diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/graph/public/templates/settings.html b/x-pack/plugins/graph/public/templates/settings.html
index 7b1f50d94a9d65..225c08692bed70 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/graph/public/templates/settings.html
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/graph/public/templates/settings.html
@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@
           class="form-control input-sm"
           min="1"
           max="500000"
-          step="1000"
           id="qIndexSampleSize"
           ng-model="exploreControls.sampleSize"
         >