diff --git a/src/modules/Core.js b/src/modules/Core.js
index bd0a3bdb1..b9cd68d5f 100644
--- a/src/modules/Core.js
+++ b/src/modules/Core.js
@@ -853,10 +853,6 @@ export default class Core {
 
       // Turn on this global flag to indicate no labels were provided by user
       gl.noLabelsProvided = true
-
-      if (cnf.xaxis.type === 'category') {
-        gl.isXNumeric = false
-      }
     }
   }