diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/store/selectors/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/store/selectors/index.js
index 24b09dd37e377..c80658581dbee 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/store/selectors/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/store/selectors/index.js
@@ -90,24 +90,13 @@ export const getFilteredIndices = createSelector(
   (indices, allIds, tableState, tableLocation) => {
     let indexArray = allIds.map((indexName) => indices[indexName]);
     indexArray = filterByToggles(indexArray, tableState.toggleNameToVisibleMap);
-    const { includeHiddenIndices: includeHiddenParam, dataStreams: dataStreamsParam } = qs.parse(
-      tableLocation.search
-    );
+    const { includeHiddenIndices: includeHiddenParam } = qs.parse(tableLocation.search);
     const includeHidden = includeHiddenParam === 'true';
-    const dataStreamsFilter = dataStreamsParam ? dataStreamsParam.split(',') : undefined;
-    const shouldFilterDataStreams = Boolean(dataStreamsFilter && dataStreamsFilter.length);
-    const filteredIndices = indexArray.filter((index) => {
-      let include = true;
-      if (!includeHidden) {
-        include = !(index.name + '').startsWith('.') && !index.hidden;
-      }
-
-      if (include && shouldFilterDataStreams) {
-        return dataStreamsFilter.includes(index.dataStream);
-      }
-
-      return include;
-    });
+    const filteredIndices = includeHidden
+      ? indexArray
+      : indexArray.filter((index) => {
+          return !(index.name + '').startsWith('.') && !index.hidden;
+        });
     const filter = tableState.filter || EuiSearchBar.Query.MATCH_ALL;
     return EuiSearchBar.Query.execute(filter, filteredIndices, {
       defaultFields: defaultFilterFields,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/store/selectors/indices_filter.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/store/selectors/indices_filter.test.ts
index ef32a1ba93ca9..f230ddd18e9eb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/store/selectors/indices_filter.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/public/application/store/selectors/indices_filter.test.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ describe('getFilteredIndices selector', () => {
     tableState: { ...defaultTableState },
     indices: {
       byId: {
-        test: { name: 'index1', hidden: true, dataStream: '123' },
+        test: { name: 'index1', hidden: true },
         anotherTest: { name: 'index2', hidden: false },
-        aTest: { name: 'index3', dataStream: 'abc' },
+        aTest: { name: 'index3' },
         aFinalTest: { name: '.index4' },
       },
       allIds: ['test', 'anotherTest', 'aTest', 'aFinalTest'],
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe('getFilteredIndices selector', () => {
   it('filters out hidden indices', () => {
     expect(getFilteredIndices(state, { location: { search: '' } })).toEqual([
       { name: 'index2', hidden: false },
-      { name: 'index3', dataStream: 'abc' },
+      { name: 'index3' },
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -40,29 +40,10 @@ describe('getFilteredIndices selector', () => {
     expect(
       getFilteredIndices(state, { location: { search: '?includeHiddenIndices=true' } })
     ).toEqual([
-      { name: 'index1', hidden: true, dataStream: '123' },
+      { name: 'index1', hidden: true },
       { name: 'index2', hidden: false },
-      { name: 'index3', dataStream: 'abc' },
+      { name: 'index3' },
       { name: '.index4' },
     ]);
   });
-
-  it('filters based on data stream', () => {
-    expect(getFilteredIndices(state, { location: { search: '?dataStreams=abc' } })).toEqual([
-      // We don't expect to see a case like this in the wild because data stream backing indicies
-      // are always hidden, but our logic can handle it
-      { name: 'index3', dataStream: 'abc' },
-    ]);
-  });
-
-  it('filters based on data stream and includes hidden indices', () => {
-    expect(
-      getFilteredIndices(state, {
-        location: { search: '?includeHiddenIndices=true&dataStreams=123,abc,does-not-exist' },
-      })
-    ).toEqual([
-      { name: 'index1', hidden: true, dataStream: '123' },
-      { name: 'index3', dataStream: 'abc' },
-    ]);
-  });
 });