diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/get_interval_and_timefield.ts b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/get_interval_and_timefield.ts
index e3d0cec1a6939..1d35a9fd28e61 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/get_interval_and_timefield.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/get_interval_and_timefield.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ export function getIntervalAndTimefield(
     (series.override_index_pattern ? series.series_time_field : panel.time_field) ||
     index.indexPattern?.timeFieldName;
 
-  validateField(timeField!, index);
+  if (panel.use_kibana_indexes) {
+    validateField(timeField!, index);
+  }
 
   let interval = panel.interval;
   let maxBars = panel.max_bars;
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/date_histogram.js b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/date_histogram.js
index 48b35d0db5086..bfb3e0f218460 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/date_histogram.js
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/date_histogram.js
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ export function dateHistogram(
     const barTargetUiSettings = await uiSettings.get(UI_SETTINGS.HISTOGRAM_BAR_TARGET);
     const timeField = annotation.time_field || annotationIndex.indexPattern?.timeFieldName || '';
 
-    validateField(timeField, annotationIndex);
+    if (panel.use_kibana_indexes) {
+      validateField(timeField, annotationIndex);
+    }
 
     const { bucketSize, intervalString } = getBucketSize(
       req,
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/query.js b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/query.js
index 3be567dfe1f40..fcad23b9170a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/query.js
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/query.js
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ export function query(
     const barTargetUiSettings = await uiSettings.get(UI_SETTINGS.HISTOGRAM_BAR_TARGET);
     const timeField = (annotation.time_field || annotationIndex.indexPattern?.timeFieldName) ?? '';
 
-    validateField(timeField, annotationIndex);
+    if (panel.use_kibana_indexes) {
+      validateField(timeField, annotationIndex);
+    }
 
     const { bucketSize } = getBucketSize(req, 'auto', capabilities, barTargetUiSettings);
     const { from, to } = getTimerange(req);
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/top_hits.js b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/top_hits.js
index 447cfdbc8c6e4..b85eb39c18ba6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/top_hits.js
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/annotations/top_hits.js
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ export function topHits(req, panel, annotation, esQueryConfig, annotationIndex)
     const fields = (annotation.fields && annotation.fields.split(/[,\s]+/)) || [];
     const timeField = annotation.time_field || annotationIndex.indexPattern?.timeFieldName || '';
 
-    validateField(timeField, annotationIndex);
+    if (panel.use_kibana_indexes) {
+      validateField(timeField, annotationIndex);
+    }
 
     overwrite(doc, `aggs.${annotation.id}.aggs.hits.top_hits`, {
       sort: [
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/date_histogram.js b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/date_histogram.js
index 41ed472c31936..29cf3f274dc24 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/date_histogram.js
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/series/date_histogram.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export function dateHistogram(
       intervalString,
       bucketSize,
       seriesId: series.id,
-      index: seriesIndex.indexPattern?.id,
+      index: panel.use_kibana_indexes ? seriesIndex.indexPattern?.id : undefined,
     });
 
     return next(doc);
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/date_histogram.js b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/date_histogram.js
index 4840e625383ca..f0989cf0fa08b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/date_histogram.js
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_type_timeseries/server/lib/vis_data/request_processors/table/date_histogram.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function dateHistogram(req, panel, esQueryConfig, seriesIndex, capabiliti
 
     const meta = {
       timeField,
-      index: seriesIndex.indexPattern?.id,
+      index: panel.use_kibana_indexes ? seriesIndex.indexPattern?.id : undefined,
     };
 
     const getDateHistogramForLastBucketMode = () => {