diff --git a/dvc/render/match.py b/dvc/render/match.py
index 86eba55c3..0e7b5e9b4 100644
--- a/dvc/render/match.py
+++ b/dvc/render/match.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import dpath.options
 from funcy import get_in, last
 
 from dvc.repo.plots import _normpath, infer_data_sources
-from dvc.utils.plots import get_plot_id
 
 from .convert import _get_converter
 
@@ -42,8 +41,7 @@ class PlotsData:
                 for plot_id, plot_definition in config_file_content.get(
                     "data", {}
                 ).items():
-                    full_id = get_plot_id(plot_id, config_file)
-                    groups[full_id].append((rev, plot_id, plot_definition))
+                    groups[plot_id].append((rev, plot_id, plot_definition))
         return dict(groups)
 
     def get_definition_data(self, target_files, rev):
diff --git a/dvc/repo/plots/__init__.py b/dvc/repo/plots/__init__.py
index 4225e3a50..5a370c8d9 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/plots/__init__.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/plots/__init__.py
@@ -367,14 +367,11 @@ def infer_data_sources(plot_id, config=None):
 def _matches(targets, config_file, plot_id):
     import re
 
-    from dvc.utils.plots import get_plot_id
-
     if not targets:
         return True
 
-    full_id = get_plot_id(plot_id, config_file)
     if any(
-        (re.match(target, plot_id) or re.match(target, full_id)) for target in targets
+        (re.match(target, plot_id) or re.match(target, plot_id)) for target in targets
     ):
         return True
     return False
diff --git a/dvc/utils/plots.py b/dvc/utils/plots.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 636a22059..000000000
--- a/dvc/utils/plots.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-def get_plot_id(config_plot_id: str, config_file_path: str = ""):
-    return (
-        f"{config_file_path}::{config_plot_id}" if config_file_path else config_plot_id
-    )
diff --git a/tests/func/plots/test_show.py b/tests/func/plots/test_show.py
index e8e50133b..9eece262a 100644
--- a/tests/func/plots/test_show.py
+++ b/tests/func/plots/test_show.py
@@ -426,5 +426,5 @@ def test_show_plots_defined_with_native_os_path(tmp_dir, dvc, scm, capsys):
     assert "errors" not in json_out
 
     json_data = json_out["data"]
-    assert json_data[f"dvc.yaml::{top_level_plot}"]
+    assert json_data[f"{top_level_plot}"]
     assert json_data[stage_plot]
diff --git a/tests/integration/plots/test_plots.py b/tests/integration/plots/test_plots.py
index 3c4f79df4..fe62f16d8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/plots/test_plots.py
+++ b/tests/integration/plots/test_plots.py
@@ -440,8 +440,8 @@ def test_repo_with_config_plots(tmp_dir, capsys, repo_with_config_plots):
     html_result = extract_vega_specs(
         html_path,
         [
-            "dvc.yaml::linear_train_vs_test",
-            "dvc.yaml::confusion_train_vs_test",
+            "linear_train_vs_test",
+            "confusion_train_vs_test",
         ],
     )
     ble = _update_datapoints(
@@ -456,5 +456,5 @@ def test_repo_with_config_plots(tmp_dir, capsys, repo_with_config_plots):
         },
     )
 
-    assert html_result["dvc.yaml::linear_train_vs_test"]["data"]["values"] == ble
+    assert html_result["linear_train_vs_test"]["data"]["values"] == ble
     # TODO check json results once vscode is able to handle flexible plots
diff --git a/tests/unit/render/test_match.py b/tests/unit/render/test_match.py
index 822d37283..1ef714ff8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/render/test_match.py
+++ b/tests/unit/render/test_match.py
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ def test_group_definitions():
     grouped = PlotsData(data).group_definitions()
 
     assert grouped == {
-        "config_file_1::plot_id_1": [("v1", "plot_id_1", {})],
-        "config_file_1::plot_id_2": [("v1", "plot_id_2", {})],
-        "config_file_2::plot_id_3": [
+        "plot_id_1": [("v1", "plot_id_1", {})],
+        "plot_id_2": [("v1", "plot_id_2", {})],
+        "plot_id_3": [
             ("v1", "plot_id_3", {}),
             ("v2", "plot_id_3", {}),
         ],
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ def test_match_renderers(M):
         },
     ]
     assert renderer.properties == {
-        "title": "config_file_1::plot_id_1",
+        "title": "plot_id_1",
         "x": "x",
         "y": "y",
         "x_label": "x",