diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_pattern.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_pattern.test.ts
index 6e11bc8f1d508f..059f4864881954 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_pattern.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_pattern.test.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ function create(id: string) {
 
   return new IndexPattern({
     spec: { id, type, version, timeFieldName, fields, title },
-    savedObjectsClient: {} as any,
     fieldFormats: fieldFormatsMock,
     shortDotsEnable: false,
     metaFields: [],
@@ -200,7 +199,6 @@ describe('IndexPattern', () => {
       const spec = indexPattern.toSpec();
       const restoredPattern = new IndexPattern({
         spec,
-        savedObjectsClient: {} as any,
         fieldFormats: fieldFormatsMock,
         shortDotsEnable: false,
         metaFields: [],
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.ts
index 9a86541376cd80..1cd8769ab7414c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/index_patterns/index_patterns/index_patterns.ts
@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ export class IndexPatternsService {
 
     const indexPattern = new IndexPattern({
       spec,
-      savedObjectsClient: this.savedObjectsClient,
       fieldFormats: this.fieldFormats,
       shortDotsEnable,
       metaFields,
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/search/tabify/tabify_docs.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/search/tabify/tabify_docs.ts
index 175bba9b12cd08..9db234bed46a58 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/search/tabify/tabify_docs.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/search/tabify/tabify_docs.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 import { SearchResponse } from 'elasticsearch';
 import _ from 'lodash';
 import { IndexPattern } from '../../index_patterns/index_patterns';
-import { DatatableColumn } from '../../../../expressions/common/expression_types/specs';
+import { Datatable, DatatableColumn } from '../../../../expressions/common';
 
 export function flattenHit(
   hit: Record<string, any>,
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export const tabifyDocs = (
   esResponse: SearchResponse<unknown>,
   index?: IndexPattern,
   params: TabifyDocsOptions = {}
-) => {
+): Datatable => {
   const columns: DatatableColumn[] = [];
 
   const rows = esResponse.hits.hits