diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/kibana_services.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/kibana_services.ts
index cf76a9355e384..d369eb9679de6 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/kibana_services.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/kibana_services.ts
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ export { angular };
 export { wrapInI18nContext } from 'ui/i18n';
 import { search } from '../../../../../plugins/data/public';
 export const { getRequestInspectorStats, getResponseInspectorStats, tabifyAggResponse } = search;
-// @ts-ignore
-// @ts-ignore
-export { timezoneProvider } from 'ui/vis/lib/timezone';
 export {
   unhashUrl,
   redirectWhenMissing,
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/directives/histogram.tsx b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/directives/histogram.tsx
index 107c30ec5e688..f788347ac016c 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/directives/histogram.tsx
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/kibana/public/discover/np_ready/angular/directives/histogram.tsx
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ import {
 } from '@elastic/charts';
 
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
+import { IUiSettingsClient } from 'kibana/public';
 import { EuiChartThemeType } from '@elastic/eui/dist/eui_charts_theme';
 import { Subscription } from 'rxjs';
-import { getServices, timezoneProvider } from '../../../kibana_services';
+import { getServices } from '../../../kibana_services';
 
 export interface DiscoverHistogramProps {
   chartData: any;
@@ -86,6 +87,16 @@ function getIntervalInMs(
   }
 }
 
+function getTimezone(uiSettings: IUiSettingsClient) {
+  if (uiSettings.isDefault('dateFormat:tz')) {
+    const detectedTimezone = moment.tz.guess();
+    if (detectedTimezone) return detectedTimezone;
+    else return moment().format('Z');
+  } else {
+    return uiSettings.get('dateFormat:tz', 'Browser');
+  }
+}
+
 export function findMinInterval(
   xValues: number[],
   esValue: number,
@@ -193,7 +204,7 @@ export class DiscoverHistogram extends Component<DiscoverHistogramProps, Discove
 
   public render() {
     const uiSettings = getServices().uiSettings;
-    const timeZone = timezoneProvider(uiSettings)();
+    const timeZone = getTimezone(uiSettings);
     const { chartData } = this.props;
     const { chartsTheme } = this.state;
 
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/public/app.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/public/app.js
index a9d678cfea79c..4b6dd667a03ff 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/public/app.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/timelion/public/app.js
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { capabilities } from 'ui/capabilities';
 import { docTitle } from 'ui/doc_title';
 import { fatalError, toastNotifications } from 'ui/notify';
-import { timezoneProvider } from 'ui/vis/lib/timezone';
 import { timefilter } from 'ui/timefilter';
 import { npStart } from 'ui/new_platform';
 import { getSavedSheetBreadcrumbs, getCreateBreadcrumbs } from './breadcrumbs';
+import { getTimezone } from '../../vis_type_timelion/public';
 
 import 'uiExports/savedObjectTypes';
 
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ app.controller('timelion', function(
   $timeout,
   AppState,
   config,
-  kbnUrl,
-  Private
+  kbnUrl
 ) {
   // Keeping this at app scope allows us to keep the current page when the user
   // switches to say, the timepicker.
@@ -128,7 +127,7 @@ app.controller('timelion', function(
   timefilter.enableTimeRangeSelector();
 
   const savedVisualizations = visualizations.savedVisualizationsLoader;
-  const timezone = Private(timezoneProvider)();
+  const timezone = getTimezone(config);
 
   const defaultExpression = '.es(*)';
   const savedSheet = $route.current.locals.savedSheet;
diff --git a/src/legacy/ui/public/vis/lib/timezone.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/helpers/get_timezone.ts
similarity index 70%
rename from src/legacy/ui/public/vis/lib/timezone.js
rename to src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/helpers/get_timezone.ts
index a526ca55f9c86..f1e8fc56901e1 100644
--- a/src/legacy/ui/public/vis/lib/timezone.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/helpers/get_timezone.ts
@@ -18,15 +18,14 @@
  */
 
 import moment from 'moment-timezone';
+import { IUiSettingsClient } from 'kibana/public';
 
