diff --git a/frontend/src/scenes/trends/viz/ActionsLineGraph.tsx b/frontend/src/scenes/trends/viz/ActionsLineGraph.tsx
index a33e4e6a33069..0ea62da9299ad 100644
--- a/frontend/src/scenes/trends/viz/ActionsLineGraph.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/scenes/trends/viz/ActionsLineGraph.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function ActionsLineGraph({
     const labels =
         (indexedResults.length === 2 &&
             indexedResults.every((x) => x.compare) &&
-            indexedResults.find((x) => x.compare_label === 'current')?.days) ||
+            indexedResults.find((x) => x.compare_label === 'current')?.labels) ||
         (indexedResults[0] && indexedResults[0].labels) ||
         []
 
diff --git a/posthog/hogql_queries/insights/trends/test/test_trends.py b/posthog/hogql_queries/insights/trends/test/test_trends.py
index fdfa854d75862..5fe2bc58cc261 100644
--- a/posthog/hogql_queries/insights/trends/test/test_trends.py
+++ b/posthog/hogql_queries/insights/trends/test/test_trends.py
@@ -2141,9 +2141,9 @@ def test_trends_compare_day_interval_relative_range(self):
             )
 
         self.assertEqual(response[0]["label"], "sign up")
-        self.assertEqual(response[0]["labels"][4], "day 4")
+        self.assertEqual(response[0]["labels"][4], "1-Jan-2020")
         self.assertEqual(response[0]["data"][4], 3.0)
-        self.assertEqual(response[0]["labels"][5], "day 5")
+        self.assertEqual(response[0]["labels"][5], "2-Jan-2020")
         self.assertEqual(response[0]["data"][5], 1.0)
         self.assertEqual(
             response[0]["days"],
@@ -2173,9 +2173,9 @@ def test_trends_compare_day_interval_relative_range(self):
             ],
         )
         self.assertEqual(response[1]["label"], "sign up")
-        self.assertEqual(response[1]["labels"][3], "day 3")
+        self.assertEqual(response[1]["labels"][3], "24-Dec-2019")
         self.assertEqual(response[1]["data"][3], 1.0)
-        self.assertEqual(response[1]["labels"][4], "day 4")
+        self.assertEqual(response[1]["labels"][4], "25-Dec-2019")
         self.assertEqual(response[1]["data"][4], 0.0)
 
         with freeze_time("2020-01-04T13:00:01Z"):
diff --git a/posthog/hogql_queries/insights/trends/test/test_trends_query_runner.py b/posthog/hogql_queries/insights/trends/test/test_trends_query_runner.py
index f9dcd0d3c89dd..a5463e34fd74d 100644
--- a/posthog/hogql_queries/insights/trends/test/test_trends_query_runner.py
+++ b/posthog/hogql_queries/insights/trends/test/test_trends_query_runner.py
@@ -1044,8 +1044,15 @@ def test_trends_compare(self):
             response.results[1]["days"],
         )
 
-        self.assertEqual(["day 0", "day 1", "day 2", "day 3", "day 4"], response.results[0]["labels"])
-        self.assertEqual(["day 0", "day 1", "day 2", "day 3", "day 4"], response.results[1]["labels"])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ["15-Jan-2020", "16-Jan-2020", "17-Jan-2020", "18-Jan-2020", "19-Jan-2020"],
+            response.results[0]["labels"],
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            ["10-Jan-2020", "11-Jan-2020", "12-Jan-2020", "13-Jan-2020", "14-Jan-2020"],
+            response.results[1]["labels"],
+        )
 
     def test_trends_compare_weeks(self):
         self._create_test_events()
@@ -1096,10 +1103,31 @@ def test_trends_compare_weeks(self):
             )
 
             self.assertEqual(
-                ["day 0", "day 1", "day 2", "day 3", "day 4", "day 5", "day 6", "day 7"], response.results[0]["labels"]
+                [
+                    "17-Jan-2020",
+                    "18-Jan-2020",
+                    "19-Jan-2020",
+                    "20-Jan-2020",
+                    "21-Jan-2020",
+                    "22-Jan-2020",
+                    "23-Jan-2020",
+                    "24-Jan-2020",
+                ],
+                response.results[0]["labels"],
             )
+
             self.assertEqual(
-                ["day 0", "day 1", "day 2", "day 3", "day 4", "day 5", "day 6", "day 7"], response.results[1]["labels"]
+                [
+                    "10-Jan-2020",
+                    "11-Jan-2020",
+                    "12-Jan-2020",
+                    "13-Jan-2020",
+                    "14-Jan-2020",
+                    "15-Jan-2020",
+                    "16-Jan-2020",
+                    "17-Jan-2020",
+                ],
+                response.results[1]["labels"],
             )
 
     def test_trends_breakdowns(self):
diff --git a/posthog/hogql_queries/insights/trends/trends_query_runner.py b/posthog/hogql_queries/insights/trends/trends_query_runner.py
index 831adda7d5f14..d66695fbac984 100644
--- a/posthog/hogql_queries/insights/trends/trends_query_runner.py
+++ b/posthog/hogql_queries/insights/trends/trends_query_runner.py
@@ -524,17 +524,8 @@ def get_value(name: str, val: Any):
 
             # Modifications for when comparing to previous period
             if self.query.compareFilter is not None and self.query.compareFilter.compare:
-                labels = [
-                    "{} {}".format(
-                        self.query.interval if self.query.interval is not None else "day",
-                        i,
-                    )
-                    for i in range(len(series_object.get("labels", [])))
-                ]
-
                 series_object["compare"] = True
                 series_object["compare_label"] = "previous" if series.is_previous_period_series else "current"
-                series_object["labels"] = labels
 
             # Modifications for when breakdowns are active
             if self.breakdown_enabled: