diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e950148f7e..e03f4ec5cd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 1. [#5959](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/5959): Allow to customize annotation color.
 1. [#5967](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/5967): Remember whether to start with shown annotations on Dashboard page.
 1. [#5977](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/5977): Select current value in dropdown search input.
+1. [#5997](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/5997): Simplify flux labels.
 1. [#5998](https://github.com/influxdata/chronograf/pull/5998): Setup DBRP mapping automatically for a v2 connection.
 
 ### Bug Fixes
diff --git a/ui/src/shared/parsing/flux/parseTablesByTime.ts b/ui/src/shared/parsing/flux/parseTablesByTime.ts
index 313298b6ac..c25d154916 100644
--- a/ui/src/shared/parsing/flux/parseTablesByTime.ts
+++ b/ui/src/shared/parsing/flux/parseTablesByTime.ts
@@ -20,73 +20,90 @@ interface ParseTablesByTimeResult {
   nonNumericColumns: string[]
 }
 
+const IGNORED_TABLE_KEYS = ['_start', '_stop', '_field']
+
+function fluxTableKey(table: FluxTable, columnName: string): string {
+  const name =
+    columnName === '_value' && table.groupKey._field
+      ? table.groupKey._field
+      : columnName
+  const groupKeys = Object.entries(table.groupKey).reduce((acc, [k, v]) => {
+    if (!IGNORED_TABLE_KEYS.includes(k)) {
+      acc.push(`${k === '_measurement' ? 'measurement' : k}=${v}`)
+    }
+    return acc
+  }, [])
+  return groupKeys.length ? `${name} ${groupKeys.join(' ')}` : name
+}
+
 export const parseTablesByTime = (
   tables: FluxTable[]
 ): ParseTablesByTimeResult => {
   const allColumnNames = []
   const nonNumericColumns = []
 
-  const tablesByTime = tables.map(table => {
-    const header = table.data[0] as string[]
-    const columnNames: {[k: number]: string} = {}
+  const tablesByTime = tables
+    .map(table => {
+      const header = table.data[0] as string[]
+      const columnNames: {[k: number]: string} = {}
 
-    for (let i = 0; i < header.length; i++) {
-      const columnName = header[i]
-      const dataType = table.dataTypes[columnName]
+      for (let i = 0; i < header.length; i++) {
+        const columnName = header[i]
+        const dataType = table.dataTypes[columnName]
 
-      if (COLUMN_BLACKLIST.has(columnName)) {
-        continue
-      }
+        if (COLUMN_BLACKLIST.has(columnName)) {
+          continue
+        }
 
-      if (table.groupKey[columnName]) {
-        continue
-      }
+        if (table.groupKey[columnName]) {
+          continue
+        }
 
-      if (!NUMERIC_DATATYPES.includes(dataType)) {
-        nonNumericColumns.push(columnName)
-        continue
-      }
+        if (!NUMERIC_DATATYPES.includes(dataType)) {
+          nonNumericColumns.push(columnName)
+          continue
+        }
 
-      const uniqueColumnName = Object.entries(table.groupKey).reduce(
-        (acc, [k, v]) => acc + `[${k}=${v}]`,
-        columnName
-      )
+        const uniqueColumnName = fluxTableKey(table, columnName)
 
-      columnNames[i] = uniqueColumnName
-      allColumnNames.push(uniqueColumnName)
-    }
+        columnNames[i] = uniqueColumnName
+        allColumnNames.push(uniqueColumnName)
+      }
 
-    let timeIndex = header.indexOf('_time')
+      let timeIndex = header.indexOf('_time')
 
-    let isTimeFound = true
-    if (timeIndex < 0) {
-      timeIndex = header.indexOf('_stop')
-      isTimeFound = false
-    }
+      let isTimeFound = true
+      if (timeIndex < 0) {
+        timeIndex = header.indexOf('_stop')
+        if (timeIndex < 0) {
+          return undefined
+        }
+        isTimeFound = false
+      }
 
