diff --git a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/table_cell.tsx b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/table_cell.tsx
index ddeffcabc5b..2b3a489b513 100644
--- a/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/table_cell.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/discover/public/application/components/default_discover_table/table_cell.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import './_table_cell.scss';
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { EuiSmallButtonIcon, EuiToolTip } from '@elastic/eui';
+import { EuiButtonIcon, EuiToolTip } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { i18n } from '@osd/i18n';
 import { DocViewFilterFn } from '../../doc_views/doc_views_types';
 
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ const TableCellUI = ({
             defaultMessage: 'Filter for value',
           })}
         >
-          <EuiSmallButtonIcon
+          <EuiButtonIcon
+            size="xs"
             onClick={() => onFilter?.(columnId, fieldMapping, '+')}
             iconType="plusInCircle"
             aria-label={i18n.translate('discover.filterForValueLabel', {
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ const TableCellUI = ({
             defaultMessage: 'Filter out value',
           })}
         >
-          <EuiSmallButtonIcon
+          <EuiButtonIcon
+            size="xs"
             onClick={() => onFilter?.(columnId, fieldMapping, '-')}
             iconType="minusInCircle"
             aria-label={i18n.translate('discover.filterOutValueLabel', {