diff --git a/public/components/trace_analytics/components/common/plots/service_map.tsx b/public/components/trace_analytics/components/common/plots/service_map.tsx
index 816ba3c10..9d7a00410 100644
--- a/public/components/trace_analytics/components/common/plots/service_map.tsx
+++ b/public/components/trace_analytics/components/common/plots/service_map.tsx
@@ -179,14 +179,9 @@ export function ServiceMap({
   };
 
   const setZoomLimits = (networkInstance) => {
-    let lastZoomLevel = 0.5;
+    let lastZoomLevel = 1.0;
     const initialPosition = networkInstance.getViewPosition();
 
-    networkInstance.moveTo({
-      scale: lastZoomLevel,
-      position: initialPosition,
-    });
-
     networkInstance.on('zoom', (params) => {
       const zoomLevel = params.scale;