diff --git a/src/core/core.controller.js b/src/core/core.controller.js
index b4739c6af09..03dfedb7196 100644
--- a/src/core/core.controller.js
+++ b/src/core/core.controller.js
@@ -718,7 +718,6 @@ module.exports = function(Chart) {
 				_data: me.data,
 				_options: me.options.tooltips
 			}, me);
-			me.tooltip.initialize();
 		},
 
 		/**