-export function timezoneProvider(config) {
-  return function() {
-    if (config.isDefault('dateFormat:tz')) {
-      const detectedTimezone = moment.tz.guess();
-      if (detectedTimezone) return detectedTimezone;
-      else return moment().format('Z');
-    } else {
-      return config.get('dateFormat:tz', 'Browser');
-    }
-  };
+export function getTimezone(config: IUiSettingsClient) {
+  if (config.isDefault('dateFormat:tz')) {
+    const detectedTimezone = moment.tz.guess();
+    if (detectedTimezone) return detectedTimezone;
+    else return moment().format('Z');
+  } else {
+    return config.get('dateFormat:tz', 'Browser');
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/helpers/timelion_request_handler.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/helpers/timelion_request_handler.ts
index 603c911438f2a..47bfed6340e93 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/helpers/timelion_request_handler.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/helpers/timelion_request_handler.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { KIBANA_CONTEXT_NAME } from 'src/plugins/expressions/public';
 import { VisParams } from 'src/legacy/core_plugins/visualizations/public';
 import { TimeRange, Filter, esQuery, Query } from '../../../../../plugins/data/public';
-import { timezoneProvider } from '../legacy_imports';
 import { TimelionVisDependencies } from '../plugin';
+import { getTimezone } from './get_timezone';
 
 interface Stats {
   cacheCount: number;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function getTimelionRequestHandler({
   http,
   timefilter,
 }: TimelionVisDependencies) {
-  const timezone = timezoneProvider(uiSettings)();
+  const timezone = getTimezone(uiSettings);
 
   return async function({
     timeRange,
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/index.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/index.ts
index 98cc35877094e..6292e2ad3eb08 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/index.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/index.ts
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ import { TimelionVisPlugin as Plugin } from './plugin';
 export function plugin(initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) {
   return new Plugin(initializerContext);
 }
+
+export { getTimezone } from './helpers/get_timezone';
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/legacy_imports.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/legacy_imports.ts
index a00240ee06828..e7612b288fb24 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/legacy_imports.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timelion/public/legacy_imports.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,3 @@
 
 export { npSetup, npStart } from 'ui/new_platform';
 export { PluginsStart } from 'ui/new_platform/new_platform';
-
-// @ts-ignore
-export { timezoneProvider } from 'ui/vis/lib/timezone';
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/legacy_imports.ts b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/lib/get_timezone.ts
similarity index 66%
rename from src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/legacy_imports.ts
rename to src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/lib/get_timezone.ts
index 7cf0a12e8567c..f1e8fc56901e1 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/legacy_imports.ts
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/lib/get_timezone.ts
@@ -17,5 +17,15 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
-// @ts-ignore
-export { timezoneProvider } from 'ui/vis/lib/timezone';
+import moment from 'moment-timezone';
+import { IUiSettingsClient } from 'kibana/public';
+
+export function getTimezone(config: IUiSettingsClient) {
+  if (config.isDefault('dateFormat:tz')) {
+    const detectedTimezone = moment.tz.guess();
+    if (detectedTimezone) return detectedTimezone;
+    else return moment().format('Z');
+  } else {
+    return config.get('dateFormat:tz', 'Browser');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/request_handler.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/request_handler.js
index 032ef335314d9..2cac1567a6eb7 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/request_handler.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/request_handler.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 
 import { validateInterval } from './lib/validate_interval';
-import { timezoneProvider } from './legacy_imports';
+import { getTimezone } from './lib/get_timezone';
 import { getUISettings, getDataStart, getCoreStart } from './services';
 
 export const metricsRequestHandler = async ({
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const metricsRequestHandler = async ({
   savedObjectId,
 }) => {
   const config = getUISettings();
-  const timezone = timezoneProvider(config)();
+  const timezone = getTimezone(config);
   const uiStateObj = uiState.get(visParams.type, {});
   const parsedTimeRange = getDataStart().query.timefilter.timefilter.calculateBounds(timeRange);
   const scaledDataFormat = config.get('dateFormat:scaled');
diff --git a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/visualizations/views/timeseries/index.js b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/visualizations/views/timeseries/index.js
index 5673f560214c7..3a5367fd55f90 100644
--- a/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/visualizations/views/timeseries/index.js
+++ b/src/legacy/core_plugins/vis_type_timeseries/public/visualizations/views/timeseries/index.js
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ import {
   TooltipType,
 } from '@elastic/charts';
 import { EuiIcon } from '@elastic/eui';
-
-import { timezoneProvider } from '../../../legacy_imports';
+import { getTimezone } from '../../../lib/get_timezone';
 import { eventBus, ACTIVE_CURSOR } from '../../lib/active_cursor';
 import { getUISettings } from '../../../services';
 import { GRID_LINE_CONFIG, ICON_TYPES_MAP, STACKED_OPTIONS } from '../../constants';
@@ -87,7 +86,7 @@ export const TimeSeries = ({
 
   const tooltipFormatter = decorateFormatter(xAxisFormatter);
   const uiSettings = getUISettings();
-  const timeZone = timezoneProvider(uiSettings)();
+  const timeZone = getTimezone(uiSettings);
   const hasBarChart = series.some(({ bars }) => bars.show);
 
   // compute the theme based on the bg color