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diff --git a/superset/common/query_context_processor.py b/superset/common/query_context_processor.py
index 75b3e4e976..eb3fa9b6bb 100644
--- a/superset/common/query_context_processor.py
+++ b/superset/common/query_context_processor.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ from superset.utils.core import (
     get_column_names_from_columns,
     get_column_names_from_metrics,
     get_metric_names,
-    get_xaxis_label,
+    get_x_axis_label,
     normalize_dttm_col,
     TIME_COMPARISON,
 )
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ class QueryContextProcessor:
         for offset in query_object.time_offsets:
             try:
                 # pylint: disable=line-too-long
-                # Since the xaxis is also a column name for the time filter, xaxis_label will be set as granularity
+                # Since the x-axis is also a column name for the time filter, x_axis_label will be set as granularity
                 # these query object are equivalent:
                 # 1) { granularity: 'dttm_col', time_range: '2020 : 2021', time_offsets: ['1 year ago']}
                 # 2) { columns: [
@@ -414,9 +414,9 @@ class QueryContextProcessor:
                 )
                 query_object_clone.to_dttm = get_past_or_future(offset, outer_to_dttm)
 
-                xaxis_label = get_xaxis_label(query_object.columns)
+                x_axis_label = get_x_axis_label(query_object.columns)
                 query_object_clone.granularity = (
-                    query_object_clone.granularity or xaxis_label
+                    query_object_clone.granularity or x_axis_label
                 )
             except ValueError as ex:
                 raise QueryObjectValidationError(str(ex)) from ex
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ class QueryContextProcessor:
             query_object_clone.filter = [
                 flt
                 for flt in query_object_clone.filter
-                if flt.get("col") != xaxis_label
+                if flt.get("col") != x_axis_label
             ]
 
             # `offset` is added to the hash function
diff --git a/superset/common/query_object_factory.py b/superset/common/query_object_factory.py
index fe4cca3f48..63d1ef0966 100644
--- a/superset/common/query_object_factory.py
+++ b/superset/common/query_object_factory.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from superset.utils.core import (
     DatasourceDict,
     DatasourceType,
     FilterOperator,
-    get_xaxis_label,
+    get_x_axis_label,
     QueryObjectFilterClause,
 )
 
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ class QueryObjectFactory:  # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
                 # Use the temporal filter as the time range.
                 # if the temporal filters uses x-axis as the temporal filter
                 # then use it or use the first temporal filter
-                xaxis_label = get_xaxis_label(columns or [])
+                x_axis_label = get_x_axis_label(columns)
                 match_flt = [
-                    flt for flt in temporal_flt if flt.get("col") == xaxis_label
+                    flt for flt in temporal_flt if flt.get("col") == x_axis_label
                 ]
                 if match_flt:
                     time_range = cast(str, match_flt[0].get("val"))
diff --git a/superset/common/utils/time_range_utils.py b/superset/common/utils/time_range_utils.py
index 4969988657..4dc78317dd 100644
--- a/superset/common/utils/time_range_utils.py
+++ b/superset/common/utils/time_range_utils.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ def get_since_until_from_query_object(
     """
     this function will return since and until by tuple if
     1) the time_range is in the query object.
-    2) the xaxis column is in the columns field
+    2) the x-axis column is in the columns field
        and its corresponding `temporal_range` filter is in the adhoc filters.
     :param query_object: a valid query object
     :return: since and until by tuple
diff --git a/superset/models/helpers.py b/superset/models/helpers.py
index e707284706..48b95566af 100644
--- a/superset/models/helpers.py
+++ b/superset/models/helpers.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ from superset.utils import core as utils, json
 from superset.utils.core import (
     GenericDataType,
     get_column_name,
+    get_non_base_axis_columns,
     get_user_id,
     is_adhoc_column,
     MediumText,
@@ -2083,7 +2084,7 @@ class ExploreMixin:  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
                     "filter": filter,
                     "orderby": orderby,
                     "extras": extras,
-                    "columns": columns,
+                    "columns": get_non_base_axis_columns(columns),
                     "order_desc": True,
                 }
 
diff --git a/superset/utils/core.py b/superset/utils/core.py
index 710710eaf2..ee5e451f3e 100644
--- a/superset/utils/core.py
+++ b/superset/utils/core.py
@@ -1056,16 +1056,23 @@ def is_adhoc_column(column: Column) -> TypeGuard[AdhocColumn]:
     )
 
 
+def is_base_axis(column: Column) -> bool:
+    return is_adhoc_column(column) and column.get("columnType") == "BASE_AXIS"
+
+
+def get_base_axis_columns(columns: list[Column] | None) -> list[Column]:
+    return [column for column in columns or [] if is_base_axis(column)]
+
+
+def get_non_base_axis_columns(columns: list[Column] | None) -> list[Column]:
+    return [column for column in columns or [] if not is_base_axis(column)]
+
+
 def get_base_axis_labels(columns: list[Column] | None) -> tuple[str, ...]:
-    axis_cols = [
-        col
-        for col in columns or []
-        if is_adhoc_column(col) and col.get("columnType") == "BASE_AXIS"
-    ]
-    return tuple(get_column_name(col) for col in axis_cols)
+    return tuple(get_column_name(column) for column in get_base_axis_columns(columns))
 
 
-def get_xaxis_label(columns: list[Column] | None) -> str | None:
+def get_x_axis_label(columns: list[Column] | None) -> str | None:
     labels = get_base_axis_labels(columns)
     return labels[0] if labels else None