diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/RicCreateGridStatisticsPlotFeature.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/RicCreateGridStatisticsPlotFeature.cpp
index 503a587d32..7b5facaa98 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/RicCreateGridStatisticsPlotFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/Commands/RicCreateGridStatisticsPlotFeature.cpp
@@ -20,14 +20,11 @@
 
 #include "RiaGuiApplication.h"
 
+#include "RicHistogramPlotTools.h"
+
+#include "Histogram/RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource.h"
 #include "RimEclipseResultDefinition.h"
 #include "RimEclipseView.h"
-#include "RimGridStatisticsPlot.h"
-#include "RimGridStatisticsPlotCollection.h"
-#include "RimMainPlotCollection.h"
-
-#include "RiuPlotMainWindow.h"
-#include "RiuPlotMainWindowTools.h"
 
 #include <QAction>
 
@@ -38,22 +35,15 @@ CAF_CMD_SOURCE_INIT( RicCreateGridStatisticsPlotFeature, "RicCreateGridStatistic
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void RicCreateGridStatisticsPlotFeature::onActionTriggered( bool isChecked )
 {
-    RimGridStatisticsPlotCollection* collection = RimMainPlotCollection::current()->gridStatisticsPlotCollection();
+    auto multiplot     = RicHistogramPlotTools::addNewHistogramMultiplot();
+    auto histogramPlot = RicHistogramPlotTools::addNewHistogramPlot( multiplot );
 
-    RimGridStatisticsPlot* plot = new RimGridStatisticsPlot();
+    auto dataSource = new RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource();
+    RicHistogramPlotTools::createHistogramCurve( histogramPlot, dataSource );
 
     RimEclipseView* activeView = dynamic_cast<RimEclipseView*>( RiaApplication::instance()->activeGridView() );
-    if ( activeView ) plot->setPropertiesFromView( activeView );
-
-    plot->zoomAll();
-    plot->updateConnectedEditors();
-    plot->setAsPlotMdiWindow();
-    plot->loadDataAndUpdate();
-
-    collection->addGridStatisticsPlot( plot );
-    collection->updateAllRequiredEditors();
+    if ( activeView ) dataSource->setPropertiesFromView( activeView );
     RiaGuiApplication::instance()->getOrCreateAndShowMainPlotWindow();
-    RiuPlotMainWindowTools::onObjectAppended( plot );
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Histogram/RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Histogram/RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource.cpp
index 4411b8c0fa..9c39d6eb89 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Histogram/RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Histogram/RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "Histogram/RimHistogramPlot.h"
 #include "RimEclipseCase.h"
+#include "RimEclipseCellColors.h"
 #include "RimEclipseResultDefinition.h"
 #include "RimEclipseView.h"
 #include "RimHistogramCalculator.h"
@@ -284,3 +285,29 @@ void RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource::cellFilterViewUpdated()
 {
     dataSourceChanged.send();
 }
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource::loadDataAndUpdate()
+{
+    dataSourceChanged.send();
+}
+
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+///
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource::setPropertiesFromView( RimEclipseView* view )
+{
+    CAF_ASSERT( view );
+
+    m_case = view->ownerCase();
+
+    RimEclipseCase* eclipseCase = dynamic_cast<RimEclipseCase*>( m_case.value() );
+    if ( eclipseCase ) m_property->setEclipseCase( eclipseCase );
+
+    const RimEclipseResultDefinition* resDef = dynamic_cast<const RimEclipseResultDefinition*>( view->cellResult() );
+    if ( resDef ) m_property->simpleCopy( resDef );
+
+    dataSourceChanged.send();
+}
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Histogram/RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource.h b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Histogram/RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource.h
index 4b4482cbe5..4f398b1b63 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Histogram/RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource.h
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/Histogram/RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class RimSummaryEnsemble;
 class RimCase;
 class RimGridView;
 class RimEclipseResultDefinition;
+class RimEclipseView;
 
 //==================================================================================================
 ///
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ public:
 
     void cellFilterViewUpdated();
 
+    void loadDataAndUpdate();
+
+    void setPropertiesFromView( RimEclipseView* view );
+
 protected:
     QList<caf::PdmOptionItemInfo> calculateValueOptions( const caf::PdmFieldHandle* fieldNeedingOptions ) override;
     void                          defineUiOrdering( QString uiConfigName, caf::PdmUiOrdering& uiOrdering ) override;
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimContextCommandBuilder.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimContextCommandBuilder.cpp
index b0c622449c..94d843a01b 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimContextCommandBuilder.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimContextCommandBuilder.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@
 
