diff --git a/src/ui/public/vislib/lib/layout/types/pie_layout.js b/src/ui/public/vislib/lib/layout/types/pie_layout.js
index cb0266ec1f922..9c7e5132ce683 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/vislib/lib/layout/types/pie_layout.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/vislib/lib/layout/types/pie_layout.js
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ export default function ColumnLayoutFactory(Private) {
                 splits: chartTitleSplit
               }
             ]
-          },
-          {
-            type: 'div',
-            class: 'legend-col-wrapper'
           }
         ]
       }
diff --git a/src/ui/public/vislib/styles/_legend.less b/src/ui/public/vislib/styles/_legend.less
index d842a25701d3e..3adfb9fb9fb8f 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/vislib/styles/_legend.less
+++ b/src/ui/public/vislib/styles/_legend.less
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ visualize-legend {
     .vis-container--legend-top &,
     .vis-container--legend-bottom & {
       width: auto;
+      overflow-y: hidden;
 
       .legend-value {
         display: inline-block;