diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/cell_value.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/cell_value.tsx
index 6d6b2e4b1013f..9c99bb7257e09 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/cell_value.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/public/datatable_visualization/components/cell_value.tsx
@@ -53,18 +53,6 @@ export const createGridCell = (
           }
         }
       }
-      // make sure to clean it up when something change
-      // this avoids cell's styling to stick forever
-      return () => {
-        if (minMaxByColumnId?.[originalId]) {
-          setCellProps({
-            style: {
-              backgroundColor: undefined,
-              color: undefined,
-            },
-          });
-        }
-      };
     }, [rowValue, columnId, setCellProps, colorMode, palette, minMaxByColumnId, getColorForValue]);
 
     return (