diff --git a/samples/charts/scatter/basic.html b/samples/charts/scatter/basic.html
index 6ac227c3b95..ccf1059f8b8 100644
--- a/samples/charts/scatter/basic.html
+++ b/samples/charts/scatter/basic.html
@@ -21,59 +21,28 @@
 	<button id="randomizeData">Randomize Data</button>
 	<script>
 		var color = Chart.helpers.color;
+		function generateData() {
+			var data = [];
+			for (var i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
+				data.push({
+					x: randomScalingFactor(),
+					y: randomScalingFactor()
+				});
+			}
+			return data;
+		}
+		
 		var scatterChartData = {
 			datasets: [{
 				label: 'My First dataset',
 				borderColor: window.chartColors.red,
 				backgroundColor: color(window.chartColors.red).alpha(0.2).rgbString(),
-				data: [{
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}, {
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}, {
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}, {
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}, {
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}, {
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}, {
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}]
+				data: generateData()
 			}, {
 				label: 'My Second dataset',
 				borderColor: window.chartColors.blue,
 				backgroundColor: color(window.chartColors.blue).alpha(0.2).rgbString(),
-				data: [{
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}, {
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}, {
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}, {
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}, {
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}, {
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}, {
-					x: randomScalingFactor(),
-					y: randomScalingFactor(),
-				}]
+				data: generateData()
 			}]
 		};