diff --git a/src/core/core.controller.js b/src/core/core.controller.js
index 96bce6b4ce7..9d7983887b3 100644
--- a/src/core/core.controller.js
+++ b/src/core/core.controller.js
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ class Chart {
     this._responsiveListeners = undefined;
     this._sortedMetasets = [];
     this.scales = {};
-    this.scale = undefined;
     this._plugins = new PluginService();
     this.$proxies = {};
     this._hiddenIndices = {};