false', () => {
     wrapper = shallow(<SelectControl {...defaultProps} multi />);
     const select = wrapper.find(OnPasteSelect);
@@ -81,52 +100,6 @@ describe('SelectControl', () => {
     expect(selectAllProps.onChange.calledWith(expectedValues)).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  describe('render', () => {
-    it('renders with Select by default', () => {
-      expect(wrapper.find(OnPasteSelect)).not.toExist();
-      expect(wrapper.findWhere(x => x.type() === Select)).toHaveLength(1);
-    });
-
-    it('renders with OnPasteSelect when multi', () => {
-      wrapper.setProps({ multi: true });
-      expect(wrapper.find(OnPasteSelect)).toExist();
-      expect(wrapper.findWhere(x => x.type() === Select)).toHaveLength(0);
-    });
-
-    it('renders with Creatable when freeForm', () => {
-      wrapper.setProps({ freeForm: true });
-      expect(wrapper.find(OnPasteSelect)).not.toExist();
-      expect(wrapper.findWhere(x => x.type() === CreatableSelect)).toHaveLength(
-        1,
-      );
-    });
-    describe('when select is multi', () => {
-      it('renders the placeholder when a selection has been made', () => {
-        wrapper = mount(
-          <SelectControl
-            {...defaultProps}
-            multi
-            value={50}
-            placeholder="add something"
-          />,
-        );
-        expect(wrapper.html()).toContain('add something');
-      });
-    });
-    describe('when select is single', () => {
-      it('does not render the placeholder when a selection has been made', () => {
-        wrapper = mount(
-          <SelectControl
-            {...defaultProps}
-            value={50}
-            placeholder="add something"
-          />,
-        );
-        expect(wrapper.html()).not.toContain('add something');
-      });
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('getOptions', () => {
     it('returns the correct options', () => {
       wrapper.setProps(defaultProps);
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/components/Select/styles.tsx b/superset-frontend/src/components/Select/styles.tsx
index 73436f748375d..e5f844ab142e6 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/components/Select/styles.tsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/components/Select/styles.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  * specific language governing permissions and limitations
  * under the License.
  */
-import React, { CSSProperties, ComponentType } from 'react';
+import React, { CSSProperties } from 'react';
 import { css, SerializedStyles, ClassNames } from '@emotion/core';
 import { supersetTheme } from '@superset-ui/core';
 import {
@@ -241,39 +241,9 @@ export const DEFAULT_STYLES: PartialStylesConfig = {
   }),
 };
 
-const multiInputSpanStyle = css`
-  color: '#879399',
-  position: 'absolute',
-  top: '2px',
-  left: '4px',
-  width: '100vw',
-`;
+const { ClearIndicator, DropdownIndicator, Option } = defaultComponents;
 
-const { ClearIndicator, DropdownIndicator, Option, Input } = defaultComponents;
-
-type SelectComponentsType = SelectComponentsConfig<any> & {
-  Input: ComponentType<InputProps>;
-};
-
-// react-select is missing selectProps from their props type
-// so overwriting it here to avoid errors
-type InputProps = {
-  selectProps: {
-    isMulti: boolean;
-    value: {
-      length: number;
-    };
-    placeholder: string;
-  };
-  cx: (a: string | null, b: any, c: string) => string | void;
-  innerRef: (element: React.Ref<any>) => void;
-  isHidden: boolean;
-  isDisabled?: boolean | undefined;
-  className?: string | undefined;
-  getStyles: any;
-};
-
-export const DEFAULT_COMPONENTS: SelectComponentsType = {
+export const DEFAULT_COMPONENTS: SelectComponentsConfig<any> = {
   Option: ({ children, innerProps, data, ...props }) => (
     <ClassNames>
       {({ css }) => (
@@ -302,14 +272,6 @@ export const DEFAULT_COMPONENTS: SelectComponentsType = {
       />
     </DropdownIndicator>
   ),
-  Input: (props: InputProps) => (
-    <div style={{ position: 'relative' }}>
-      <Input {...props} />
-      {!!(props.selectProps.isMulti && props.selectProps.value.length) && (
-        <span css={multiInputSpanStyle}>{props.selectProps.placeholder}</span>
-      )}
-    </div>
-  ),
 };
 
 export const VALUE_LABELED_STYLES: PartialStylesConfig = {
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/AdhocFilterControl.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/AdhocFilterControl.jsx
index e0a577920e2cf..13f8d87a5faec 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/AdhocFilterControl.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/AdhocFilterControl.jsx
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ export default class AdhocFilterControl extends React.Component {
         <OnPasteSelect
           isMulti
           name={`select-${this.props.name}`}
-          placeholder={t('choose one or more column or metric')}
+          placeholder={t('choose a column or metric')}
           options={this.state.options}
           value={this.state.values}
           labelKey="label"
diff --git a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/MetricsControl.jsx b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/MetricsControl.jsx
index a73159e9bbbaa..ad1a3202ae98a 100644
--- a/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/MetricsControl.jsx
+++ b/superset-frontend/src/explore/components/controls/MetricsControl.jsx
@@ -337,11 +337,7 @@ export default class MetricsControl extends React.PureComponent {
         <OnPasteSelect
           isMulti={this.props.multi}
           name={`select-${this.props.name}`}
-          placeholder={
-            this.props.multi
-              ? t('choose one or more column or aggregate function')
-              : t('choose a column or aggregate function')
-          }
+          placeholder={t('choose a column or aggregate function')}
           options={this.state.options}
           value={this.state.value}
           labelKey="label"