diff --git a/packages/polaris-viz-core/src/components/LineSeries/components/DefaultArea/DefaultArea.tsx b/packages/polaris-viz-core/src/components/LineSeries/components/DefaultArea/DefaultArea.tsx
index 1192aa6b0..4867455aa 100644
--- a/packages/polaris-viz-core/src/components/LineSeries/components/DefaultArea/DefaultArea.tsx
+++ b/packages/polaris-viz-core/src/components/LineSeries/components/DefaultArea/DefaultArea.tsx
@@ -6,18 +6,16 @@ import {uniqueId} from '../../../../utilities';
 import {LinearGradientWithStops} from '../../../../components';
 import {usePolarisVizContext} from '../../../../hooks';
 
-import {getGradientDetails} from './utilities/getGradientDetails';
+const GRADIENT_ALPHA = 0.25;
 
 export interface Props {
   series: LineChartDataSeriesWithDefaults;
   areaPath: SpringValue<string | null> | string;
 }
 
-export function DefaultArea({series, areaPath}: Props) {
+export function DefaultArea({series: {areaColor}, areaPath}: Props) {
   const gradientId = useMemo(() => uniqueId('default-area-gradient'), []);
   const maskId = useMemo(() => uniqueId('default-area-mask'), []);
-  const {data, areaColor} = series;
-
   const {
     components: {Path, Defs, Mask},
     animated,
@@ -25,14 +23,7 @@ export function DefaultArea({series, areaPath}: Props) {
 
   const AnimatedPath = animated(Path);
 
-  const gradientStops = useMemo(() => {
-    return getGradientDetails(data).map((gradientStop) => ({
-      ...gradientStop,
-      color: areaColor as string,
-    }));
-  }, [areaColor, data]);
-
-  if (areaPath == null || areaColor == null || gradientStops == null) {
+  if (areaPath == null || areaColor == null) {
     return null;
   }
 
@@ -73,7 +64,10 @@ export function DefaultArea({series, areaPath}: Props) {
           x2="0%"
           y1="0%"
           y2="100%"
-          gradient={gradientStops}
+          gradient={[
+            {offset: 0, stopOpacity: GRADIENT_ALPHA, color: areaColor},
+            {offset: 100, stopOpacity: 0, color: areaColor},
+          ]}
         />
       </Defs>
 
diff --git a/packages/polaris-viz-core/src/components/LineSeries/components/DefaultArea/utilities/getGradientDetails.ts b/packages/polaris-viz-core/src/components/LineSeries/components/DefaultArea/utilities/getGradientDetails.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 928e2c5e6..000000000
--- a/packages/polaris-viz-core/src/components/LineSeries/components/DefaultArea/utilities/getGradientDetails.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-import type {DataPoint} from '../../../../../types';
-
-const HIGHEST_ALPHA = 0.25;
-
-export function getGradientDetails(data: DataPoint[]) {
-  const values = data.map(({value}) => value).filter(Boolean) as number[];
-
-  const max = Math.max(...values, 0);
-  const min = Math.min(...values, 0);
-  const allNegatives = max <= 0 && min <= 0;
-  const allPositives = min === 0 && max >= 0;
-
-  if (allPositives) {
-    return [
-      {offset: 0, stopOpacity: HIGHEST_ALPHA},
-      {offset: 100, stopOpacity: 0},
-    ];
-  } else if (allNegatives) {
-    return [
-      {offset: 0, stopOpacity: 0},
-      {offset: 100, stopOpacity: HIGHEST_ALPHA},
-    ];
-  } else {
-    const range = max - min;
-    const negativeStartPercent = ((0 - min) * 100) / range;
-    const zeroPercentLine = 100 - negativeStartPercent;
-
-    return [
-      {offset: 0, stopOpacity: HIGHEST_ALPHA},
-      {offset: zeroPercentLine, stopOpacity: 0},
-      {offset: 100, stopOpacity: HIGHEST_ALPHA},
-    ];
-  }
-}
diff --git a/packages/polaris-viz-core/src/components/LineSeries/components/DefaultArea/utilities/tests/getGradientDetails.test.ts b/packages/polaris-viz-core/src/components/LineSeries/components/DefaultArea/utilities/tests/getGradientDetails.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index cf1eb55c4..000000000
--- a/packages/polaris-viz-core/src/components/LineSeries/components/DefaultArea/utilities/tests/getGradientDetails.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-import {getGradientDetails} from '../getGradientDetails';
-
-describe('getGradientDetails', () => {
-  it('returns two stop details for all positive numbers', () => {
-    const actual = getGradientDetails([
-      {key: '1', value: 1},
-      {key: '2', value: 2},
-      {key: '3', value: 3},
-      {key: '4', value: 4},
-      {key: '5', value: 5},
-      {key: '6', value: 6},
-      {key: '7', value: 7},
-      {key: '8', value: 8},
-      {key: '9', value: 9},
-      {key: '10', value: 10},
-    ]);
-
-    expect(actual).toStrictEqual([
-      {stopOpacity: 0.25, offset: 0},
-      {stopOpacity: 0, offset: 100},
-    ]);
-  });
-
-  it('returns two stop details for all negative numbers', () => {
-    const actual = getGradientDetails([
-      {key: '1', value: -1},
-      {key: '2', value: -2},
-      {key: '3', value: -3},
-      {key: '4', value: -4},
-      {key: '5', value: -5},
-      {key: '6', value: -6},
-      {key: '7', value: -7},
-      {key: '8', value: -8},
-      {key: '9', value: -9},
-      {key: '10', value: -10},
-    ]);
-
-    expect(actual).toStrictEqual([
-      {stopOpacity: 0, offset: 0},
-      {stopOpacity: 0.25, offset: 100},
-    ]);
-  });
-
-  it('returns three stop details for mixed numbers', () => {
-    const actual = getGradientDetails([
-      {key: '1', value: -1},
-      {key: '2', value: -2},
-      {key: '3', value: -3},
-      {key: '4', value: -4},
-      {key: '5', value: -5},
-      {key: '6', value: 6},
-      {key: '7', value: 7},
-      {key: '8', value: 8},
-      {key: '9', value: 9},
-      {key: '10', value: 10},
-    ]);
-
-    expect(actual).toStrictEqual([
-      {stopOpacity: 0.25, offset: 0},
-      {stopOpacity: 0, offset: 66.66666666666666},
-      {stopOpacity: 0.25, offset: 100},
-    ]);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/polaris-viz/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/polaris-viz/CHANGELOG.md
index 45eb3d6ea..a617738c0 100644
--- a/packages/polaris-viz/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/polaris-viz/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
-<!-- ## Unreleased -->
+## Unreleased
+
+### Removed
+
+- Removed different gradient origins when data set is all positive, all negative or mixed. Origin is now always from the line down.
 
 ## [13.0.1] - 2024-04-16
 
diff --git a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/Docs/stories/FormattingValues.stories.mdx b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/Docs/stories/FormattingValues.stories.mdx
index e7aee8ac1..a80065d9a 100644
--- a/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/Docs/stories/FormattingValues.stories.mdx
+++ b/packages/polaris-viz/src/components/Docs/stories/FormattingValues.stories.mdx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
   Divider,
 } from './components';
 import {LineChart} from '../../LineChart';
-import {DEFAULT_THEME, DEFAULT_THEME_NAME} from '@shopify/polaris-viz-core';
+import {DEFAULT_THEME_NAME} from '@shopify/polaris-viz-core';
 
 <Meta
   title="Shared/Formatting Values"