diff --git a/src/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/metric.js b/src/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/metric.js
index c42b34ccbffbf..04d84b8948d0b 100644
--- a/src/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/metric.js
+++ b/src/core_plugins/kbn_vislib_vis_types/public/metric.js
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ export default function MetricVisType(Private) {
           type: 'simple',
           style: {
             fontSize: 60,
-            bgFill: '#000',
             bgColor: false,
             labelColor: false,
             subText: ''