diff --git a/public/app/features/variables/query/VariableQueryRunner.ts b/public/app/features/variables/query/VariableQueryRunner.ts
index 0c44da90e83..2e19f68c0b5 100644
--- a/public/app/features/variables/query/VariableQueryRunner.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/variables/query/VariableQueryRunner.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
   DataQuery,
   DataQueryRequest,
   DataSourceApi,
-  getDefaultTimeRange,
   LoadingState,
   PanelData,
   ScopedVars,
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ import { getTimeSrv } from '../../dashboard/services/TimeSrv';
 import { runRequest } from '../../query/state/runRequest';
 import { getLastKey, getVariable } from '../state/selectors';
 import { KeyedVariableIdentifier } from '../state/types';
-import { QueryVariableModel, VariableRefresh } from '../types';
+import { QueryVariableModel } from '../types';
 import { getTemplatedRegex } from '../utils';
 
 import { toMetricFindValuesOperator, updateOptionsState, validateVariableSelection } from './operators';
@@ -175,10 +174,7 @@ export class VariableQueryRunner {
     const searchFilterScope = { searchFilter: { text: searchFilter, value: searchFilter } };
     const searchFilterAsVars = searchFilter ? searchFilterScope : {};
     const scopedVars = { ...searchFilterAsVars, ...variableAsVars } as ScopedVars;
-    const range =
-      variable.refresh === VariableRefresh.onTimeRangeChanged
-        ? this.dependencies.getTimeSrv().timeRange()
-        : getDefaultTimeRange();
+    const range = this.dependencies.getTimeSrv().timeRange();
 
     const request: DataQueryRequest = {
       app: CoreApp.Dashboard,