diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/e2e/explore/dashboards/entity_analytics.cy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/e2e/explore/dashboards/entity_analytics.cy.ts
index c1688b53797e3a..b261ad0ed58283 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/e2e/explore/dashboards/entity_analytics.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/e2e/explore/dashboards/entity_analytics.cy.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {
 } from '../../../screens/entity_analytics';
 import {
   openRiskTableFilterAndSelectTheLowOption,
-  removeLowFilter,
+  removeLowFilterAndCloseRiskTableFilter,
 } from '../../../tasks/host_risk';
 import { createRule } from '../../../tasks/api_calls/rules';
 import { waitForAlertsToPopulate } from '../../../tasks/create_new_rule';
@@ -152,14 +152,13 @@ describe('Entity Analytics Dashboard', () => {
       cy.get(HOSTS_TABLE_ALERT_CELL).should('have.length', 5);
     });
 
-    // tracked by https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/161874
-    it.skip('filters by risk classification', () => {
+    it('filters by risk classification', () => {
       openRiskTableFilterAndSelectTheLowOption();
 
       cy.get(HOSTS_DONUT_CHART).should('include.text', '1Total');
       cy.get(HOSTS_TABLE_ROWS).should('have.length', 1);
 
-      removeLowFilter();
+      removeLowFilterAndCloseRiskTableFilter();
     });
 
     it('filters the host risk table with KQL search bar query', () => {
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ describe('Entity Analytics Dashboard', () => {
       cy.get(USERS_DONUT_CHART).should('include.text', '2Total');
       cy.get(USERS_TABLE_ROWS).should('have.length', 2);
 
-      removeLowFilter();
+      removeLowFilterAndCloseRiskTableFilter();
     });
 
     it('filters the host risk table with KQL search bar query', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/e2e/explore/hosts/host_risk_tab.cy.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/e2e/explore/hosts/host_risk_tab.cy.ts
index 55ce83a4a4a0cd..a6d1ab1ebdb50a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/e2e/explore/hosts/host_risk_tab.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/e2e/explore/hosts/host_risk_tab.cy.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { cleanKibana } from '../../../tasks/common';
 import {
   navigateToHostRiskDetailTab,
   openRiskTableFilterAndSelectTheCriticalOption,
-  removeCriticalFilter,
+  removeCriticalFilterAndCloseRiskTableFilter,
   selectFiveItemsPerPageOption,
 } from '../../../tasks/host_risk';
 import {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('risk tab', () => {
 
     cy.get(HOST_BY_RISK_TABLE_CELL).eq(3).should('not.have.text', 'siem-kibana');
 
-    removeCriticalFilter();
+    removeCriticalFilterAndCloseRiskTableFilter();
   });
 
   it('should be able to change items count per page', () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/tasks/host_risk.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/tasks/host_risk.ts
index 32689f9ad4c8e4..2bb3c97db95bcb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/tasks/host_risk.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/tasks/host_risk.ts
@@ -30,12 +30,14 @@ export const openRiskTableFilterAndSelectTheLowOption = () => {
   cy.get(HOST_BY_RISK_TABLE_FILTER_LOW).click();
 };
 
-export const removeLowFilter = () => {
+export const removeLowFilterAndCloseRiskTableFilter = () => {
   cy.get(HOST_BY_RISK_TABLE_FILTER_LOW).click();
+  cy.get(HOST_BY_RISK_TABLE_FILTER).first().click();
 };
 
-export const removeCriticalFilter = () => {
+export const removeCriticalFilterAndCloseRiskTableFilter = () => {
   cy.get(HOST_BY_RISK_TABLE_FILTER_CRITICAL).click();
+  cy.get(HOST_BY_RISK_TABLE_FILTER).first().click();
 };
 
 export const selectFiveItemsPerPageOption = () => {