diff --git a/bg_mpl_stylesheet/bg_mpl_stylesheet.py b/bg_mpl_stylesheet/bg_mpl_stylesheet.py
index 3f56479..1a5feb7 100644
--- a/bg_mpl_stylesheet/bg_mpl_stylesheet.py
+++ b/bg_mpl_stylesheet/bg_mpl_stylesheet.py
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
     # figure properties #
     #####################
     'figure.facecolor': 'w',
-    'figure.autolayout': True,
 
     'savefig.bbox': 'tight'
 }