diff --git a/src/ui/public/config/defaults.js b/src/ui/public/config/defaults.js
index f1e90f22aadb..6271c3054788 100644
--- a/src/ui/public/config/defaults.js
+++ b/src/ui/public/config/defaults.js
@@ -57,10 +57,6 @@ define(function () {
         value: 10,
         description: 'The top N most popular fields to show',
       },
-      'format:numberPrecision': {
-        value: 3,
-        description: 'Round numbers to this many decimal places',
-      },
       'histogram:barTarget': {
         value: 50,
         description: 'Attempt to generate around this many bar when using "auto" interval in date histograms',
@@ -170,4 +166,4 @@ define(function () {
       }
     };
   };
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+});