diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/components/risk_summary_flyout/common.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/components/risk_summary_flyout/common.tsx
index 1f9832b79654c..1f7c0724a6e67 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/components/risk_summary_flyout/common.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/components/risk_summary_flyout/common.tsx
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ interface EntityData {
   risk: RiskStats;
 }
 
-export const buildColumns: () => Array<EuiBasicTableColumn<TableItem>> = () => [
+export const columnsArray: Array<EuiBasicTableColumn<TableItem>> = [
   {
     field: 'category',
     name: (
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/components/risk_summary_flyout/risk_summary.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/components/risk_summary_flyout/risk_summary.tsx
index fee62f34dfdee..fe32fad5b0070 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/components/risk_summary_flyout/risk_summary.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/entity_analytics/components/risk_summary_flyout/risk_summary.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import type { RiskScoreState } from '../../api/hooks/use_risk_score';
 import { getRiskScoreSummaryAttributes } from '../../lens_attributes/risk_score_summary';
 
 import {
-  buildColumns,
+  columnsArray,
   getEntityData,
   getItems,
   isUserRiskData,
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ const FlyoutRiskSummaryComponent = <T extends RiskScoreEntity>({
   }, [entityData?.name, entityData?.risk?.calculated_level, riskData]);
 
   const xsFontSize = useEuiFontSize('xxs').fontSize;
-
-  const columns = useMemo(() => buildColumns(), []);
-
   const rows = useMemo(() => getItems(entityData), [entityData]);
 
   const onToggle = useCallback(
@@ -263,7 +260,7 @@ const FlyoutRiskSummaryComponent = <T extends RiskScoreEntity>({
                 <EuiBasicTable
                   data-test-subj="risk-summary-table"
                   responsiveBreakpoint={false}
-                  columns={columns}
+                  columns={columnsArray}
                   items={rows}
                   compressed
                   loading={riskScoreData.loading || recalculatingScore}