 #ifdef USE_QTCHARTS
 #include "RimEnsembleFractureStatisticsPlotCollection.h"
-#include "RimGridStatisticsPlotCollection.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "RiuMainWindow.h"
@@ -658,10 +657,6 @@ caf::CmdFeatureMenuBuilder RimContextCommandBuilder::commandsFromSelection()
             menuBuilder << "RicCreateSaturationPressurePlotsFeature";
         }
 #ifdef USE_QTCHARTS
-        else if ( dynamic_cast<RimGridStatisticsPlotCollection*>( firstUiItem ) )
-        {
-            menuBuilder << "RicCreateGridStatisticsPlotFeature";
-        }
         else if ( dynamic_cast<RimEnsembleFractureStatisticsPlotCollection*>( firstUiItem ) )
         {
             menuBuilder << "RicCreateEnsembleFractureStatisticsPlotFeature";
@@ -871,9 +866,7 @@ caf::CmdFeatureMenuBuilder RimContextCommandBuilder::commandsFromSelection()
         }
         else if ( dynamic_cast<Rim3dOverlayInfoConfig*>( firstUiItem ) )
         {
-#ifdef USE_QTCHARTS
             menuBuilder << "RicCreateGridStatisticsPlotFeature";
-#endif
             menuBuilder << "RicShowGridStatisticsFeature";
         }
         else if ( dynamic_cast<RimValveTemplateCollection*>( firstUiItem ) )
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseResultDefinition.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseResultDefinition.cpp
index 583eb496a0..928a20ddb8 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseResultDefinition.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/ProjectDataModel/RimEclipseResultDefinition.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 #include "RimEclipseResultDefinition.h"
 
+#include "Histogram/RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource.h"
 #include "RiaLogging.h"
 #include "RiaQDateTimeTools.h"
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
 #include "ContourMap/RimContourMapProjection.h"
 #include "ContourMap/RimEclipseContourMapProjection.h"
 #include "ContourMap/RimEclipseContourMapView.h"
+#include "Histogram/RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource.h"
 #include "Rim3dView.h"
 #include "Rim3dWellLogCurve.h"
 #include "RimCellEdgeColors.h"
@@ -61,10 +63,6 @@
 #include "RimWellLogExtractionCurve.h"
 #include "RimWellLogTrack.h"
 
-#ifdef USE_QTCHARTS
-#include "RimGridStatisticsPlot.h"
-#endif
-
 #include "cafPdmFieldScriptingCapability.h"
 #include "cafPdmUiToolButtonEditor.h"
 #include "cafPdmUiTreeSelectionEditor.h"
@@ -598,13 +596,12 @@ void RimEclipseResultDefinition::loadDataAndUpdate()
         rim3dWellLogCurve->updateCurveIn3dView();
     }
 
-#ifdef USE_QTCHARTS
-    RimGridStatisticsPlot* gridStatisticsPlot = firstAncestorOrThisOfType<RimGridStatisticsPlot>();
-    if ( gridStatisticsPlot )
+    RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource* gridStatisticsHistogramDataSource =
+        firstAncestorOrThisOfType<RimGridStatisticsHistogramDataSource>();
+    if ( gridStatisticsHistogramDataSource )
     {
-        gridStatisticsPlot->loadDataAndUpdate();
+        gridStatisticsHistogramDataSource->loadDataAndUpdate();
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuViewerCommands.cpp b/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuViewerCommands.cpp
index 2467203028..dda44232f6 100644
--- a/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuViewerCommands.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationLibCode/UserInterface/RiuViewerCommands.cpp
@@ -618,9 +618,7 @@ void RiuViewerCommands::displayContextMenu( QMouseEvent* event )
             menuBuilder.subMenuEnd();
             menuBuilder.addSeparator();
 
-#ifdef USE_QTCHARTS
             menuBuilder << "RicCreateGridStatisticsPlotFeature";
-#endif
             menuBuilder << "RicShowGridStatisticsFeature";
             menuBuilder << "RicCopyGridStatisticsToClipboardFeature";
             menuBuilder << "RicSelectColorResult";