diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/panel_editor/PanelEditor.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/panel_editor/PanelEditor.tsx
index bfdc13bc8f2..37240389373 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/panel_editor/PanelEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/panel_editor/PanelEditor.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,32 @@ interface PanelEditorTab {
   text: string;
 }
 
+enum PanelEditorTabIds {
+  Queries = 'queries',
+  Visualization = 'visualization',
+  Advanced = 'advanced',
+  Alert = 'alert'
+}
+
+interface PanelEditorTab {
+  id: string;
+  text: string;
+}
+
+const panelEditorTabTexts = {
+  [PanelEditorTabIds.Queries]: 'Queries',
+  [PanelEditorTabIds.Visualization]: 'Visualization',
+  [PanelEditorTabIds.Advanced]: 'Panel Options',
+  [PanelEditorTabIds.Alert]: 'Alert',
+};
+
+const getPanelEditorTab = (tabId: PanelEditorTabIds): PanelEditorTab => {
+  return {
+    id: tabId,
+    text: panelEditorTabTexts[tabId]
+  };
+};
+
 export class PanelEditor extends PureComponent<PanelEditorProps> {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
@@ -72,31 +98,26 @@ export class PanelEditor extends PureComponent<PanelEditorProps> {
 
   render() {
     const { plugin } = this.props;
-    let activeTab = store.getState().location.query.tab || 'queries';
+    let activeTab: PanelEditorTabIds = store.getState().location.query.tab || PanelEditorTabIds.Queries;
 
     const tabs: PanelEditorTab[] = [
-      { id: 'queries', text: 'Queries' },
-      { id: 'visualization', text: 'Visualization' },
-      { id: 'advanced', text: 'Panel Options' },
+      getPanelEditorTab(PanelEditorTabIds.Queries),
+      getPanelEditorTab(PanelEditorTabIds.Visualization),
+      getPanelEditorTab(PanelEditorTabIds.Advanced),
     ];
 
     // handle panels that do not have queries tab
-    if (plugin.exports.PanelCtrl) {
-      if (!plugin.exports.PanelCtrl.prototype.onDataReceived) {
-        // remove queries tab
-        tabs.shift();
-        // switch tab
-        if (activeTab === 'queries') {
-          activeTab = 'visualization';
-        }
+    if (!plugin.isDataPanel) {
+      // remove queries tab
+      tabs.shift();
+      // switch tab
+      if (activeTab === PanelEditorTabIds.Queries) {
+        activeTab = PanelEditorTabIds.Visualization;
       }
     }
 
     if (config.alertingEnabled && plugin.id === 'graph') {
-      tabs.push({
-        id: 'alert',
-        text: 'Alert',
-      });
+      tabs.push(getPanelEditorTab(PanelEditorTabIds.Alert));
     }
 
     return (