diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/querydata/response.go b/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/querydata/response.go
index 69d38ae6a4d..55745272109 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/querydata/response.go
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/querydata/response.go
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@ func (s *QueryData) parseResponse(ctx context.Context, q *models.Query, res *htt
 		VectorWideSeries: s.enableWideSeries,
 	})
 
-	// The ExecutedQueryString can be viewed in QueryInspector in UI
-	// Add frame to attach metadata to it
-	if len(r.Frames) == 0 {
-		r.Frames = append(r.Frames, data.NewFrame(""))
-	}
-
 	for _, frame := range r.Frames {
 		if s.enableWideSeries {
 			addMetadataToWideFrame(q, frame)
diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/testdata/exemplar.result.golden.jsonc b/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/testdata/exemplar.result.golden.jsonc
index b1e6776bd6e..cc2da59edab 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/testdata/exemplar.result.golden.jsonc
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/testdata/exemplar.result.golden.jsonc
@@ -26,16 +26,6 @@
 //  +-----------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------------+----------------+-------------------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------------+----------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+----------------------------------+
 //  
 //  
-//  
-//  Frame[1] {
-//      "executedQueryString": "Expr: histogram_quantile(0.99, sum(rate(traces_spanmetrics_duration_seconds_bucket[15s])) by (le))\nStep: 15s"
-//  }
-//  Name: 
-//  Dimensions: 0 Fields by 0 Rows
-//  +
-//  +
-//  
-//  
 //  🌟 This was machine generated.  Do not edit. 🌟
 {
   "status": 200,
@@ -1050,17 +1040,6 @@
           ]
         ]
       }
-    },
-    {
-      "schema": {
-        "meta": {
-          "executedQueryString": "Expr: histogram_quantile(0.99, sum(rate(traces_spanmetrics_duration_seconds_bucket[15s])) by (le))\nStep: 15s"
-        },
-        "fields": []
-      },
-      "data": {
-        "values": []
-      }
     }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/testdata/exemplar.result.streaming-wide.golden.jsonc b/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/testdata/exemplar.result.streaming-wide.golden.jsonc
index b1e6776bd6e..cc2da59edab 100644
--- a/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/testdata/exemplar.result.streaming-wide.golden.jsonc
+++ b/pkg/tsdb/prometheus/testdata/exemplar.result.streaming-wide.golden.jsonc
@@ -26,16 +26,6 @@
 //  +-----------------------------------+-----------------+--------------------------------------------+----------------+-------------------+-------------------+----------------+----------------+--------------------+----------------+------------------+-----------------+-------------------+----------------------------------+
 //  
 //  
-//  
-//  Frame[1] {
-//      "executedQueryString": "Expr: histogram_quantile(0.99, sum(rate(traces_spanmetrics_duration_seconds_bucket[15s])) by (le))\nStep: 15s"
-//  }
-//  Name: 
-//  Dimensions: 0 Fields by 0 Rows
-//  +
-//  +
-//  
-//  
 //  🌟 This was machine generated.  Do not edit. 🌟
 {
   "status": 200,
@@ -1050,17 +1040,6 @@
           ]
         ]
       }
-    },
-    {
-      "schema": {
-        "meta": {
-          "executedQueryString": "Expr: histogram_quantile(0.99, sum(rate(traces_spanmetrics_duration_seconds_bucket[15s])) by (le))\nStep: 15s"
-        },
-        "fields": []
-      },
-      "data": {
-        "values": []
-      }
     }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file