-    const result = {}
-    for (let i = 1; i < table.data.length; i++) {
-      const row = table.data[i]
-      const timeValue = row[timeIndex]
-      let time = ''
-
-      if (isTimeFound) {
-        time = timeValue.toString()
-      } else {
-        // _stop and _start have values in date string format instead of number
-        time = Date.parse(timeValue as string).toString()
+      const result = {}
+      for (let i = 1; i < table.data.length; i++) {
+        const row = table.data[i]
+        const timeValue = row[timeIndex]
+        let time: string
+        if (isTimeFound) {
+          time = timeValue.toString()
+        } else {
+          // _stop and _start have values in date string format instead of number
+          time = Date.parse(timeValue as string).toString()
+        }
+        result[time] = Object.entries(columnNames).reduce(
+          (acc, [valueIndex, columnName]) => ({
+            ...acc,
+            [columnName]: row[valueIndex],
+          }),
+          {}
+        )
       }
-      result[time] = Object.entries(columnNames).reduce(
-        (acc, [valueIndex, columnName]) => ({
-          ...acc,
-          [columnName]: row[valueIndex],
-        }),
-        {}
-      )
-    }
 
-    return result
-  })
+      return result
+    })
+    .filter(x => x !== undefined)
 
   return {nonNumericColumns, tablesByTime, allColumnNames}
 }
diff --git a/ui/test/shared/parsing/flux/dygraph.test.ts b/ui/test/shared/parsing/flux/dygraph.test.ts
index 73c3333eff..6c12386025 100644
--- a/ui/test/shared/parsing/flux/dygraph.test.ts
+++ b/ui/test/shared/parsing/flux/dygraph.test.ts
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ describe('fluxTablesToDygraph', () => {
     const expected = {
       labels: [
         'time',
-        'mean_usage_idle[_measurement=cpu]',
-        'mean_usage_user[_measurement=cpu]',
-        'mean_usage_idle[_measurement=mem]',
-        'mean_usage_user[_measurement=mem]',
+        'mean_usage_idle measurement=cpu',
+        'mean_usage_user measurement=cpu',
+        'mean_usage_idle measurement=mem',
+        'mean_usage_user measurement=mem',
       ],
       dygraphsData: [
         [new Date('2018-09-10T16:54:37Z'), 85, 10, 8, 1],
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ describe('fluxTablesToDygraph', () => {
     const expected = {
       labels: [
         'time',
-        'mean_usage_idle[_measurement=cpu]',
-        'mean_usage_idle[_measurement=mem]',
+        'mean_usage_idle measurement=cpu',
+        'mean_usage_idle measurement=mem',
       ],
       dygraphsData: [
         [new Date('2018-09-10T16:54:37Z'), 85, 8],
diff --git a/ui/test/shared/parsing/flux/parseTablesByTime.test.ts b/ui/test/shared/parsing/flux/parseTablesByTime.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7effc352e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/test/shared/parsing/flux/parseTablesByTime.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import {parseResponse} from 'src/shared/parsing/flux/response'
+import {SIMPLE, TAGS_RESPONSE} from 'test/shared/parsing/flux/constants'
+import {parseTablesByTime} from 'src/shared/parsing/flux/parseTablesByTime'
+
+describe('parseTablesByTime', () => {
+  it('can parse common flux table with simplified column names', () => {
+    const fluxTables = parseResponse(SIMPLE)
+    const actual = parseTablesByTime(fluxTables)
+    const expected = {
+      allColumnNames: [
+        'usage_guest measurement=cpu cpu=cpu1 host=bertrand.local',
+      ],
+      nonNumericColumns: [],
+      tablesByTime: [
+        {
+          '1536618869000': {
+            'usage_guest measurement=cpu cpu=cpu1 host=bertrand.local': 0,
+          },
+          '1536618879000': {
+            'usage_guest measurement=cpu cpu=cpu1 host=bertrand.local': 10,
+          },
+        },
+      ],
+    }
+
+    expect(actual).toEqual(expected)
+  })
+  it('can parse metadata flux response', () => {
+    const fluxTables = parseResponse(TAGS_RESPONSE)
+    const actual = parseTablesByTime(fluxTables)
+    const expected = {
+      allColumnNames: [],
+      nonNumericColumns: ['_value'],
+      tablesByTime: [],
+    }
+
+    expect(actual).toEqual(expected)
+  })
+})