diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/HeatmapRenderContainer.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/heatmap/HeatmapRenderContainer.tsx
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+import React from 'react';
+import HeatmapRenderer from './rendering';
+import { HeatmapCtrl } from './heatmap_ctrl';
+
+export class HeatmapRenderContainer extends React.Component {
+  renderer: any;
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.renderer = HeatmapRenderer(
+      this.props.scope,
+      this.props.children[0],
+      [],
+      new HeatmapCtrl(this.props.scope, {}, {})
+    );
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return <div />;
+  }
+}