diff --git a/docs/discover/field-statistics.asciidoc b/docs/discover/field-statistics.asciidoc
index dc83d226ff364..6705e09f88936 100644
--- a/docs/discover/field-statistics.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/discover/field-statistics.asciidoc
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ look like when one of the containers is down on a Sunday?
 * Is the field type and format in the data view appropriate
 for the data and its cardinality?
 
+NOTE: Field statistics aren't available when **Discover** is in {esql} mode.
+
 This example explores the fields in
 the <<gs-get-data-into-kibana, sample web logs data>>, or you can use your own data.
 
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ image::images/field-statistics-geo.png["Field statistics for a geo field."]
 
 . Explore additional field types to see the statistics that *Discover* provides.
 
-. To create a visualization of the field data, click
+. To create a Lens visualization of the field data, click
 image:images/visualization-icon.png[Click the magnifying glass icon to create a visualization of the data in Lens]
 or
 image:images/map-icon.png[Click the Maps icon to explore the data in a map]
diff --git a/docs/user/dashboard/create-visualizations.asciidoc b/docs/user/dashboard/create-visualizations.asciidoc
index 9c2e80ab6ee43..56148b86584e2 100644
--- a/docs/user/dashboard/create-visualizations.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/user/dashboard/create-visualizations.asciidoc
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ Use one of the editors to create visualizations of your data. Each editor offers
 | <<alert-panels,Alerts>> 
 | View Observability or Security alerts in your dashboard
 
-| <<field-statistics-dashboard,Field statistics>>
-| Add a field statistics view of your data to your dashboards
-
 | <<vega, Custom visualizations>>
 | Use Vega to create new types of visualizations
 
@@ -271,20 +268,6 @@ include::alerts-panel.asciidoc[][leveloffset=-1]
 
 The Maps editor has extensive documentation. For your reading comfort, we have moved it to <<maps,this section>>.
 
-[[field-statistics-dashboard]]
-== Field statistics
-
-**Field statistics** panels allow you to display a table with additional field information in your dashboards, such as document count, values, and distribution. 
-
-. From your dashboard, select **Add panel**.
-. Choose **Field statistics** under **Visualizations**. An ES|QL editor appears and lets you configure your query with the fields and information that you want to show.
-+
-TIP: Check the link:{ref}/esql-language.html[ES|QL reference] to get familiar with the syntax and optimize your query.
-. When editing your query or its configuration, run the query to update the preview of the visualization.
-+
-image:https://images.contentstack.io/v3/assets/bltefdd0b53724fa2ce/blte2b1371159f5b9ff/66fc6ca13804eb2532b20727/field-statistics-preview-8.16.0.gif[Editing a field statistics dashboard panel and running the query to update the preview]
-. Select **Apply and close** to save the visualization to the dashboard.
-
 include::vega.asciidoc[leveloffset=-1]
 
 [[add-text]]