diff --git a/public/callbacks.js b/public/callbacks.js
index c8bde23..98b701d 100644
--- a/public/callbacks.js
+++ b/public/callbacks.js
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ define(function (require) {
     const utils = require('plugins/enhanced_tilemap/utils');
     const L = require('leaflet');
 
+    function addSirenPropertyToFilterMetaAndAddGeoFilter(newFilter, sirenMeta, fieldname, indexPatternId) {
+      filterHelper.addSirenPropertyToFilterMeta(newFilter, sirenMeta);
+      geoFilter.add(newFilter, fieldname, indexPatternId);
+    }
+
     return {
       createMarker: function (event) {
         const agg = _.get(event, 'chart.geohashGridAgg');
@@ -66,8 +71,8 @@ define(function (require) {
             }
           });
         });
-        filterHelper.addSirenPropertyToFilterMeta(boolFilter, event.sirenMeta);
-        geoFilter.add(boolFilter, event.field.fieldname, event.indexPatternId);
+
+        addSirenPropertyToFilterMetaAndAddGeoFilter(boolFilter, event.sirenMeta, event.field.fieldname, event.indexPatternId);
       },
       polygonVector: function (event) {
         if (!event.args.vector) return;
@@ -83,9 +88,7 @@ define(function (require) {
           newFilter.geo_polygon[field] = { polygons: event.points };
         }
 
-        filterHelper.addSirenPropertyToFilterMeta(newFilter, event.args._siren);
-        geoFilter.add(newFilter, field, event.args.indexPattern);
-
+        addSirenPropertyToFilterMetaAndAddGeoFilter(newFilter, event.args._siren, field, event.args.indexPattern);
       },
       polygon: function (event) {
         let newFilter;
@@ -109,24 +112,17 @@ define(function (require) {
           newFilter = { geo_polygon: {} };
           newFilter.geo_polygon[field] = { points: event.points };
         }
-
-        filterHelper.addSirenPropertyToFilterMeta(newFilter, event.sirenMeta);
-        geoFilter.add(newFilter, event.field.fieldname, event.indexPatternId);
+        addSirenPropertyToFilterMetaAndAddGeoFilter(newFilter, event.sirenMeta, event.field.fieldname, event.indexPatternId);
       },
       rectangle: function (event) {
         const newFilter = geoFilter.rectFilter(
-          event.field.fieldname, event.field.geotype, event.bounds.top_left, event.bounds.bottom_right);
-
-        filterHelper.addSirenPropertyToFilterMeta(newFilter, event.sirenMeta);
-        geoFilter.add(newFilter, event.field.fieldname, event.indexPatternId);
+          event.field.fieldname, event.field.geotype, event.bounds.top_left, event.bounds.bottom_right
+        );
+        addSirenPropertyToFilterMetaAndAddGeoFilter(newFilter, event.sirenMeta, event.field.fieldname, event.indexPatternId);
       },
       circle: function (event) {
-        const newFilter = geoFilter.circleFilter(
-          event.field.fieldname, event.center[0], event.center[1], event.radius
-        );
-
-        filterHelper.addSirenPropertyToFilterMeta(newFilter, event.sirenMeta);
-        geoFilter.add(newFilter, event.field.fieldname, event.indexPatternId);
+        const newFilter = geoFilter.circleFilter(event.field.fieldname, event.center[0], event.center[1], event.radius);
+        addSirenPropertyToFilterMetaAndAddGeoFilter(newFilter, event.sirenMeta, event.field.fieldname, event.indexPatternId);
       }
     };
   };
diff --git a/public/vislib/__tests__/geoFilter.js b/public/vislib/__tests__/geoFilter.js
index 67ed5f5..1f84bf3 100644
--- a/public/vislib/__tests__/geoFilter.js
+++ b/public/vislib/__tests__/geoFilter.js
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ define(function (require) {
             }
           }];
 
-          console.log(result);
           const expectedDonutsToExcludeLength = 0;
           expect(result.polygonsToFilter).to.eql(expectedPolygonFilter);
           expect(result.donutsToExclude.length).to.eql(expectedDonutsToExcludeLength);
diff --git a/public/vislib/geoFilter.js b/public/vislib/geoFilter.js
index 16844fe..94ffe7b 100644
--- a/public/vislib/geoFilter.js
+++ b/public/vislib/geoFilter.js
@@ -22,12 +22,11 @@ define(function (require) {
       return `${field}: ${numBoxes} ${numBoxes === 1 ? 'shape' : 'shapes'}`;
     }
 
-    function _createPolygonFilter(polygonsToFilter, meta) {
+    function _createPolygonFilter(polygonsToFilter) {
       return {
         bool: {
           should: polygonsToFilter
-        },
-        meta
+        }
       };
     }
 
@@ -39,11 +38,11 @@ define(function (require) {
         const polygons = newFilter.geo_multi_polygon[field].polygons;
         polygonFiltersAndDonuts = geoFilterHelper.analyseMultiPolygon(polygons, field);
         numShapes = polygons.length;
-        newFilter = _createPolygonFilter(polygonFiltersAndDonuts.polygonsToFilter, newFilter.meta);
+        newFilter = _createPolygonFilter(polygonFiltersAndDonuts.polygonsToFilter);
       } else if (newFilter.geo_polygon && newFilter.geo_polygon[field].polygons) {
         //Only analyse vector geo polygons, i.e. not drawn ones
         polygonFiltersAndDonuts = geoFilterHelper.analyseSimplePolygon(newFilter, field);
-        newFilter = _createPolygonFilter(polygonFiltersAndDonuts.polygonsToFilter, newFilter.meta);
+        newFilter = _createPolygonFilter(polygonFiltersAndDonuts.polygonsToFilter);
       } else if (newFilter.bool) {
         //currently this in only for multiple geo_distance filters
         numShapes = newFilter.bool.should.length;
@@ -357,7 +356,7 @@ define(function (require) {
      * @param bottom_right {Object} bottom right at and lon (decimal degrees)
      * @return {Object} elasticsearch geospatial rectangle filter
      */
-    function rectFilter(fieldname, geotype, topLeft, bottomRight, meta) {
+    function rectFilter(fieldname, geotype, topLeft, bottomRight) {
       let geofilter = null;
       if ('geo_point' === geotype) {
         geofilter = { geo_bounding_box: {} };
@@ -380,9 +379,6 @@ define(function (require) {
         console.warn('unexpected geotype: ' + geotype);
       }
 
-      if (meta) {
-        geofilter.meta = meta;
-      }
       return geofilter;
     }