diff --git a/lib/galaxy/visualization/data_providers/registry.py b/lib/galaxy/visualization/data_providers/registry.py
index ca44a6825a0..470f0247d74 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/visualization/data_providers/registry.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/visualization/data_providers/registry.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class DataProviderRegistry( object ):
 
     def get_data_provider( self, trans, name=None, source='data', raw=False, original_dataset=None ):
         """
-        Returns data provider class by name and/or original dataset.
+        Returns data provider matching parameter values. For standalone data 
+        sources, source parameter is ignored.
         """
 
         data_provider = None
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/visualization.py b/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/visualization.py
index 99a513b16f2..251b703a51c 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/visualization.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/web/controllers/visualization.py
@@ -756,15 +756,9 @@ class VisualizationController( BaseUIController, SharableMixin, UsesAnnotations,
             # Get dataset and indexed datatype.
             dataset = self.get_hda_or_ldda( trans, track[ 'hda_ldda'], track[ 'dataset_id' ] )
             data_sources = dataset.get_datasources( trans )
-            data_provider_registry = trans.app.data_provider_registry
-            if 'data_standalone' in data_sources:
-                indexed_type = data_sources['data_standalone']['name']
-                data_provider = data_provider_registry.get_data_provider( indexed_type )( dataset )
-            else:
-                indexed_type = data_sources['index']['name']
-                # Get converted dataset and append track's genome data.
-                converted_dataset = dataset.get_converted_dataset( trans, indexed_type )
-                data_provider = data_provider_registry.get_data_provider( indexed_type )( converted_dataset, dataset )
+            data_provider = trans.app.data_provider_registry.get_data_provider( trans, 
+                                                                                original_dataset=dataset, 
+                                                                                source='index' )
             # HACK: pass in additional params, which are only used for summary tree data, not BBI data.
             track[ 'genome_wide_data' ] = { 'data': data_provider.get_genome_data( chroms_info, level=4, detail_cutoff=0, draw_cutoff=0 ) }